Published date: March 18, 2025
Winter Trip to Fukushima: A Base in Koriyama, Visiting Aizu and Iwaki
Room Type Stayed
Standard
1 guest(s)
350 ~
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Experience of the stay
郡山駅近で大変ありがたかったです。
平日金曜日で少々仕事がありましたが、チェックインまでもロビーで作業ができありがたかったです。
チェックイン後、ダイワロイネットさんならではで広めのデスクで作業できありがたかったです。
入浴剤も頂きゆったりとした時間を過ごしました。
Experiences during the trip
I just went on a 2-night, 3-day trip to Fukushima Prefecture for the first time.
◾️Day 1
I took the first train from Tokyo Station to Koriyama. I stayed at the Daiwa Roynet Hotel near the station that I had booked through HafH, and while tidying up some remaining tasks, I had lunch at 'Morish' in the station building. The Genghis Khan was delicious. For dinner, I had a fried chicken set meal at 'Kohori'.
◾️Day 2
I woke up early and moved to Aizu by express bus from Koriyama. I felt that transportation by bus is well developed in Fukushima. After arriving in Aizuwakamatsu, fortunately, the snow had stopped, and I headed to Tsurugajo.
The beauty of Tsurugajo in winter attracted me to choose Fukushima as my travel destination, and it was indeed beautiful. I also wanted to learn more about the life of the great person, Yaeko Niijima, but I was able to read various materials and learn anew. I immersed myself in the displays about the Aizu War and came to reconsider the purpose of life.
After visiting the castle, I had tea and enjoyed a mini sauce cutlet bowl at a nearby restaurant, which was delicious.
On February 22nd, as it was Cat Day, I found out that the cat station master of Ashinomaki Onsen is famous, so I went to visit. It was my first time riding the Aizu Railway, and the interior was stylish and very nice.
Ashinomaki Onsen Station was wonderfully filled with cats (the station master was off limits for photos), and it was healing. Due to the limited number of trains, I ended up staying there for a long time, but I had a great time.
Returning to Aizuwakamatsu, I actually intended to explore a bit more, but it started snowing heavily, so I gave up. Well, that’s travel for you. I returned to Koriyama and had the Koriyama Black ramen at Masuya, which was incredibly delicious.
◾️Day 3
After much indecision, I decided to head to the coastal area, Iwaki and Onahama, which were affected by the earthquake. I took an express bus to Iwaki, then from there caught a bus to Ion Mall Onahama after reaching Izumi Station.
I decided to visit the famous aquarium called Aqua Marine Fukushima. It is said that nearly 90% of the exhibited marine life was lost due to the earthquake, but the facility reopened for business within 4 months. It was bustling with families.
This became an opportunity to reflect on 'life' through the ocean.
Next, I went to 'Iwaki La La Mew' next door. I visited the 'Iwaki Great East Japan Earthquake Exhibition.' The extent of the damage and the resilience of the Iwaki people in their recovery became clear to me.
I cannot express it in light terms, but I want to maintain a high awareness of disaster prevention.
In Iwaki, the last stop of my journey was a famous coffee shop called Break in front of the station, where I enjoyed Colombian coffee and strawberry shortcake. It was incredibly tasty.
I was glad to visit the wide areas of the Nakadori, Aizu, and Hamadori in Fukushima Prefecture. Once again, I felt that this is a prefecture with a heavy history, living strongly and patiently. It was a journey that made me feel the cycle of life.
I gave up quite a few sightseeing spots I wanted to visit, so I definitely want to go again. Coincidentally, there was a marathon being held on the 23rd, which sparked my enthusiasm for running. I want to combine travel and sports in the future!Get Extra Bonus Coins! Sign up with this user's referral code now!