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Sights and Activities in Inawashiro Town, Fukushima Prefecture
Complete Guide to Sightseeing Spots and Activities in the Popular Tourist Destination Inawashiro Inawashiro Town in Fukushima Prefecture is located almost in the center of Fukushima Prefecture, and is a tourist destination with many natural attractions, including the magnificent Mt. Bandai and Lake Inawashiro, the fourth largest lake in Japan. This area has many spots where you can enjoy sports and leisure all year round, such as mountain climbing, skiing/snowboarding, lake bathing, water sports, fishing, and camping. Origin of Inawashiro The origin of Inawashiro is that when the villagers were struggling to clear the land, a wild Japanese boar trampled the land and created Nawashiro paddy fields by the miracle […]
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Inawashiro Kingfisher Aquarium
The past when there was no kingfisher even though it was a kingfisher aquarium Inawashiro Kingfisher Aquarium is located in Midori-no-Mura (Green Village), a nature park in Inawashiro Town, Fukushima Prefecture. The aquarium exhibits freshwater fish and aquatic insects that live in Fukushima Prefecture, as well as kingfishers, brown dippers, and river otters, and other water creatures that are rarely seen, reproducing their habitats. Origin of the name of the Kingfisher Aquarium In 1989, the Kingfisher Aquarium opened together with the “Midori no Mura (Green Village)” as the “Inawashiro Freshwater Fish Museum”. Since 2015, we have entrusted the operation to the Fukushima Marine Science Museum, which has operated Aquamarine Fukushima, […]
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Tenkyokaku Residence
I spent a luxurious time with a cup of milk tea and a piece of cake at the old villa of the Imperial family in Lake Inawashiro, Fukushima Prefecture. Prince Arisugawanomiya Takehito, who toured the shores of Lake Inawashiro in Inawashiro Town, Fukushima Prefecture, was impressed by the scenic beauty of the scenery, and in 1907 built a villa called “TenKyokaku (former Arisugawanomiya Okinajima villa).” There is also the old villa for the Takamatsu family (now called Fukushima Geihinkan) nearby. In 1952, the ownership of “Tenkyokaku” was transferred to Fukushima Prefecture and opened to the public since the 1980s. This building is designated as an important cultural property of Japan. […]
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Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Hall
Dr. Hideyo Noguchi’s Robot gestures are too real! The Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Museum is located on the shores of Lake Inawashiro in Fukushima Prefecture. Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, well known for his portrait on the 1,000-yen bill, was a world-renowned bacteriologist, born in 1876 in Mitsuwa Village (now Inawashiro Town), Fukushima Prefecture. At the age of one, he fell into a sunken hearth and suffered a serious burn on his left hand. When he underwent surgery on his left hand as a junior high school student, he discovered the wonders of medicine and devoted himself to his studies. at the age of 19, he moved to Tokyo to obtain a medical […]
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Nunobiki Highlands
The combination of windmills and sunflowers of Nunobiki Highlands creates a superb view. Nunobiki Highlands (approx. 1,000 meters above sea level), located in Koriyama City, south of Lake Inawashiro in Fukushima Prefecture, is also known as the “Kaze no Kogen (Highlands of the Wind).” Nunobiki Highlands is lined with 33 huge windmills for wind power generation. The scenery of windmills spinning round and round in the wind is spectacular. These windmills form one of the largest wind farms in Japan. ＜Highlights of Nunobiki Highlands＞ The fields of rape blossoms in spring, sunflowers in summer, and cosmos in autumn. Around the giant windmills, you can enjoy a breathtaking scenery of flowers at […]
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Abukuma Cave & Irimizu Limestone Cave
I went to the “Irimizu Limestone Cave” where you can explore like the Hiroshi Kawaguchi Expedition in the Wednesday Special. “Abukuma Cave” and “Irimizu Limestone Cave” are limestone caves located in Tamura City, Fukushima Prefecture. Abukuma Cave was discovered in a limestone quarry in 1969 and opened to the public in 1973. Abukuma Cave is an underground space that was created over a long period of 80 million years, the total length of the cave is about 3,300m, of which 720m is open to the public. The number and variety of stalactites created by the groundwater of the limestone cave are said to be No. 1 in the East. Water […]
