Fukuyama (福山 fukuyama?) Fukuyama is the second largest city in Hiroshima-ken and has a population of about 465,000 people. It was first established in 1619 when Katsunari Mizuno, a feudal lord and cousin of Tokugawa Ieyasu built a castle in the area and thereafter, the city known as Fukuyama began to flourish. File:598px-基礎自治体位置図 34207.svg.png