Location: Fukushima Prefecture
Top Things to do in Fukushima Prefecture
Top Hotels in Fukushima Prefecture
- 1. Daiwa Roynet Hotel Koriyama Ekimae
- 2. Richmond Hotel Fukushimaekimae
- 3. Aizuwakamatsu Washington Hotel
- 4. The Celecton Fukushima
- 5. Hotel Sankyo Fukushima
- 6. Grand Park Hotel Panex Iwaki
- 7. Active Resorts Urabandai
- 8. Hatago Inn Fukushima Hirono
- 9. Comfort Hotel Koriyama
- 10. JR-East Hotel Mets Fukushima
What to do and see in Fukushima Prefecture, Tohoku: The Best Architectural Buildings
Fukushima Prefecture (福島県, Fukushima-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region. The capital is the city of Fukushima.
Restaurants in Fukushima Prefecture
1. Tenkyokaku
2. Aizu Old Samurai Residences
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 182 reviews
Reviewed By Gracia83 - Jakarta, Indonesia
This place is a must visit for people with the slightest interest in the Edo period as it gives a very good picture of how the upper ranked samurai lived. The mansion is actually a recreation of the residence of a senior retainer of the Aizu clan in the late Edo period. Visitors are not allowed to get into the building, but are expected to walk around the ground, looking at the various rooms from the outside. Signage in both English and Japanese provide a clear picture of the layout of the mansion and what each room was used for. The mansion was divided into sections such as those used to house honoured guests, the residential section, those used for official purpose, those used by guards, those used by maids, kitchen, rice mill (!) and even a recreation of rooms used by bachelor retainers. I've been to other samurai residences/districts such as that in Kakunodate, but this structure provided me with the clearest and most informative picture of how an upper ranked samurai household looked like. I was pleasantly surprised and although 850 yen admission fee was indeed pretty costly, it was worth the knowledge I gained. There is a well-stocked gift shop at the exit, and a small museum (admission included) inside the residence itself. There is a loop townbus bus-stop just a few steps away from the entrance.
3. Onsen Healthy Center Cahpo Land Nishigo
4. Meijokan
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 5 reviews
5. Big Palette Fukushima
6. Torioi Kanon Nyohoji Temple
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 15 reviews
The temple was opened by the famed Buddhist saint of Aizu, Tokuitsu, in 807 as “Aizu Pure Land of the West”(Buddhist paradise). The “Kohyamaki” or Japanese umbrella pine that was planted that year, is the largest of its kind in the Tohoku region, and has been designated as a Prefectural Natural Treasure. The current Kannon Hall was rebuilt by Aizu Chief Minister, Okahanbei Shigemasa after it collapsed in the earthquake of 1611. The hall is built in a style considered unique in Japan, where worshipers enter the temple from the east gate, and exit through the west gate after they have prayed. It is believed that the kannon goddess guides people to a comfortable rest in the “Pure Land of the West”. The engravings of the “Three Hidden Monkeys” are said to be the work of the famous craftsman, Jingoro Hidari. Towards the end of the Edo Period, the lord of the Aizu clan, Katamori Matsudaira came here to pray for victory in the Boshin Civil War.
7. Hajimari Art Center
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 4 reviews
Hajimari Art Center is a small museum which was established in June 2014 by renovating a 140-year-old sake brewery “Juhachi (18) ken-gura”. Asaka Aiikuen, the parent organization of Hajimari Art Center, has implemented support programs mainly for persons with intellectual disabilities for about 50 years since its foundation. Through these programs, we have realized more and more that living and working in this region, enjoying sports and art, and displaying one’s talents and abilities, are important forms of self-expressions and can lead to self-realization regardless of whether the persons have a disability or not. We want to make the museum, a place where welfare and art already exist together, a place that provides opportunities to develop a tolerant and creative society.
8. Fukunishi Honten
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 5 reviews
9. Former Residence of Kai Family
10. Fukushima Geihinkan
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