Ryōzen, Fukushima

Ryōzen (霊山町 Ryōzen-machi?) was a town located in Date District, Fukushima, Japan.

As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 9,491 and a density of 108.68 persons per km². The total area is 87.33 km².

The town of Ryōzen was formed with the January 31, 1955 merger of the town of Kakeda (掛田町 Kakeda-machi?) and the villages of Ryōzen (霊山村 Ryōzen-mura?), Ishido (石戸村 Ishido-mura?) and Shōkoku (小国村 Shōkoku-mura?).

On January 1, 2006, Ryozen was merged with the towns of Date, Hobara, Tsukidate and Yanagawa (all from Date District) and became Date City.

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