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Tadami Line: 5 Sights You Shouldn't Miss

The Tadami Line is an incredibly scenic railway that runs across Aizu. Connecting the bustling samurai city of Aizu-Wakamatsu with the serene, gorgeous countryside of Oku-Aizu, this route is definitely one to try out if you want a chance to see rural Japan at its best. The Tadami Line is gr...

Tadami Line: 5 Sights You Shouldn't Miss
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2 Days in Aizu-Wakamatsu

Here is an example of the kind of trip you could do in two days in Aizu-Wakamatsu City. Of course, all of the places mentioned below could be fitted into one day – but it might be a bit of a squeeze! DAY 1 1. JR KORIYAMA STATION Travel to Aizu-Wakamatsu either via the JR Ba...

2 Days in Aizu-Wakamatsu
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1 Day in Kitakata

Here is an example 1 day intinerary for a trip to Kitakata City! 1. KITAKATA STATION Start your trip at Kitakata Station. Kitakata Station can be reached from Aizuwakamatsu Station on the JR Ban-Etsu West Line heading from Niitsu (新津). It takes around 20 minutes from Aizuwakamatsu Sta...

1 Day in Kitakata
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2 Day Road Trip to Oku-Aizu

Aizu is a very large area of Fukushima Prefecture, so it may be difficult to decide whereabouts to go! I have created a model 2 day itinerary which you could follow as part of your visit to Fukushima Prefecture. Renting a car is necessary for this suggested itinerary. DAY 1 1. AIZU-WAKAMATS...

2 Day Road Trip to Oku-Aizu
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Day Trip in Aizu-Wakamatsu City

This one-day trip around Aizu-Wakamatsu City includes everything your bucket list has: castles, sake breweries, temples, and onsen. Start with an Akabeko painting experience (1100 yen) at Tsurugajo Kaikan, before looking around the castle itself and enjoying a Japanese tea experience at the Rinka...

Day Trip in Aizu-Wakamatsu City
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Harvest Seasonal Fruit

Fukushima Prefecture is one of the leading fruit production regions in Japan, to the extent that Fukushima City is often called the 'Fruit Kingdom,' and there is a road within the city limits with the nickname 'Fruit Line.' As hinted at by the name, the road is surrounded by fruit...

Harvest Seasonal Fruit
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Try Your Hand at Designing Local Crafts

One exciting part of travel is hunting for gifts for friends and family at home. Rather than taking the expedient route of gift shopping, why not consider giving them something particularly special by trying your hand at local crafts and making your gifts yourself? You can create items that wi...

Try Your Hand at Designing Local Crafts
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Stay with Local Farmers

Your travel experience will vary greatly depending on where you stay, making the choice of accommodation essential to planning an enjoyable trip. While a cleanly appointed hotel room or a hot spring inn rich with Japanese aesthetics is sure to satisfy, if you’re coming to Fukushima, why not...

Stay with Local Farmers
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Sample Fresh Sake at Local Breweries

One reason why Japanese sake produced in Fukushima is particularly delicious is that production of rice, the raw material of sake, also thrives here. Fukushima is in fact a well-known rice production region with plains covering a wide area and clear separation in climate between the four seasons....

Sample Fresh Sake at Local Breweries
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360 Degrees Onsen Hot Spring Video

While on a tour of Fukushima Prefecture, John made some 360-degree videos that make you feel like you're right there with him; you’ll be able to join him in his travels and see what kind of adventures he embarked upon. You will be able to feel real moments, such as how far above you ...

360 Degrees Onsen Hot Spring Video
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Ryokan Hotels and Local Cuisine

You can often see Japanese traditional inns, known as 'ryokan,' in towns which have hot springs. Most of these inns have rooms with beautiful tatami mats and futons, accompanied by scenic views of mountains, forests or a calm and relaxing hot spring town across a river. What’s mo...

Ryokan Hotels and Local Cuisine
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Japanese Onsen Bath Experience

The beauty of hot springs in Fukushima is that each onsen has different characteristics, such as the different minerals and temperatures of the waters, or the different styles, sizes, and atmospheres of the baths. This variety in types of onsen baths is what sets aside onsen in Fukushima from tho...

Japanese Onsen Bath Experience
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Traditional Horseback Samurai Parade

The Hamadori region is situated along the Pacific coast of Fukushima Prefecture. Located to the north of the region, the cities of Soma and Minamisoma play host to a festival held in July of every year. This is the samurai festival called Soma Nomaoi, with a history and tradition lasting over 1,0...

Traditional Horseback Samurai Parade
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Feel the Samurai Spirit at Nisshinkan & Aizu Bukeyashiki

Experience for yourself what the training of real samurai was like in Fukushima. During 1868, the Aizu region of Fukushima was the site of the final prolonged battle of the Boshin civil war, which was held between the supporters of the shogunate, and the newly formed government forces. Aizu was h...

Feel the Samurai Spirit at Nisshinkan & Aizu Bukeyashiki
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Discover Samurai History

Japan is a land where samurai walked the streets with swords at their hips as recently as 150 years ago. However, those samurai disappeared into the annals of history as the country modernized. The Aizu region in Fukushima is known as the home to samurai who held out to the very end against th...

Discover Samurai History