Shinobu

Shinobu lies in the Fukushima basin of Mutsu, where the Abukuma River flows beneath the mountains of the north. Fukushima Castle and its town became a centre of local government under the Tokugawa shogunate. In 1702 Itakura Shigehiro entered the castle as lord of Fukushima, beginning a succession of Itakura rulers. The town stood on the road through the basin, linking the castle with neighbouring districts.