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19/08/2026

The torii gate of Oyamazumi Shrine stands in the shallows of Lake Hibara. The area was once home to Hibara-juku, a post town on the old Yonezawa Highway, but in 1888, the eruption of Mount Bandai caused landslides that blocked rivers and formed the lake. The post town was submerged, while the shrine itself, located higher up the mountainside, survived. Parts of its approach and several torii were left underwater.

If you'd like to visit the area, it's on the north shore of Lake Hibara, and a popular spot with cyclists.

📍 Oyamazumi Shrine, Hibara, Kitashiobara, Yama District, Fukushima 966-0501
🚗 1hr 30min drive from Fukushima City

檜原大山祗神社 大鳥居（北塩原村）

14/08/2026

Heading deep into the woods of Inawashiro to witness the Tatsusawa Fudo Waterfall…

One of the scenic highlights of the Inawashiro region - which features Japan’s fourth-largest lake - this waterfall is a popular spot for visitors in summer and autumn especially. It’s also down right the road from the Nakanosawa Onsen hot spring district, famous equally for its kokeshi dolls and for its sulfur-rich waters that give it a distinctive milky sheen.

If you’re looking for beautiful spots to visit in northern Japan, follow us and visit the Fukushima Travel website:
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📍 Tatsusawa Fudo Waterfall, Yama District, Inawashiro, Kogai, 969-2752
🚗 1hr drive from Fukushima City

達沢不動滝（猪苗代町）

08/08/2026

The Goshikinuma Ponds were formed over 100 years ago from a steam eruption of nearby Mt. Bandai. They’re most famous for their shocking turquoises and emerald greens, caused by the rich minerals in the water, with the colours varying day-to-day and season-to-season.

We took the Goshikinuma walking trail, which takes just over an hour and passes the most famous ponds, including the cobalt-coloured Benten-numa, from the first shot, and Bishamon-numa, where you can take row boat rides across the water. The trail is mostly flat, and under tree cover, so even though it’s humid in Fukushima recently, you’re usually walking in the shade.

If you’re looking to visit the ponds, you could do what we did, and take a short bus from the Bishamon-numa pond (outside the Urabandai Visitor Centre) to the Urabandai Products Centre at the trailhead, and then hike back to your car. The same bus also runs from Inawashiro Station.

More details and how to visit:
https://fukushima.travel/destination/goshiki-numa-ponds/13

📍 Bishamon-numa Pond, Kengamine-1093 Hibara, Kitashiobara, Yama District, Fukushima 966-0501
🚗 1hr drive from Fukushima City
🚌 40mins from Inawashiro Station on the Urabandai Kogen bus line



…oh my gosh-kinuma

24/07/2026

【Interview with a Samurai Rider】🐴

Like many in the Hamadori region, Kento Yoshida grew up around horses. Appearing in the Soma Nomaoi festival from an early age, he later spent ten years on the Japanese equestrian circuit before returning to race in the samurai festival in recent years. From their home base on Namie, a town once badly affected by the 2011 disaster, the Yoshida family are a staple of the festival with a decorated racing and flag-capturing record.

We followed Kento Yoshida and his family over the best weekend of the year, watching them parade through town, fight it out in the armoured horse races, and enter the throng of horses and riders trying to capture the sacred flags of the ‘shinki sodatsu-sen’.

If you’d like to know more about the festival, you can watch our mini-doc, Fukushima Stories: The Horsemen, on YouTube now.

Fukushima Stories is our new series aiming to introduce Fukushima Prefecture’s wide and varied culture through the people who make it great. What - and who - would you like to know more about? Let us know in the comments!

The Soma Nomaoi Festival
📍 4 Chome-13-27 Haramachiku Hashimotocho, Minamisōma, Fukushima 975-0051
🚗 1hr 10mins from Fukushima Station
🚌 Free shuttle bus runs from JAS Mall Minamisoma to the festival grounds

相馬野馬追（南相馬市）
#相馬野馬追

14/07/2026

Raise your hand if you’ve been to Fukushima 🙋

Fukushima Prefecture is growing as a tourist destination every year thanks to its beautiful nature, rich history and one-of-a-kind festivals. Located 90 minutes from Tokyo, the third-largest prefecture in Japan is split into three regions – Aizu, Nakadori (central) and Hamadori (coastal), each offering a different way to experience Japanese culture without the crowds.

