Nishigō, Fukushima

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Nishigou (西郷村; -mura) is a village located in Nishishirakawa District, Fukushima, Japan.

As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 19,340 and a density of 100.56 persons per km². The total area is 192.32 km².

Nishigo has three junior high schools: Nishigo First Jr. High School, Nishigo Second Jr. High School, and Kawatani Jr. High school as well as five elementary schools: Odakura Elementary School, Kumakura Elementary School, Yone Elementary School, Habuto Elementary School, and Kawatani Elementary School.

Nishigo is also one of the smallest towns in Japan to have a Shinkansen (bullet train) station, located at Shin-Shirakawa (new Shirakawa) on the Tohoku branch. This train travels from Tokyo to Sendai with stops at: Tokyo, Ueno, Omiya, Oyama, Utsunomia, Nasushiobara, Shinshirakawa, Koriyama, Fukushima City, and Sendai