Fukushima City
A famous flower spot woven by the flowering fields of local flower farmers. From the top, you can see the mountains of the Azuma mountain range, and not only cherry blossoms but also colorful flowers are in full bloom.
| Street address | Watari, Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture |
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| period | Usually from late March to late April |
| access | About 30 minutes from Fukushima Nishi IC or Fukushima Iisaka IC on the Tohoku Expressway |
Koriyama City
A superb location with 33 windmills with a height of about 100m and a panoramic view of Mt. Bandai and Lake Inawashiro. Sunflowers bloom in the summer and cosmos blooms in the fall.
| Street address | Nishimata Akatsu, Konanmachi, Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture |
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| period | Mid-August to mid-October |
| Remarks | Closed in winter from December to late April |
| access | About 70 minutes from the Tohoku Expressway Koriyama Minami IC About 60 minutes from the Ban-etsu Expressway Bandai Atami IC About 40 minutes from the Ban-etsu Expressway Inawashiro Bandai Kogen IC |
Nihonmatsu City
A 1km promenade where you can enjoy the rich nature. It is popular as a spot where you can easily enjoy the beautiful fresh greenery and autumn leaves, which you can go around in about an hour.
| Street address | Okutake Onsen, Nihonmatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture |
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| period | Year-round |
| access | About 20 minutes from Tohoku Expressway Nihonmatsu IC to Adatara Kogen Ski Resort |
Otama Village
A view spot with a panoramic view of the village and Mt. Adatara. In the autumn season, you can enjoy a magnificent view of the golden rice ears.
| Street address | Yanohana Tamanoi, Otama Village, Adachi District, Fukushima Prefecture |
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| period | Year-round |
| access | About 20 minutes from the Tohoku Expressway Motomiya IC |
Nishigo Village
It is an arch-type iron bridge that spans the upper reaches of the Abukuma River, and is also famous as a scenic spot on the Kashi Plateau. The view from the bridge, which is about 139m long and about 60m high to the bottom of the valley, is spectacular. * The front is the old bridge and the back is the new bridge (same name).
| Street address | 62 Mabune Kogaya, Nishigo-mura, Nishishirakawa-gun, Fukushima Prefecture |
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| period | Year-round |
| access | About 25 minutes by car from Shirakawa IC on the Tohoku Expressway, and about 2 hours on foot |
Aizu wakamatsu City
It is a symbol of Aizuwakamatsu City, and the castle tower that has been replaced with red roof tiles is the only one in Japan. The interior is a museum with a panoramic view of the city, the Aizu basin, and Mt. Bandai.
| Street address | 1-1 Otemachi, Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture |
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| Opening time | 8: 30-17: 00 (admission deadline 16:30), open daily |
| access | About 30 minutes from the Aizuwakamatsu IC on the Ban-etsu Expressway |
Kitakata City
A flower field using the slopes of Sannokura Ski Resort, which overlooks the Aizu Basin. Rape blossoms bloom in spring, and about 2 million sunflowers bloom from summer to autumn.
| Street address | 857-6 Kitagongenmoriko, Atsushiokanomachi, Kitakata City, Fukushima Prefecture |
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| time | Rape field / mid-May to early June, sunflower field / early August to early September |
| access | About 50 minutes from the Aizuwakamatsu IC on the Ban-etsu Expressway |
Kitashiobara Village
At the eastern entrance of Goshikinuma Nature Exploration Road, various materials related to nature of "Urabandai" located in Bandai-Asahi National Park are exhibited.
| Street address | Kitashiobara Village, Yama District, Fukushima Prefecture Oaza Hibara Aza Kengamine 1093-697 |
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| Opening hours | Summer (4 / 1-11 / 30) 9: 00-17: 00, Winter (12 / 1-3 / 31) 9: 00-16: 00, Closed / Tuesday (Open if Tuesday is a national holiday) The next day is closed for transfer), New Year holidays (basically 12/29 to 1/3) * However, it is open every day during Golden Week and summer vacation (Marine Day to 8/31) |
| access | About 25 minutes from the Inawashiro Bandai Kogen IC on the Ban-etsu Expressway |
Nishiaizu Town
Utilizing the wooden school building of the former Shingo Junior High School, it is a regional creative center that holds exhibitions, cafes, events, and workshops.
| Street address | 5752 Kaminoharamichiue, Shingo Oaza Sasagawa Uenohara, Nishiaizu Nishiaizu Town, Yama-gun, Fukushima Prefecture |
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| time | 10: 00-17: 00, closed days / every Monday and Tuesday (excluding public holidays) |
| access | About 15 minutes from the Ban-etsu Expressway Nishiaizu IC |
Bandai Town
One of the lookout points of the Bamdaisan Gold Line. You can see the magnificent panorama of Mt. Bandai and the whole view of Lake Inawashiro below.
| Street address | Sarashina, Bandai Town, Yama District, Fukushima Prefecture |
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| period | From mid-April to mid-November (closed in winter). If there is a possibility of road surface freezing even during the opening period, the road may be closed. |
| access | About 25 minutes from Bandai Kawahigashi IC on the Ban-etsu Expressway |
Inawashiro Town
A shrine built in 1675 to enshrine Hoshina Masayuki, the founder of the Aizu clan. The precincts, which are filled with autumn leaves, are as splendid as a red carpet and worth a visit.
| Street address | 3 Mineyama, Inawashiro Town, Yama District, Fukushima Prefecture |
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| period | Year-round |
| access | About 10 minutes from the Inawashiro Bandai Kogen IC on the Ban-etsu Expressway |
Aizubange Town
There are 30 samurai Buddhas enshrined, including an eleven-faced thousand-armed Kannon statue of about 8.5m and a 28-member group. Tachiki Kannon and Kannon-do are designated as national important cultural properties.
