Date 伊達市, Fukushima Prefecture

Date (Japanese: 伊達市) is a city in the northern part of Fukushima Prefecture, in the Tohoku Region of Honshu, Japan. It covers 265 sq km (102 sq mi) and has a population of 65,000 people (2012 estimate). The present city was created in 2006 through the merger of the former towns of Hobara, Yanagawa, Date, Ryozen and Tsukidate.

Kabuto Bridge in Date, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan


The history of Date goes back to the Edo period, when it was ruled by the Date clan, which was one of the most influential daimyos of feudal Japan. The Meiji Restoration took away the territories belonging to the samurai. Nevertheless, the city holds historic monuments to the feudal period.

Date is about 60 km (37 mi) northwest of the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant. It is outside the nuclear accident exclusion zone following the 2011 earthquake.

Planning your trip to Date

Take the Tohoku Expressway or the Tohoyu Shinkansen to Fukushima City, and from there, take a bus to Date.

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