Tanagura, Fukushima

Tanagura (棚倉町, Tanagura-machi) is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.

Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Tanagura was relatively constant throughout the late 20th century but has begun to decline in the 21st.

After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part Higashishirakawa District within the Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province.

Tanagura Town was formed on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system.

The town expanded on January 1, 1950 by the annexation of the neighboring villages of Yashirogawa, Chikaatsu, Yamaoka and Takano.

Site of Tanagura Castle