Yanaizu, Fukushima

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This article is about the town in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. There is another town with the same name in Gifu Prefecture, see Yanaizu, Gifu.

Yanaizu (柳津町, Yanaizu-machi) is a town located in Kawanuma District, Fukushima, Japan.

As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 4,434 and a population density of 25.18 persons per km². The total area is 176.07 km².

The town is well-known for the Enzo-ji Buddhist temple, the site of a Hadaka Matsuri every January 7. This festival was featured in the NHK World program "Out & About" on February 10, 2008.

It is also home to the Kiyoshi Saitō Museum of Art. Kiyoshi Saitō was an Aizu native.

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