Spots in Fukushima
Each spot shows when its facts were last checked against official sources.
By prefecture:Hokkaido (40)Aomori (17)Iwate (23)Miyagi (40)Akita (17)Yamagata (26)Fukushima (26)
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Not on the map (location not confirmed on an official source yet): Aquamarine Fukushima, Bandai-Azuma Skyline and Jododaira, Goshikinuma Nature Trail, Urabandai, Hanamiyama Park, Higashiyama Onsen, Iizaka Onsen, Lake Hibara Sightseeing Boat, Mt. Bandai Eruption Memorial Museum, Spa Resort Hawaiians, The Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum
Photo: Σ64 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (resized)Tamura, FukushimaAbukuma CaveA limestone cave found in a quarry in 1969 and open to visitors since 1973, with halls up to 29 m high and rare formations, plus an adventure course where you crouch through narrow passages.Official check: 25 Sept 2026- No photo yetAizuwakamatsu, FukushimaAizu Bukeyashiki Samurai ResidenceA museum centred on a reconstruction of the house of Saigo Tanomo, chief retainer of the Aizu domain, with historic buildings and hands-on crafts such as painting an akabeko cow.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
- No photo yetAizuwakamatsu, FukushimaAizu Clan School NisshinkanA faithful reconstruction of the Aizu domain's top school, founded in 1803, where samurai sons studied from age 10; try archery or zazen, or paint an akabeko cow.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
- No photo yetAizuwakamatsu, FukushimaAizu SazaedoA 16.5 m, six-sided three-storey hall built in 1796 on Iimoriyama, with a unique double-spiral slope inside (Important Cultural Property).Official check: 25 Sept 2026
- No photo yetIwaki, FukushimaAquamarine FukushimaA large aquarium at Onahama port in Iwaki.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
Photo: clef / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (resized)Fukushima, FukushimaBandai-Azuma Skyline and JododairaA free 29 km scenic mountain road reaching 1,622 m, one of Japan's 100 best roads, passing scenic spots such as Mt. Azuma-kofuji and Jododaira; open from late April to mid-November.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
Photo: Sugikats / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)Kitashiobara, FukushimaGoshikinuma Nature Trail, UrabandaiAn easy 4 km trail past 20-30 small lakes whose colours change with the season, weather and time of day.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
Photo: T-KIMURA / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (resized)Fukushima, FukushimaHanamiyama ParkA hillside of flowering trees planted by the farming family who own it, open to the public; in spring it is a mass of cherry, plum and other blossoms.Official check: 25 Sept 2026- No photo yetInawashiro, FukushimaHideyo Noguchi Memorial MuseumThe Hideyo Noguchi memorial museum in Inawashiro, together with an infectious-disease museum; allow about 70 minutes for both.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
- No photo yetAizuwakamatsu, FukushimaHigashiyama OnsenA hot-spring town about 10 minutes by car from central Aizuwakamatsu, said to have been found by the priest Gyoki about 1,300 years ago and once the Aizu domain's spa; the sulphate water flows at about 1,500 litres a minute.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
- No photo yetAizuwakamatsu, FukushimaHoshiban Picture Candle ShopA picture-candle shop on Nanukamachi founded in 1772 as craftsmen to the Aizu domain, where flowers are hand-painted on candles and you can try painting your own (booking required).Official check: 25 Sept 2026
Photo: 皓月旗 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)Fukushima, FukushimaIizaka OnsenA hot-spring town 25 minutes by train from JR Fukushima Station, with 8 public bathhouses, foot baths and day bathing at inns; Basho mentioned it in The Narrow Road to the Deep North.Official check: 25 Sept 2026- No photo yetIwaki, FukushimaIwaki La La MewA roadside station in Onahama, Iwaki's tourism and local-produce centre, with a seafood market street, seafood restaurants on two floors (the 2nd floor facing the Pacific) and a barbecue zone.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
- No photo yetShirakawa, FukushimaKomine Castle RuinsA national historic site 5 min on foot from JR Shirakawa Station: a hilltop castle rebuilt in stone in 1632, burned in the Boshin War in 1868, with a three-storey turret rebuilt in wood in 1991.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
- No photo yetAizuwakamatsu, FukushimaKowashimizu SpringA spring known as "the famous water of Aizu", sung of in the folk song Aizu Bandaisan and chosen as one of Fukushima's 30 best waters; once an important rest stop on the old Nihonmatsu road.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
- No photo yetKitashiobara, FukushimaLake Hibara Sightseeing BoatA 35-minute cruise among the islands of Lake Hibara, Urabandai's largest lake, with views of the crater left on Mt. Bandai; runs from April 29 to November 8.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
Photo: Σ64 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0 (resized)Miharu, FukushimaMiharu Takizakura cherry treeA weeping cherry over 1,000 years old, one of Japan's three great cherry trees and the first cherry designated a Natural Monument (1922).Official check: 25 Sept 2026
Photo: Photo ACAizuwakamatsu, FukushimaMitsutaya, miso dengakuA miso shop where you can eat Aizu miso dengaku — tofu, konnyaku, herring and vegetables with sweet miso, grilled over a charcoal hearth.Official check: 25 Sept 2026- No photo yetKitashiobara, FukushimaMt. Bandai Eruption Memorial MuseumA volcano museum in Urabandai remembering the many victims of Mt. Bandai's 1888 steam explosion and explaining how the highlands formed afterwards; next door, a 3D theatre recreates the eruption.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
Photo: Σ64 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (resized)Shimogo, FukushimaOuchi-juku post townA former post town on an old road with thatched-roof houses lining the street, now shops and restaurants.Official check: 25 Sept 2026- No photo yetAizuwakamatsu, FukushimaOyakuen Garden, Aizu Matsudaira Clan GardenA strolling garden of the Aizu lords around a heart-shaped pond on about 1.7 hectares, a National Place of Scenic Beauty, where about 400 kinds of medicinal plants are still grown.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
- No photo yetIwaki, FukushimaShiramizu Amidado Hall, Ganjoji TempleA late-Heian Amida hall set in a Pure Land garden, said to have been built by Fujiwara no Kiyohira's daughter; it is the only building in Fukushima designated a National Treasure.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
- No photo yetIwaki, FukushimaSpa Resort HawaiiansA hot-spring resort with indoor pools and baths kept at summer temperatures year-round.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
- No photo yetAizuwakamatsu, FukushimaSuehiro Sake Brewery, Kaei-guraA sake brewery founded in 1850 in the town of Aizuwakamatsu, with free guided brewery tours of about 30 minutes, a café and a tall-ceilinged hall.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
- No photo yetFutaba, FukushimaThe Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial MuseumFukushima Prefecture's museum on the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, in Futaba.Official check: 25 Sept 2026
- No photo yetAizuwakamatsu, FukushimaTsuruga-jo Castle, Aizu-WakamatsuThe symbol of Aizu-Wakamatsu; the reconstructed keep houses a local history museum and the top floor looks out over the city.Official check: 25 Sept 2026