Mountain Spots in Fukushima Area
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- Mt. Iimori
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- Fukushima Pref. Aiduwakamatsushi Ikkimachiyahata
- This is the place where the graves of the 19 Byakkotai samurai who fought for the Aizu domain in the Boshin War committed suicide after seeing Tsuruga-jo Castle on fire from this mountain. Mt. Iimori is a low mountain located about two kilometers from the town of Aizu Wakamatsu, and a slop conveyor (moving walkway) at the bottom of the mountain is also available that makes it easy to reach the top.
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- Jododaira
- Travel / Tourism
- Fukushima Pref. Fukushimashi Tsuchiyuonsenmachi Washakurayama
- Jododaira is a subalpine plateau on Washikurayama, Tsuchiyu Onsen Town, Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture. The coniferous forest and marshland creates a unique landscape. The visitors center is the central location for their five trekking courses which vary from a 20-minute walk to hikes that can take a few hours. There is an observatory that is open every Wednesday and Saturday evening for star gazing. The road is closed from late October to early April due to snow.
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- Mt. Adatara
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- Fukushima-ken Nihonmatsu-shi Okudake Onsen
- At 1,728 meters high this beautiful mountain was selected as one of Japan’s Top 100 mountains and appears in Kotaro Takamura’s poem Portrait of Chieko. It is only 10-minutes to the summit via the Mt. Adatara ropeway. There you can gaze over the Adatara and Zao Mountain Ranges.
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- Mt. Bandai
- Travel / Tourism
- Fukushima Pref. Yamaguninawashiromachi
- This is an active volcano located in Inawashiro Town, Yama Country, Fukushima Prefecture, and is designated as one of the 100 most famous mountains in Japan. It has an altitude of about 1,816 meters. The view from the top of the mountain is wonderful, and you can see the scenery of the mountain foothills, to the huge peaks of the Nasu Mountain Range to Mt. Aizu Komagatake. In the foothills to the south of Lake Inawashiroko, is what is called Omote (the front side) Bandai and to the north is called Ura (behind) Bandai, each with various trekking courses. The Goshikinuma Nature Trek that goes around the mysteriously colored lakes of Ura Bandai, and the Happodai Mountain Climbing Path where the path is not steep and the climb is easy, are popular.
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- Mt. Azuma-kofuji
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- Fukushima Pref. Fukushimashi Tsuchiyuonsenmachi Washokurayama Pure Land Inland
- The 1,707 meter tall Mt. Azuma-kofuji is part of the Azuma Mountain Range. When you look west from the Fukushima city area, it looks like nothing so much as a small version of Mt. Fuji, thus the name of Kofuji. You can take the Bandai Azuma Skyline Drive to the Jododaira parking area, and from there climb the stairs for a clear view of the mortar-shaped crater. If the weather is right, you can see all the way to the Fukushima Basin, and the ease of climb makes it a draw for those wanting an easy hike.
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- Mt. Aizu-Komagatake
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- Fukushima Pref. Minamiaidugunhinoematamura
- A 2,133 meter high mountain located in Oze National Park in Hinoemata Village, Minamiaizu County , Fukushima Prefecture. The mountain is considered one of the 100 most beautiful in Japan. From the top, visitors can get a sweeping view of the mountains of Oze, the Three Mountains of Echigo, and Mt. Hiragatake. Wooden walkways have also been put in place in some areas, and many mountain lovers come here to view alpine plants such as Primula cuneifolia.
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- Mt. Issaikyo
- Travel / Tourism
- Fukushima Yama-gun Inawashiromachi Hoka
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- Bandai San Happodai Mountain trailhead
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- Fukushima Yama-gun Bandai Machi Bandai
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- Bandai San Kawakami Mountain trailhead
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- Fukushima Yama-gun Inawashiromachi Yamanokami Hara
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- Bandai San Inawashiro Mountain trailhead
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- Fukushima Yama-gun Inawashiromachi Hayama
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- Bandai San Ura Bandai Mountain trailhead
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- Fukushima Yama-gun Kitashiobaramura Hibara Yu Hirayama
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- Bandai San Shibutani Mountain trailhead
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- Fukushima Yama-gun Inawashiromachi Shibutani
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- Bandai San Okinashima Mountain trailhead
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- Fukushima Yama-gun Inawashiromachi Tenkyodai
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- Mt.Hanatsuka
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- Fukushima Soma-gun Iitatemura
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- Shibayasushigura
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- Mt.Tashiro
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- Mt.Arakai (Mt.Taro)
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- Mt.Sanbonyari
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- Mt.Onodake
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- Ichiban Take (Shichika Take)
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Fukushima Areas
Fukushima is a blend of fantastic scenery, delectable sake, and kaleidoscopic colors. This nature-rich prefecture displays its splendor from the hidden Abukuma Cave underground right to the top of its sky-high mountain road, known as the Bandai-Azuma Skyline.
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