Best Tourist Spots In Fukushima

Address：Sakurakubo, Taki, Miharu-machi, Tamura-gun, Fukushima

Access：By car, 15min from Miharu IC, 15min from Miharu Station

Top Review：As A Natural Monument And One Of The Three Greatest Cherry Blossom Tree In Japan, Takizakura In The Daylight

I've visited here two times, this cherry blossom showed me different appearances each year. How many times I meet this tree, its strength and beauty make me surprised. Somei Yoshino cherry blossoms and canola flowers behind Miharu Takizakura are also in their best. I could enjoy this gorgeous scenery very much.◎People need to pay 300 yen during the blossom season just after the next day of blooming. Access: Bus is available from JR Miharu Station during the season of cherry blossom. By car, 20 min from Funehiki Miharu IC of Ban'etsu Speedway, or 30 min from Koriyama Higashi IC.

Address：Hibara Oaza Kitashiobara-mura, Yama-gun, Fukushima

Access：30 min by bus from JR Inawashiro Station to Goshikinuma Iriguchi. By car, 60 min from Aizuwakamatsu city. Free parking area is available.

Top Review：The Superb View of Viridity in Goshikinuma Lakes, Let's Go Seeing this Blue Pond as Beautiful as the Famous Blue Lake in Biei

The Goshikinuma lakes is famous for the beautiful colored leaves in autumn. Furthermore the contrast between the green of viridity and the blue of lake in summer is wonderful. The wind and viridity tempt you to visit here, let's go!

Address：1-1 Oute-machi, Aizuwakamatsu-shi, Fukushima

Access：By car, 15min from Aizu Wakamatsu IC. By bus, 10min from Aizu Wakamatsu Station to Tsurugajo Nishi (West).

Top Review：Aizu Picture-Candle Festival In The Snowy Landscape

Aizu Picture-Candle is one of the traditional crafts of Aizu (the western part of Fukushima Prefecture). At some places in the city, such as Tsuruga-jo Castle and Oyaku-en Garden, we can enjoy seeing 'Aizu Fantastic Silhouette' lighted by 10 thousand candles in the snowy landscape.

Address：1093-697 Urabandai Visitor Center Kengamine Hibaraaza Oaza Kitashiobara-mura, Yama-gun, Fukushima

Top Review：Autumn Leaves and Emerald Green Color Water

Bishamon-numa, one of the Goshiki Lakes in Fukushima Prefecture. It's a beautiful place all year round, but it's especially popular during the fall foliage. You can also ride a rowing boat.

Address：219 Hirohata Uchigoshiramizu-machi, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima

Access：20 min by bus from JR Iwaki city to Amidado, then 5 min walk. 90 min by car from Mito city.

Tel：0246-26-7008

Hours：8:30-16:00,8:30-15:30

Closed：4th Wed

Top Review：Kind of Paradise! Lighted Up Shiramizu Amidadou and Fresh Green

This light up event is held in the season of fresh green. Shiramizu Amidadou was built to imitate the Shrine in Hiraizumi 1200 years ago, and only the national treasure in Fukushima.

Address：7 Chisosaku Tairanaka Kabeya, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima

Tel：0246-88-8970

Top Review：Flying Swing You Can Feel Like Heidi And Being United With Nature

A lesser known place that even a few local people know. Pictures drawn by elementary school students in Iwaki city are exhibited at this small museum in the wood. And, going through the museum, there're swings hung on trees! Both two swings command nice view.◎No entrance fee. No regular holidays. Toll parking lot is available.

Address：Minamitawarai Natsui Onomachi, Tamura-gun, Fukushima

Access：15 min by car from Ono IC. 5 min walk from Natsui River

Top Review：Top Season is Coming! Natsui Thousand Cherry Blossoms in Ono Town

Natsui thousand cherry blossoms known as a late flowering cherry is now the best season. Thousands of cherry blossoms flowers along the Natsui River make the wonderful scenery. In the night, you can enjoy the illuminated trees.

Address：Yamamoto, Ouchi, Shimogo-machi, Minamiaizu-gun, Fukushima

Top Review：Time Travel To Edo Period! A Post Station Town With History Of Southern Aizu

A main road with more than 30 houses of thatched roof is an important traffic point that connects Aizu and Nikko. You can look inside the biggest post station, eat a specialty 'Negi-soba noodle' and so on. Why don't you walk around the historical calm town surrounded by mountains?◎Events: February snow festival, July summer festival, September water spray (for an emergency drill) and so on. Access: Yunokami Onsen Sta. of Aizu Railway

Address：1-8 Aza Shibakusa Oaza Tarao Ten'ei-mura, Iwase-gun, Fukushima

Tel：0248-85-1313

Top Review：Like A World Of Downton Abbey! Genuine Britain Stay In Fukushima

Britain exists in Fukushima! It's a destination to experience British culture, and staffs and buildings are all British. Ordinary people can look inside, stay and use the facility. I was totally fascinated by the beautiful buildings and staffs… It naturally makes us want to speak in English!◎null

Address：Shitabayashi Yagoshima Shimogo-machi, Minamiaizu-gun, Fukushima

Access：5 min walk from To-no-Hetsuri Station. By car, 50 min from Aizuwakamatsu Station, 90 min from Koriyama Station, 120 min from Fukushima Station, or 80 min from Fukushima Airport.

