An Illustrated Japan / Tohoku / Fukushima

Famous Views

The sights a prefecture is known for — the ones on the postcards, and a few that should be.

Goshiki-numa

五色沼

Tsuruga-jo Castle

鶴ヶ城

Ouchi-juku

大内宿

Bandai-Azuma Skyline

磐梯吾妻スカイライン

Inawashiro Lake

猪苗代湖

To-no-Hetsuri

塔のへつり

Mugenkyō no Watashi

霧幻峡の渡し

Hanamiyama Park

花見山公園

Daiichi-Tadami River Bridge

第一只見川橋梁

Abukuma Cave

あぶくま洞

Townscape & Scenery

Streets, harbours, hillsides: the places that give a prefecture its face.

Ouchi-juku

大内宿 (Ouchi-juku)

Mount Bandai

磐梯山 (Mount Bandai)

Goshikinuma Ponds (Five Colored Ponds)

五色沼 (Goshikinuma Ponds)

Tsuruga Castle (Aizuwakamatsu Castle)

鶴ヶ城 (Tsuruga Castle)

Tadami Line

只見線 (Tadami Line)

Hanamiyama Park

花見山公園 (Hanamiyama Park)

Tono Hetsuri

塔のへつり (To-no-Hetsuri)

Aizu Sazaedo

会津さざえ堂 (Aizu Sazaedo)

Lake Inawashiro

猪苗代湖 (Lake Inawashiro)

Abukuma Cave

あぶくま洞 (Abukuma Cave)

Culture & Tradition

Crafts, festivals, temples and the traditions still practised today.

Akabeko (Red Cow)

赤べこ (Akabeko)

Soma Nomaoi (Soma Wild Horse Chase)

相馬野馬追 (Soma Nomaoi)

Sake Culture

日本酒文化 (Sake Culture)

Samurai Culture

侍文化 (Samurai Culture)

Aizu Lacquerware (Aizu-nuri)

会津塗 (Aizu Lacquerware)

Okiagari Koboshi (roly-poly doll)

起き上がり小法師 (Okiagari Koboshi)

Shirakawa Daruma

白河だるま (Shirakawa Daruma)

Aizu Painted Candles

会津絵ろうそく (Aizu Painted Candles)

Aizu-Tajima Gion Festival

会津田島祇園祭 (Aizu-Tajima Gion Festival)

Obori Somayaki

大堀相馬焼 (Obori Somayaki)

Life & Daily

Food, bathhouses, morning routines — what an ordinary day tastes like.

Kitakata Ramen

喜多方ラーメン (Kitakata Ramen)

Onsen Town Stay

温泉地での滞在 (Onsen Town Stay)

Enban Gyoza (Disc Gyoza)

円盤餃子 (Enban Gyoza)

Fruit Picking

果物狩り (Fruit Picking)

Negi Soba (Green Onion Soba)

ねぎそば (Negi Soba)

Sauce Katsudon (Aizu-style Sauce Pork Cutlet Bowl)

ソースかつ丼 (Sauce Katsudon)

Kozuyu

こづゆ (Kozuyu)

Wappa-meshi

わっぱ飯 (Wappa Meshi)

Shirakawa Ramen

白河ラーメン (Shirakawa Ramen)

Asa‑Ra (Morning Ramen) Culture

朝ラー文化 (Asa-Ra Culture)