Yabuki [town] - Yabuki

Japanese: 矢吹[町] - やぶき

A town in Nishishirakawa County in the southern Nakadori region of southern Fukushima Prefecture. The area is the Yabukihara Plateau, and many areas have been developed since the early modern period. In 1933, the prefecture received the land as a grant, and it was opened up through irrigation. Yabuki, in the center, was a former post station on the Oshu Kaido road. It is served by the Tohoku Main Line and the Tohoku Expressway, and there are many factories near the interchanges. It produces rice and vegetables. The town suffered damage in the Great East Japan Earthquake. ^{60.40 km2} . 18,407 people (2010).

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Japanese:

福島県南部，中通り地方南部の西白河郡の町。一帯は矢吹原台地で近世以降の開拓地が多い。1933年県が御料地の払下げを受け，灌漑(かんがい)により開田。中心の矢吹は奥州街道の旧宿駅。東北本線，東北自動車道が通じ，インターチェンジ付近に工場が多い。米，蔬菜を産する。東日本大震災で，町内において被害が発生。60.40km²。１万8407人（2010）。

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