Iwate Wildfire Enters 2nd Week; 2,600 Hectares Burned, 1,896 Households under Evacuation Orders
- Posted on March 5, 2025
- By The Japan News
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Iwate Wildfire Enters 2nd Week; 2,600 Hectares Burned, 1,896 Households under Evacuation Orders

Morioka, Iwate Pref. (Jiji Press)—The ongoing wildfire in the city of Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, which is the largest in Japan since the start of the Heisei era in 1989, entered its second week on Wednesday.