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Ohachi Meguri trekking course of Mt. Azuma-kofuji in Jododaira
When going around in a circle of Mt. Azuma-Kofuji, an idea came up to my mind. “A crater on Mars should be similar to this mountain!” I visited Jododaira in Fukushima Prefecture, where you can feel the universe! “Jododaira” (elevation 1600m) in Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture, is located at the midpoint of sightseeing mountain road, the Bandai Azuma Skyline. It is an hour’s drive from downtown Fukushima. The area surrounded by mountains such as Mt. Issaikyo (elevation 1949m) in the eastern part of the Azuma mountains and Mt. Azuma-kofuji (elevation 1707m) has a variety of beautiful landscape, including a volcanic land created by the volcanic eruption of Mt. Issaikyo, ancient […]
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To-no-Hetsuri
“To-no-Hetsuri” is a tourist spot famous for its natural beauty created over a million years and the thrilling swaying suspension bridge. “To-no-Hetsuri” is a scenic spot along the Agagawa River located in Shimogo Town, Fukushima Prefecture. It is designated as a national natural monument. A stratum that was formed a million years ago was uplifted and weathered by river erosion and wind and rain over many years, creating a tower-like cliff. In early summer, wisteria flowers hang from the cliffs, and in autumn, you can enjoy the scenery of beautiful autumn leaves. “Hetsuri” means cliff in dialect. Famous tourist attractions such as Ouchi-juku and Yunokami Onsen are nearby. There are […]
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Ouchi-juku
It’s like a time trip to the Edo period. The thatched roof and nostalgic atmosphere of Ouchi-juku were very relaxing. “Ouchi-juku” in Shimogo Town, Fukushima Prefecture is one of the best tourist spots in Fukushima Prefecture, located about an hour south of Aizuwakamatsu City by car. In the Edo period, on both sides of the road that connected Aizu and Nikko, there are still about 40 houses with thatched roofs lined up, and the scenery of the post town that still retains the atmosphere of the Edo period remains. It is designated as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings because the scenery of houses with thatched roofs […]
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Yunokami Onsen
I stayed at Yunokami Onsen Inn because it was close to Ouchi-juku. The hot springs are very comfortable, so I entered three times. Yunokami Onsen, located in Shimogo Town, Fukushima Prefecture, is a hot spring town known for its station building with a thatched roof, which is rare even in Japan. Along the valley of the Agagawa, there are many hot spring inns with a calm appearance, and there are sightseeing spots such as “To-no-Hetsuri” and “Ouchi-juku” in the surrounding area. The history of Yunokami Onsen dates back to the Nara period (8th century), and it is said that villagers found a monkey healing its wounds in the hot spring […]
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Ura Bandai (Bandai Kogen Highlands)
Ura Bandai is a highland with wonderful views of many lakes and marshes centered on Mt. Bandai. The drive along the Bandaisan Gold Line from Bandai Kogen Highlands to Lake Inawashiro was very refreshing! Mt. Bandai (altitude 1816m), located almost in the center of Fukushima Prefecture, has records of eruptions in 806 and 1888. The 1888 eruption was a large-scale phreatic explosion that blew away one of the four peaks, causing a debris avalanche that hit Hibara Village (now Kitashiobara Village) at the northern foot of the mountain, burying three villages. The eruption of Mt. Bandai caused many casualties, but on the other hand, it created a beautiful landscape, with […]
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Mt. Bandai (folk song “Aizu Bandaisan”)
Why is Mt. Bandai in Fukushima Prefecture a treasure trove? If you love sleeping in the morning, drinking in the morning, and taking a hot bath in the morning like Shosuke Ohara, is it really no good? Mt. Bandai (alttude 1816m) is a symbolic mountain in the Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture. The folk song “Aizu Bandaisan”, which sings Mt. Bandai as “Treasure Mountain”, is a Bon Odori festival dance song that has been sung mainly in Aizuwakamatsu City since the beginning of the Meiji era (1868-). Around the beginning of the Showa era (1934), “Aizu Bandaisan” was released by a record company and became famous nationwide. It is counted […]