Ultimate Map of Fall Foliage Destinations in Japan : Fukushima Prefecture
Tsurugajo Castle in Autumn

Fall Foliage Destinations in Fukushima prefecture(36〜45)

Fall Foliage Destinations in Fukushima 36:
Bandai Azuma Skyline (磐梯吾妻スカイライン) in Fukushima

Ultimate Map of Fall Foliage Destinations in Japan : Fukushima Prefecture

First colors: End of September
Color Peak: Beginning of October until the middle of October
Recommended Spots: Tengu no Niwa, Fudosawa Bridge
Access: 1h10min bus ride from JR Fukushima Station
Address: Between Niwasaka and Tsuchiyu Onsen-machi, Fukushima-shi, 960-2157 Fukushima
Ranking: ★★★☆☆

Fall Foliage Destinations in Fukushima 37:
Ura-Bandai & Nakatsu River Ravine (裏磐梯高原・中津川渓谷) in Yama-Inawashiro

Ura-Bandai & Nakatsu River Ravine

First colors: Beginning of October
Color Peak: Middle of October until the end of October
Access: 45min taxi ride from JR Inawashiro Station (JR Ban’etsu West Line)
Address: Kita-Shiobara-mura, Inawashiro-machi, Yama-gun, Fukushima
Ranking: ★★★☆☆

Fall Foliage Destinations in Fukushima 38:
Tatsuzawafudo Falls (達沢不動滝) in Yama-Inawashiro

Tatsuzawafudo Falls

First colors: Middle of October
Color Peak: Middle of October until the beginning of November
Access: 40min bus ride into Tatsuzawa direction from JR Inawashiro Station (JR Ban’etsu West Line) until the last stop (40min walk)
Address: Kogai Kotatsusawa, Inawashiro-machi, Yama-gun, 969-2752 Fukushima
Ranking: ★★★☆☆

Fall Foliage Destinations in Fukushima 39:
Shingukumano Shrine’s large ginkgo tree (新宮熊野神社の大イチョウ) in Kitakata

Shingu Kumano Shrine Nagatoko

First colors: Beginning of November
Color Peak: Middle of November until the end of November
Access: 10min taxi ride from Kitakata Station (JR Ban’etsu West Line); 10min taxi ride from JR Shiokawa Station (JR Ban’etsu West Line)
Address: Shingu Kumano 2258, Keitoku-machi, Kitakata-shi, 966-0923 Fukushima
Ranking: ★★★☆☆

Fall Foliage Destinations in Fukushima 40:
Tsuruga Castle Park (鶴ヶ城公園) in Aizu-Wakamatsu

Tsuruga Castle Park

First colors: End of October
Color Peak: End of October until the beginning of November
Access: 13min bus ride from JR Aizu-Wakamatsu Station (JR Ban’etsu West Line, JR Tadami Line, Aizu Line) ; 15min taxi ride from Minami-Wakamatsu Station (Aizu Line)
Address: 1-1 Otemachi, Aizu-Wakamatsu-shi, 965-0873 Fukushima
Ranking: ★★★☆☆

Fall Foliage Destinations in Fukushima 41:
Midorigaoka Park (翠ヶ丘公園) in Sukagawa

Midorigaoka Park

First colors: Beginning of October
Color Peak: Beginning of October until the beginning of November
Access: 15min walk from Sukagawa Station (JR Tohoku Main Line)
Address: Atagoyama, Sukagawa-shi, 962-0867 Fukushima
Ranking: ★★★☆☆

Fall Foliage Destinations in Fukushima 42:
Natsui River Ravine (夏井川渓谷) in Iwaki

Natsuigawa Valley

First colors: End of October
Color Peak: Beginning of November until the middle of November
Recommended Spots: Around the Kagoba Falls, View from the Natsui River Ravine observation deck
Access: (Kagoba Falls) 30min walk from Eda Station (JR Ban’etsu East Line)
Address: Within Ogawa-machi Kamiogawa and Kawamae-machi, Iwaki-shi, 979-3124 Fukushima
Ranking: ★★★☆☆

Fall Foliage Destinations in Fukushima 43:
Tonohetsuri Cliff (塔のへつり) in Minamiaizu

Tonohetsuri Cliff

First colors: Mid October
Color Peak: Late October to early November
Access: 3-min walk from Tonohetsuri Station on the Aizu Railway
Address: Minamiaizu District, Shitabayashi Yagoshima, Shimogō-machi 5316, Fukushima
Ranking: ★★★★☆

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Fall Foliage Destinations in Fukushima 44:
Yukiwari Bridge & Yukiwari Ravine (雪割橋・雪割渓谷) in Nishishirakawa-Nishigo

Yukiwari Bridge

First colors: Middle of October
Color Peak: End of October until the beginning of November
Access: 30min bus ride from Shin-Shirakawa Station (JR Tohoku Main Line, JR Tohoku-Shinkansen) until Hatsudensho Mae (5min walk)
Address: Tsuryu, Nishigo-mura, Nishishirakawa-gun, 961-8081 Fukushima
Ranking: ★★★☆☆

Fall Foliage Destinations in Fukushima 45:
Nanko Park (南湖公園) in Shirakawa

Nanko Park

First colors: End of October
Color Peak: End of October until the middle of November
Access: Bus ride from Shirakawa Station (JR Tohoku Main Line) or JR Shin-Shirakawa Station (JR Tohoku Shinkansen, JR Tohoku Main Line) until Nanko Koen (5min walk)
Address: Nanko, Shirakawa-shi, 961-0812 Fukushima
Ranking: ★★★☆☆

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Original article published: May 8, 2018