Plus I’ve lived here for several years and I can confirm the food is 👌🤌

If you’re interested in leveling up your next Japan trip, follow us at Travel Fukushima Japan or visit the Fukushima Travel website:
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09/07/2026

The Aizu-Tajima Gion Festival takes place over three days (22-24 July) in the scenic countryside of Minami-Aizu. The festival has two major highlights: short kabuki performances by local schoolchildren on rolling floats, and the Parade of the Brides on the morning of the 23rd.

The four kabuki floats, each representing one of the town’s historic districts, are in rotation in the afternoon and then again in the evening on the 22nd, with further evening performances on the 23rd. The bridal parade, featuring women in elegant kimono and men in kami-shimo, takes place from 7:50am, proceeding through town from the police station to the local shrine.

The procession's official name is the Nanahokai, meaning ‘seven offerings’; this refers to the ceremonial gifts of sake, red rice, and fish carried at the front of the parade, which are offered when they arrive at the shrine building.

Held annually on the same dates, the festival has historical connections to Kyoto's famous Gion Festival and is one of Fukushima's most important summer celebrations.

Learn more here:
https://fukushima.travel/destination/aizu-tajima-gion-festival/210

📍 Minami-Aizu Town, south-west Fukushima Prefecture
🚂 Aizu-Tajima Station (1hr from Aizu-Wakamatsu by Aizu Railway)
🚗 1hr from Aizu-Wakamatsu via Route 121

会津田島祇園祭（南会津町）

30/06/2026

Taking a day tour of the ramen kingdom… 🍜

If you’re a fan of Japanese ramen and want to try your hand at making your own, the Ramen Story day tour takes visitors to Kitakata City, one of Japan’s three ‘ramen heartlands’! Here you can learn about how this region became famous, while learning from a real ramen chef who will guide you through how a Kitakata ramen bowl is made.

The tour also takes the group through the old warehouse district of Kitakata, visiting local shops and meeting the owners of local businesses – this recent tour took visitors to a soy sauce factory, an Aizu momen textile shop, and the Yamatogawa sake distillery for a tour and sake tasting. After the town walk, you return to the kitchen to put together your ramen and taste the finished product!

Getting to Kitakata City:
🚗 25-30 min drive from Aizu-Wakamatsu City
🚂 Kitakata Station is 17mins from Aizu-Wakamatsu Station (Ban-etsu West Line)

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喜多方市　ラーメン作り体験

Rainy season means 25,000 flowers blooming at Yorinji Temple… 🌼Recognised by Fukushima City as both a historic site and ...
26/06/2026

Rainy season means 25,000 flowers blooming at Yorinji Temple… 🌼

Recognised by Fukushima City as both a historic site and a scenic landmark, Yorinji Temple is best known for the thousands of flowers that bloom in the rainy season. Around 20,000 white Annabelles and 5,000 pink and purple hydrangeas blanket the grounds, usually reaching their peak between mid-June and early July.

While you’re there you can also meet dozens of o-jizo-san statues with their distinctive red caps, and the purification well is decorated with seasonal flowers.

Access:
📍 Yorinji Temple, Isakusan-13 Oda, Fukushima, 960-1104
🚗 20min drive from Fukushima Station

陽林寺（福島市）

19/06/2026

Walk the summertime corridor of wind chimes in Aizu-Misato Town…

One of Fukushima’s most-loved shrines, Isasumi Shrine is perhaps most famous for its spring and autumn scenery, but it’s also a great spot to visit in green season, when 3,500 wind chimes decorate the shrine grounds. It also makes a good day trip if you’re based in Aizu or Higashiyama Onsen during your stay!

Visitors can also write their wishes and hang them on bamboo branches in the grounds ahead of the Tanabata festival on 7 July, while Japanese irises can be seen blooming in the outer garden throughout the month of June.

The wind chimes are on display until 23 August, with night time illuminations until 9pm starting from 18 July.

Learn more about the shrine here:
https://fukushima.travel/destination/isasumi-shrine/161

📍 Isasumi Shrine, 4377 Miyabayashi, Aizumisato, Onuma District, Fukushima 969-6263
🚗 30mins from Aizu-Wakamatsu Station
🚂 30min walk from Aizu-Takada Station (Tadami Line)

伊佐須美神社（会津美里町）

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三河南町１−２０, コラッセふくしま7F
Fukushima-shi, Fukushima

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月曜日 08:30 - 17:30
火曜日 08:30 - 17:30
水曜日 08:30 - 17:30
木曜日 08:30 - 17:30
金曜日 08:30 - 17:30

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