Location: Minamisoma
Top Things to do in Minamisoma
6 Things to Do in Minamisoma That You Shouldn't Miss
Minamisōma is a city located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2017, the city had an estimated population of 55,880 in 26,093 households, and a population density of 140 persons per km².
Restaurants in Minamisoma
1. Michi no Eki Minamisoma
Overall Ratings
4 based on 16 reviews
Reviewed By ynforest - 横浜市
平日の午前中だったためか、静かな施設でした。
営業時間は、物産館9:00～18:00、レストラン11:00～15:30と短く、ベンチで惨めにおにぎりを食べました。
もっと元気になるように、皆さん訪ねてみましょう。
駐車場への入場では、地元の手馴れて人は逆走が当たり前のようでした。
2. Soma Nomaoi
Overall Ratings
4 based on 11 reviews
This horseback event goes back over 1,000 years and has been designated an important intangible folk culture asset. Three "units" are formed from the regions respectively associated with each of the Sanmyoken shrines (Somanaka Mura Shrine, Soma Ota Shrine, and Soma Odaka Shrine). Then, on the first day, the night festival sees a traditional parade from the horseriders and a race. On the second day, a 3km retinue parades around, and there are armored battles on horseback. In the main festival event, the pennants thrust into the sky loom large as each team tries to capture the others' flags. For the third day, horseriders lead bare horses into a bamboo enclosure in the shrine grounds, and a small jockey dressed in white performs a feat of capturing running horses with his bare hands. The horses are considered a "gift" to the shrine, and these various events are believed to be the origin of votive pictures donated at shrines, as those plaques originally bore images of horses.
Reviewed By Yo-Chan1 - Tokyo
Must-See Festival! It is hold last weekend in July. First Samurai warrior on horse march into the field. Next they race on the course in the field. At last after the sound of HORAGAI , trumpet shell, and the God flags are sent up, they try to get it. They wear the armor and helmet. There are some female. The festival is worth seeing.
3. Sedette Kashima
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 4 reviews
Reviewed By ynforest - 横浜市
NEXCOが運営するSAとは違った雰囲気です。道の駅も運営する指定管理者が運営する地元密着物販、レストラン等の施設です。
レストランのメニューにもう少し特色があるといいのですが...
4. Meijokan
Overall Ratings
4 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By ART196
Tourists can sample wearing Yoroi (samurai battle armour) at the Meijōkan. I subsequently wrote the following about my experience there:
“Meijōkan 銘醸館 in Minami-Soma City offers a rare opportunity to dress in FULL historical dress, including undergarments, waraji straw sandals, tabi, as well as replica armour. Most opportunities for wearing armour don't provide the whole experience, and so you often see tourists posing in kabuto with denim jeans on. It was interesting for me to see how the full gear both restricts (sacrificing flexibility for protection) and facilitates movement. Plus, I can say that wearing correct undergarments makes wearing yoroi much more comfortable.”
5. Emmyoin Temple
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2 reviews
Reviewed By 猛大和
世界一のパワースポットとして有名です。
胡散臭いという人もいますが奥の院のパワーはすごいです。
風もないのにロープが勝手に揺れ、付いている鈴が鳴ることがあります
奥の院に行くためには土日や祭日の12時から泉住職の講和を聞かないと
いけませんので注意してください。とりあえず行ってみて、ご自分にあわなければやめれば良いです。来ている方で素行の悪い人は見たことがありません。ただ近くに食事するところがありませんので、６号線で必ずコンビニにより食料を調達するとよいと思います。毎回やっていることは奥の院に登り水を飲み奥の院から下ってトイレに行くことです。体の毒素が抜けますのでお勧めできます。奥の院にはトイレがありませんので注意が必要です。足の悪い方は奥の院に登るのは辛いかもしれませんが本堂で寝ているだけでもパワーを頂けると思います。
6. Minamisoma City Museum
Overall Ratings
4 based on 4 reviews
It's City Museum located in Soma area, Fukushima prefecture. Nature, History, Anthropology and Folklore... but the major subject is "Soma-Nomaoi". (Very traditional event with horse!)
Reviewed By otosan - Nagoya, Japan
野馬追祭馬地の山を挟んで反対側にある。（カーナビ指示どおり進み山道に迷い込んでしまった） ビデオやジオラマ等で野馬追が詳しく紹介してあり、地元３神社の由来等と合わせ、野馬追に関する理解が進んだ。
