Fukushima
Fukushima: Places to Visit
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Most visitors to Fukushima go to the Aizu area: Aizu-Wakamatsu, a castle town with Tsurugajo, and Ouchi-juku, an Edo-period post town of thatched-roof houses. From Tokyo, the JR Tohoku Shinkansen runs to Koriyama, where you change to local trains or buses; the trip to Aizu-Wakamatsu, Lake Inawashiro or Urabandai usually takes about 2 hours 30 minutes.
Ouchi-juku is about 15 minutes by taxi or bus from Yunokami Onsen Station. Fukushima city is about 1 hour 30 minutes from Tokyo on the direct JR line, and Fukushima Airport has flights to Osaka and Sapporo.
Places in Fukushima
- Aizu-Wakamatsu — A castle town known for its samurai history and for Tsurugajo.
- Ouchi-juku — A village founded as a post station in the Edo period, with thatched-roof houses; designated an Important Preservation District for a Group of Traditional Buildings in 1981.
- Urabandai — Ski fields in winter and the mineral lakes of Goshikinuma, known for their aquamarine colours.
- Mt. Bandai — Ski slopes in winter; the Bandai Azuma Skyline road turns gold and red in autumn.
- Kitakata — A town known for its ramen with fat, wavy noodles.