Exploring Fukushima: 22 Must-See Locations & Delicious Eats 1/2
📍FUKUSHIMA the third largest prefecture in Japan, Fukushima has everything that visitors to Japan hope to experience: hot springs, castles, old townscapes, beautiful scenery, and fine cuisine.
😋 MUST-EAT IN FUKUSHIMA:
Aizu’s Takato soba
Iwaki strawberries
"Kawamata Shamo" is meat of a jidori (homebred chicken)
Fukushima peaches
Kitakata Ramen
Fukushima Sake
Enban Gyoza
Ika-ninjin (Squid and Carrots)
Kozuyu (Fukushima soul food)
Awa Manju
Aizu's sauce-katsudon
🛍️ FUKUSHIMA SOUVENIR:
Shirakawa Dharma
Tsuchiyu Kokeshi
📋 Here are other locations we visited while in FUKUSHIMA:
1 Goshikinuma Ponds 五色沼湖沼群 Free parking
2 Lake Hibara 桧原湖
3 Bandai-Azuma Lake Line ( scenic drive road) 磐梯吾妻レークライン
4 Hanitsu Shrine Haiden 土津神社 拝殿 Free parking and entrance
5 Lake Inawashiro 猪苗代湖
6 Aizumura 祈りの里 会津村 Free parking, ¥500 entrance fee – a hidden gem despite the low crowds.
7 Get 会津地鶏ムネ串 and sweet potatoes from Kushituru 串鶴 food stall
8 Sazae Temple 会津さざえ堂 (円通三匝堂) Free parking, ¥400 entrance fee
9 Kitakata ramen from Kitakataramenraimu Aizuwakamatsumondenten 喜多方ラーメン来夢 会津若松門田店
10 Kyu Horikiri-tei 旧堀切邸 Edo-period museum-home with free footbath; free parking and entrance
11 Josenji Temple 常泉寺 free parking and entrance
12 Daishoji Temple (Nakano Fudoson) 大正寺 Free parking and entrance
13 Show your support for local farmers by purchasing fresh produce from mujinhanbais (無人販売所), unmanned roadside farm stands, along the way.
14 Try kokeshi doll painting workshop ¥1,100 at Shiki no Sato (Village of Four Seasons) 四季の里, free parking and entrance
15 竹駒稲荷大明神 参拝口 Shinto shrine
16 Tatsusawa Fudo Waterfall 達沢不動滝 Free parking and entrance
17 郡山石筵(いしむしろ)ふれあい牧場(郡山市観光交流振興公社畜産振興事務所)Dude Ranch, free parking, ¥300 entrance fee but free entrance from Nov 13-30, 2023
Famous places in Fukushima we’ve been to before:
Taimatsu Akashi
Sukagawa Botan-en Peony Garden
Ouchi-juku Misawa-ya
Aqua marine Fukushima
Miharudakizakura
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🚗 Car rental with insurance/4 days
¥28,050
Hotel Fukushima Hills ホテル福島ヒルズ(BBHホテルグループ), ¥7935, one night for two, semi-double room with breakfast + ¥600 additional parking fee, with onsen
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