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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.
Name
Miharu Takizakura (Cherry Blossom Tree)
Address
Sakurakubo, Taki, Miharu-machi, Tamura-gun, FukushimaGoogle Map
How to get there
By car, 15min from Miharu IC, 15min from Miharu Station
Parking
Parking area is available
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!
Name
Goshikinuma Lakes
Address
Hibara Oaza Kitashiobara-mura, Yama-gun, FukushimaGoogle Map
How to get there
30 min by bus from JR Inawashiro Station to Goshikinuma Iriguchi. By car, 60 min from Aizuwakamatsu city. Free parking area is available.
Parking
Free parking area is available
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.
Name
Goshikinuma Lakes, Bishamon Lake
Address
1093-697 Urabandai Visitor Center Kengamine Hibaraaza Oaza Kitashiobara-mura, Yama-gun, FukushimaGoogle Map
How to get there
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.
Name
Iwaki Gallery Museum
Address
7 Chisosaku Tairanaka Kabeya, Iwaki-shi, FukushimaGoogle Map
Tel
0246-88-8970
How to get there
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
Name
Ōuchi-juku
Address
Yamamoto, Ouchi, Shimogo-machi, Minamiaizu-gun, FukushimaGoogle Map
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.
Name
Tsuruga Castle
Address
1-1 Oute-machi, Aizuwakamatsu-shi, FukushimaGoogle Map
How to get there
By car, 15min from Aizu Wakamatsu IC. By bus, 10min from Aizu Wakamatsu Station to Tsurugajo Nishi (West).
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.
Name
Shiramizu Amidado Temple
Address
219 Hirohata Uchigoshiramizu-machi, Iwaki-shi, FukushimaGoogle Map
Tel
0246-26-7008
Hours
8:30-16:00,8:30-15:30
Closed
4th Wed
Fee
Adult 500 yen、Child 300 yen
How to get there
20 min by bus from JR Iwaki city to Amidado, then 5 min walk. 90 min by car from Mito city.
Parking
Free parking area is available
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.
Name
Natsui Senbonzakura (One Thousand Cherry Blossom Trees)
Address
Minamitawarai Natsui Onomachi, Tamura-gun, FukushimaGoogle Map
How to get there
15 min by car from Ono IC. 5 min walk from Natsui River
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
Name
British Hills
Address
1-8 Aza Shibakusa Oaza Tarao Ten'ei-mura, Iwase-gun, FukushimaGoogle Map
Tel
0248-85-1313
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.
Name
Cliffs Of Tower (To-no-Hetsuri)
Address
Shitabayashi Yagoshima Shimogo-machi, Minamiaizu-gun, FukushimaGoogle Map
How to get there
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.
Parking
Parking area is available
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.
Name
Koya Hanami Yama
Address
1-1 Hirokaya Kouya-machi Uchigou, Iwaki-shi, FukushimaGoogle Map
How to get there
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.
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.
Name
Drooping Cherry-Tree at Kassenba
Address
145 Obayashi Higashiniidono, Nihommatsu-shi, FukushimaGoogle Map
How to get there
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).
Name
Iwaki Coal & Fossil Museum HORURU
Address
3-1 Mukaida Joban Yumoto-machi, Iwaki-shi, FukushimaGoogle Map
Tel
0246-42-3155
Hours
9:00-17:00
Closed
3rd Tue
Fee
Adult 650 yen、Child 320 yen
How to get there
10 min walk from Yumoto Station. By car or taxi, 90 min from Ibaraki Airort.
Parking
Parking area is available
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
Name
Soma Horse Racing (Soma-no Umaoi)
Address
Hibarigahara, Gorai Haramachi-ku, Minamisoma-shi, FukushimaGoogle Map
How to get there
20 min walk from Haranomachi Station. 80 min by car from Fukushima city.
Parking
Free parking area is available
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!
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
Name
Iwaki City Flower Center
Address
116 Ishimori Taira-Yotsunami, Iwaki-shi, FukushimaGoogle Map
How to get there
By ca, 30 min from Iwaki Chu'ou (Central) IC, and 20 min from Iwaki Station
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!
Name
Iritono River
Address
Iritono tono-machi, Iwaki-shi, FukushimaGoogle Map
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.
Name
Fujita Gawa Fureai Zakura
Address
Horinouchi, Kikuta-machi, Koriyama-shi, FukushimaGoogle Map
How to get there
5 min walk from Kikuta Station
Parking
Parking area is available
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?
Name
Lake Hibara
Address
Hibara Kitashiobara-mura, Yama-gun, FukushimaGoogle Map
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.
Name
Aizu Homare Sake Brewery
Address
2706 Tokiwa-cho, Kitakata-shi, FukushimaGoogle Map
How to get there