| Street address | 2944 Matsubara, Aizubange Aizubange Town, Kawanuma District, Fukushima Prefecture |
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| period | Year-round |
| access | About 5 minutes from the Aizubange IC on the Ban-etsu Expressway |
Yugawa Village
In addition to the works of Fumio Sano, a sculptor of the honorary villagers, and the relics of Tetsuo Takaha, the director of photography for the "Otoko wa Tsuraiyo" series, valuable cultural assets in the village are on display.
| Street address | 830 after Shojodo, Yugawa Village, Kawanuma-gun, Fukushima |
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| period | 9: 00-16: 00, regular holiday / Tuesday / year-end and New Year holidays |
| access | About 20 minutes from the Aizuwakamatsu IC on the Ban-etsu Expressway |
Yanaizu Town
One of Japan's three largest Kokuzoson. Known as the Morimoto idol born in the year of Tora, the Nanikado Hadaka pilgrimage held on the 7th of New Year is famous as a strange festival to pray for the happiness of the year and no illness.
| Street address | 176 Yanaizu Jikemachiko, Yanaizu Town, Kawanuma District, Fukushima Prefecture |
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| Opening and closing gate time | Summer period (4 / 1-11 / 30) 6: 30-17: 00, Winter period (12 / 1-3 / 31) 7: 00-16: 30 * Time is subject to change. |
| access | About 15 minutes from the Aizubange IC on the Ban-etsu Expressway |
Mishima Town
A facility that has been renovated from an old private house near Aizu Miyashita Station. In addition to tourist information, it is a convenient spot as a sightseeing base, with sales of local specialties and a resting space.
| Street address | 214-5 Miyashita Miyashita, Mishima Town, Onuma-gun, Fukushima Prefecture |
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| time | 9: 00-18: 00, closed days / year-end and New Year holidays |
| access | About 20 minutes from the Aizubange IC on the Ban-etsu Expressway |
Kaneyama Town
It is famous as a place where natural carbonated water, which is rare in Japan, springs out. It is a natural slightly carbonated water that is easy to drink even for those who are not good at carbonated water.
| Street address | 2063 Oshio Uenoyama, Kaneyama Town, Onuma District, Fukushima Prefecture |
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| period | Year-round |
| access | About 1 hour and 15 minutes from the Aizubange IC on the Ban-etsu Expressway |
Showa Village
A facility that has been renovated from a wooden school building built in 1945. It is a popular spot where the large ginkgo tree towering in the schoolyard and the surrounding landscape are in harmony.
| Street address | 1374 Kuimaru Miyamae, Showa Village, Onuma-gun, Fukushima Prefecture |
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| time | 9:00 to 17:00 (rent-a-bicycle business hours / 9:00 to 16:30), closed days / Mondays and Tuesdays (open on public holidays, closed the next day), year-end and New Year holidays |
| access | About 1 hour from Aizubange IC on Ban-etsu Expressway |
Aizumisato Town
It boasts a history of 2,000 years as the guardian of Iwashiro Kuniichinomiya and Aizu. In addition to having many valuable cultural assets, the "Usuzumi Zakura" of the Shinboku is one of the five Aizu cherry blossoms.
| Street address | 4377 Miyabayashi, Aizumisato Aizumisato Town, Onuma District, Fukushima Prefecture |
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| period | Year-round |
| access | About 15 minutes from Ban-etsu Expressway Shinzuru Smart IC |
Shimogo Town
A hot spring resort that springs up along the valley of the Agano River (Okawa). Located on the south side of Yunokami Onsen Station, which has an impressive thatched roof, it is visited by tourists from inside and outside the prefecture.
| Street address | Yunokami, Shimogo Town, Minamiaizu District, Fukushima Prefecture |
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| period | Year-round |
| access | About 50 minutes from the Aizuwakamatsu IC on the Ban-etsu Expressway |
Hinoemata Village
A mountain that represents Oze. It is the highest peak in the Tohoku region and has been selected as one of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains, and is crowded with many climbers from spring to autumn.
| Street address | Hinoemata Village Village, Minamiaizu District, Fukushima Prefecture |
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| period | Every year from early June to late October |
| access | About 2 hours and 30 minutes from the Tohoku Expressway Shirakawa IC About 2 hours and 30 minutes from the Ban-etsu Expressway Aizuwakamatsu IC |
Tadami Town
Kawai Tsugunosuke, the chief retainer of the Nagaoka domain who lived in the turmoil of the late Tokugawa period. The room that died in Tadami Town has been relocated to the museum, and historical materials such as the war situation map at that time are displayed.
| Street address | 850-5 Uenodai, Shiozawa, Tadami Town, Minamiaizu-gun, Fukushima Prefecture |
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| time | 10: 00-16: 00 (last admission 16:00), opening period / late April to November (closed in winter from mid-November to late April), closed days / every Thursday, stormy weather |
| access | About 1 hour and 30 minutes from the Aizubange IC on the Ban-etsu Expressway |
Minamiaizu Town
The area around Toyayama on the north side of Nango Ski Resort is a large group of fabrics, and pretty flowers bloom from spring to early summer, and exploratory hiking is popular.
| Street address | 4298-12 Ikezawaguchi, Minamiaizu Town, Minamiaizu District , Fukushima Prefecture |
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| Best time to see | Flowering season / mid-June to early July |
| time | 8: 00-16: 00 |
| access | About 50 minutes from Aizu Railway Aizu Tajima Station |