Top Review：Beautiful Cliff Created By One Million Years Of Nature

A Japanese world 'hetsuri' means 'cliff' in this area. The white cliffs standing like towers had been created by nature for as long as one million years. This is a place you can enjoy wonderful scenery and Okawa River which reflects these cliffs.

Address：1-1 Hirokaya Kouya-machi Uchigou, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima

Access：By car, 20 min from Iwaki Yumoto IC, 30 min from Iwaki Miwa IC, 15 min from Uchigo Station. By bus, from Iwaki Station to Yamasaki, then walk 7 min.

Top Review：Over 200 Kinds Of Plants In All Seasons

When I visited here, the moss pink and tulip are in full-bloom, and many people enjoyed taking pictures with smiles. It's happy for us to be able to use rest areas in every places, and also free to bring lunches by ourselves.◎Opening hours: April to July & September 9:00-17:00. October, November & March 9:00-16:00. Entrance Fee: Adults 300 or 500 yen, 6-12 years old 100 yen, under 6 years old free.

Address：145 Obayashi Higashiniidono, Nihommatsu-shi, Fukushima

Top Review：The Season Of One Cherry Tree Blooming! A Weeping Cherry In Full Bloom

I introduce 'a weeping cherry tree in the battle site' in Fukushima, a Mecca of cherry trees standing alone. In this area, Miharu-taki cherry is famous though, its grandchild is this weeping cherry. I want you to visit here after seeing Miharu-taki cherry. Here's said to be a battle site of the old sanurais.

Address：3-1 Mukaida Joban Yumoto-machi, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima

Access：10 min walk from Yumoto Station. By car or taxi, 90 min from Ibaraki Airort.

Tel：0246-42-3155

Hours：9:00-17:00

Closed：3rd Tue

Top Review：The Exhibitions Of Valuable Fossils

Many kinds of fossil are exhibited dynamically like they're about to move. They try various measures for sounds and lights. Then I got excited so much like a child.◎Opening hours: 9:00-17:00 (enter 16:30). Close: the third Tuesdays (if the day is holiday, it closes the next day).

Address：Hibarigahara, Gorai Haramachi-ku, Minamisoma-shi, Fukushima

Access：20 min walk from Haranomachi Station. 80 min by car from Fukushima city.

Top Review：World's Biggest Festival Of Horse Traditional Performing Arts, As A Japanese Important Intangible Cultural Property

For Armor Horse Racing , the young people, wearing white headband without helmets, lead their horses by bridle in the manner of Otsubo. The scene of people and horses unifying together and running like winds with the flapping flags succeeded for generations, was so strong and impressive.◎Attentions when you see: be careful of heatstroke, for Soma is very hot and humid in summer. We must not look down the cavalcade from higher position, nor go cross the cavalcade

Address：Mishima-machi, Onuma-gun, Fukushima

Top Review：Beautiful Local Railway! Tadami Line In Winter

JR Tadami Line is most beautiful in winter! It snows a lot in January and February every year. So, you should travel in Aizu, Fukushima Prefecture, to see this Tadami Line!◎The train service of Tadami Line becomes winter schedule from January and the service decreases! So you need to wait longer until the train comes than usual. And, to see and take pictures of the snowscape means just cold. You have to prepare winter clothes such as down jacket and snow boots!

Address：116 Ishimori Taira-Yotsunami, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima

Access：By ca, 30 min from Iwaki Chu'ou (Central) IC, and 20 min from Iwaki Station

Top Review：Nomophila Flowers You Can Enjoy Without Entrance Fee

It's smaller than that famous park you know, I could still enjoy the flowers of Nemophila. What's more, you can enjoy various seasonal flowers all over the park.◎Opening hours: 9:00-17:00 Closed: Tuesdays (In the case of holiday, the next Wednesdays are closed) Access: 30 min by car from Iwaki Chu'ou IC 20 min by taxi from Iwaki Station

Address：Iritono tono-machi, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima

Top Review：Let's Go To See Wild Fireflies Dancing In The Dark! Genji Firefly Living In Iritono River

Wild fireflies are reduced since the environment is getting worse. I want many people to see them because we don't know when they are going to disappear. I write this city's pride for such a wish!

Address：Horinouchi, Kikuta-machi, Koriyama-shi, Fukushima

Access：5 min walk from Kikuta Station

Top Review：Somei Yoshino Cherry Blossom At Both Sides Of The River

We can enjoy walking under the cherry blossom trees in the comfortable murmur of the river. The Fujita River with the reflections of the blue sky is so beautiful. They're going to be full-bloom soon.

