Aizu Region - Aizu Chiho

Japanese: 会津地方 - あいづちほう
Aizu Region - Aizu Chiho

… [Yuko Kitsutaka]
[Three rows of mountains and lowlands]
Fukushima Prefecture is made up of three mountain ranges and three lowlands that run parallel from north to south, and as a whole it is a large area of ​​mountainous and hilly terrain. From the east, the mountain ranges are the Abukuma Highlands, the Ou Mountains, the Iide Mountains, and the Echigo Mountains. Between the Pacific Ocean and these mountain ranges, from the east, the Hamadori Lowlands (Hamadori), the Nakadori Lowlands (Nakadori), and the Aizu Basin and Tajima Basin of the Aizu region run parallel from north to south. Most of the Abukuma Highlands are plateau-like topography below 1,000 meters above sea level, and dendritic valleys have developed within the highlands. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the "Aizu region" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…【狐塚 裕子】
[3列の山地と低地]
 福島県は,ほぼ南北に並列する三つの山地と三つの低地から形成されており,全体としては山地・丘陵地が広い。山地は東から阿武隈高地,奥羽山脈と飯豊(いいで)山地・越後山脈であり,太平洋とそれらの山地の間に,東から浜通り低地帯(浜通り),中通り低地帯(中通り)および会津地方の会津盆地・田島盆地が南北に並列している。阿武隈高地は大部分が標高1000m以下の高原状地形であり,高地内には樹枝状谷が発達する。…

※「会津地方」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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