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Guide To Visiting The Famous Tadami River Bridge Viewpoint

I am often asked about how to reach the No. 1 Tadami River Bridge Viewpoint which has become the focus of spotlights across the world. Taking a look at the beautiful photographs that can be taken there, it is easy to understand why people all around the world have fallen for this picturesq...

Guide To Visiting The Famous Tadami River Bridge Viewpoint
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5 Reasons To Visit Sazae-do

Sazae-do is a very special Buddhist temple. Constructed in 1796 entirely from wood, Sazae-do has a double-helix structure, meaning that those who enter Sazae-do will leave the building without encountering anybody traveling in the opposite direction. The one-way route of Sazae-do w...

5 Reasons To Visit Sazae-do
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Yunokami Onsen In Spring

Last month I visited Yunokami Onsen during the cherry blossom season! This is something I’ve wanted to do since coming to Fukushima 3 years ago. I was first inspired to visit Yunokami Onsen in spring after seeing the photo below. We visited on the station on April 24 – which jus...

Yunokami Onsen In Spring
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Daruma Paradise In Shirakawa City

I love art and creating things, so I was really pleased to learn I’d be painting a daruma as part of my trip to Shirakawa City, Fukushima Prefecture. WHAT IS A DARUMA? Daruma are a traditional craft with origins rooted strongly in Buddhism. The word daruma seems to have come from ...

Daruma Paradise In Shirakawa City
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Spending A Winter Day In Tsuchiyu Onsen

Tsuchiyu Onsen has been a well-loved kokeshi-producing onsen town for over 170 years. Kokeshi are painted wooden dolls, which have been produced in Japan since the late 18th century in onsen towns in Tohoku (the eastern region of Japan). Kokeshi were originally made and sold in ...

Spending A Winter Day In Tsuchiyu Onsen
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5 Reasons To Visit Tadami Line’s Yanaizu Town

Yanaizu Town lies west of the historic city of Aizu-Wakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture. It’s a perfect destination to include in a day trip from Aizu-Wakamatsu City, or as part of the journey to Kaneyama or Miyashita, where you can stay the night before venturing out to see the No. 1 Tadami Ri...

5 Reasons To Visit Tadami Line’s Yanaizu Town
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Watching Exhilarating Samurais On Horseback – Soma Nomaoi

Last weekend I visited the Soma Nomaoi Festival. This 3-day festival takes place during the last weekend of July every year, and is centered around 3 main shrines in Minami Soma and Soma. It is thought that the festival has its roots in a local tradition from the 10th century, when horses ...

Watching Exhilarating Samurais On Horseback – Soma Nomaoi
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The Hula Girls Of Iwaki Yumoto Onsen

A town on the eastern coast of Fukushima is probably the last place you would expect to find a Polynesian Hula Girl Show. Since the 1960s, Spa Resort Hawaiians (a resort complex, home to countless spas, swimming pools, hotels and the world’s largest open-air bath) has been a ven...

The Hula Girls Of Iwaki Yumoto Onsen
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Ouchi-juku Snow Festival

Ouchi-juku’s breathtaking snow festival is held on the 2nd weekend of February every year in Ouchi-juku, Minamiaizu. Ouchi-juku is a town with a rich history, and is well known having been used as a ‘post-town’ for travellers during the Edo period. The area includes ...

Ouchi-juku Snow Festival
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Nicchu Line Weeping Cherry Blossom

Yesterday I ticked one place off of my Fukushima bucket-list: the cherry blossom along the Nicchu Line in Kitakata City. It definitely did not disappoint, and I am so glad I got to go. The Nicchu Line is an old railway line that used to run between Kitakata City & Atsushio Onsen town. ...

Nicchu Line Weeping Cherry Blossom
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History Of Dekoyashiki Craft District

Last week I visited Takashiba Dekoyashiki – somewhere that I have wanted to visit since first coming to Fukushima! “Takashiba Dekoyashiki” is the name given to a group of 4 residences-turned-museums-and-shops that make traditional crafts in Takashiba district of Koriyama City...

History Of Dekoyashiki Craft District
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Rotenburo Heaven – Private Open-air Baths In Fukushima

In this article, I’m going to introduce you to a number of traditional Japanese inns (ryokan) in onsen towns throughout Fukushima where you can experience the magic of private rotenburo outdoor baths. WHAT ARE ROTENBURO? ‘Rotenburo‘ translates as ‘open-air bath&rsquo...

Rotenburo Heaven – Private Open-air Baths In Fukushima
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Goshiki-numa’s Breathtaking Blue Lakes

Summer is the perfect time to take a hike around the incredible Goshiki-numa, Urabandai. The range of colours which can be seen in the water of the picturesque lakes and ponds of this area has given it the name ‘Goshiki-numa’, meaning ‘Five Coloured Marshes’. The...

Goshiki-numa’s Breathtaking Blue Lakes
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Painting The Legendary Akabeko

Akabeko might just be Japan’s cutest traditional good-luck charm! I can understand why they have become popular even outside of Fukushima! WHAT IS AN AKABEKO? Embarrassingly, I thought that they were pigs to begin with, but they are, in fact, cows. In Japanese ‘aka’...

Painting The Legendary Akabeko
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Historic Maezawa Farmhouses In Rural Japan

Constructed at the end of the 16th century, the thatched roof farmhouses of Tateiwa Village are a hidden gem, buried deep in the heart of Minamiaizu, Fukushima Prefecture. L-SHAPED FARMHOUSES One of the first things I noticed upon arriving at Maezawa Village was the huge size and o...

Historic Maezawa Farmhouses In Rural Japan

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