Address：Hibara Kitashiobara-mura, Yama-gun, Fukushima

Top Review：The Summer Milky Way Above The Lake Hibara At Urabandai

The Star Festival's coming soon! I introduce the observatory for the Milky Way. The beautiful starry sky spreads above around the Lake Hibara. Especially, you can see the superb view of Mt.Bandai, Lake Hibara and the Milky Way from Shirabu Pass, driving on the road named Nishiazuma Sky Valley. Why don't you visit Kitashiobara village on a fine day?

Address：2706 Tokiwa-cho, Kitakata-shi, Fukushima

Top Review：A Brewery Of Kitakata's Sake With A Beautiful Japanese Garden

A beautiful Japanese garden named 'Unreian' welcomes the customers. Various tastes of sake and shochu made from sake lees. You can taste these sake and listen to the stories of the brewer. With Japanese garden and sake in a room of Japanese atmosphere, why don't you find your favorite sake?◎Opening hours: 9:00-16:30 Access: 40min by car from Aizu Wakamatsu of Banetsu Speedway. You can look around the brewery warehouse, and enjoy shopping.

Address：Sakkahama Shore, Minato-machi, Aizuwakamatsu-shi, Fukushima

Top Review：Picturesque Winter Scenery Of Swan Lake Inawashiro & Mount Bandai

Sakkahama Shore of Lake Inawashiro becomes crowded with people for lake bathing. Then, in winter, swan becomes the leading part! What's more, if it's sunny, you can see the snow covered Mount Bandai over the Lake Inawashiro.◎You need cars to go here. In the case of icy road or snow, you need winter tires.

Address：610 Ten'yabara Kawai Mishima-machi, Onuma-gun, Fukushima

Top Review：Snowy Aizu Region With Nature And Lives Crossing Each Other

Cherry blossoms in spring, green and blue sky in summer and autumn colored mountains are beautiful of course, but I think the most beautiful season is winter when the snow covers the town and nature and lives cross each other. You can find your favorite Aizu that can be found by only you!◎1st pic: Tadami Line (Ooshi View Point) 2nd pic: Aizu Railway (Fukasawa Bridge) 3rd pic: Ouchijuku

Address：Nishiyama Samegawa-mura, Higashishirakawa-gun, Fukushima

Access：By car, 110 min from Mito Station, or 30 min from Fukushima Airport

Top Review：Waterfalls And Autumn Colored Nature Along The Well-Kept Walking Pass

There's a rapid river along 2 kilometers of National Road 349. At the east side of the river, a walking pass is kept in good condition, and it's nice for ramble. In autumn, the leaves change their colors lively, and many photographers visit here.

Address：857-6 Kou Kitagongenmori Aita Atsushiokanou-machi, Kitakata-shi, Fukushima

Access：By bus, 30 min from Kitakata Station to San'nokura Kōgen. By car, 90 min from Fukushima city, 100 min from Fukushima Airport, or 80 min from Kōriyama city.

Top Review：Tōhoku Region's Largest Sunflower Field With 2.5 Million Flowers

I was moved with the sunflowers spreading to the whole field so much as soon as I arrived here. The spacious sky, clean air, and the sunflowers standing straight, I felt them all with my whole body, and refreshed very much.◎No admission fees. But please contribute about 200 yen to keep the flower field.

Address：Hinoemata-mura, Minamiaizu-gun, Fukushima

Tel：0241-75-2351

Top Review：Star Festival is Coming Soon! The Gateway to Oze, Hinoemata Village is Capable of Viewing the Milky Way and Innumerable Stars in the Sky

Hinoemata village is a good location for seeing milky way because it is surrounded by high mountains and so dark. Why don’t you look for your favorite observasion spot?

Address：50 Tsurumaki Takakura-machi, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima

Access：By car, 10 min from Iwaki Nakoso IC, or 10 min from JR Ueda Station

Top Review：Heavy Growth Of 50 Thousand Japanese Iris And Three Storied Pagoda As A Prefectural Important Cultural Asset

A collaboration of a three storied pagoda registered as a prefectural important cultural asset and Japanese Iris called 'Shaga' is amazingly beautiful. Leaving myself in this nature, I could feel relaxed and refreshed.◎20 min by car from Iwaki Nakoso IC of Joban Speedway

Address：1 Hiuchigatake Hinoematamura, Minamiaizu-gun, Fukushima

Top Review：Spring Oze With Blooming Skunk Cabbages

Address：385 Chuda Joban Nishigo-machi, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima

Access：10min by car from Iwaki Yumoto IC. By bus, 15min from JR Yumoto Station of Joban Line to Nishigo, then walk 15min.

Top Review：A Weeping Cherry Blossoms & A Japanese Important Cultural Property 'Sitting Statue Of Kokuzo Bosatsu'

Because there're no ropes or anything to restrain people's entry, you can look up the cherry blossoms just under the tree.