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Sightseeing Guide ACCESS Traveling Between Different Areas *Times are estimates Fukushima Soma Sta. Sta. JR Ban'etsu Fukushima Sta. 90 min 130 min West Line Haranomachi Sta. Car / Bus Aizu- Car / Bus Fukushima wakamatsu Aizuwakamatsu Sta. Sta. 75 min JR Ban'etsu Prefecture Ban'etsu Expressway West Line Koriyama Sta. JR Tohoku Shinkansen Line Shinkansen Tohoku JR Koriyama 100 min Iwaki Line Shinkansen Tohoku JR Sta. JR Tadami Line JR Ban'etsu East Line Sta. JR Ban'etsu East Line Aizukogen-Ozeguchi Sta. 180 min Expressway Tohoku Aizu Railway Aizu-Kinugawa Line / Fukushima Nikko Aizu-Kinugawa Line / Sta. Aizu Railway Airport JR Tohoku Shinkansen Line 90 min Expressway Joban Iwaki Sta. JR Tohoku Main Line JR Joban Line Kinugawa Shimo-Imaichi 45 min Onsen Sta. Sta. Utsunomiya JR Nikko Line Sta. 120 min Imaichi Sta. Tobu Nikko Sta. JR Tohoku Car / Bus Main Line 7 min Nikko Sta. Tobu Nikko110 Line min (From Asakusa) Mito Sta. JR Nikko Line Utsunomiya Sta. 75 min Tochigi JR Joban Line JR Joban Line Prefecture Tokyo Oyama Sta. Sta. Tobu Nikko Line Mito Sta. JR Mito LineJR Mito Line Reaching Tokyo from Nearby Airports Ibaraki Tokyo Monorail JR Yamanote Line Hamamatsucho Sta. Prefecture Haneda 30 min Omiya Sta. Airport 35 min Expressway Bus Ueno Sta. JR Narita Asakusa Sta. Express Narita Tokyo Sta. Airport JR Narita Express Tokyo Hamamatsucho Sta. 60 min Haneda Airport Keisei Line / Tokyo Monorail Narita Keisei Skyliner JR Yamanote Line Airport Ueno Sta. 60 min 60 min Expressway Bus Diamond Route Japan: An Introduction Departing and returning to Tokyo, this wide-reaching route travels through the three prefectures of Fukushima, Tochigi, and Ibaraki. Using our official travel guide app, you can check recommended itineraries which allow visitors to experience history, nature, and local delicacies. Diamond Route Japan HP Fukushima Prefecture Tourism & Local Products Association Sightseeing Guide http://diamondroutejapan.com/ Corasse Fukushima 7th Floor, 1-20 Mikawaminami-machi, Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture, 960-8053 Fukushima Tochigi Ibaraki TEL: (+81) 24-525-4024 URL: fukushima.travel Fukushima Prefecture Soma Nomaoi Festival Experience Hanamiyama(Fukushima City) ▶P19 (Soma City/Minamisoma City) ▶P25 Samurai Culture The Aizu area is dotted with tourist destinations that can be enjoyed throughout the year, such as a wealth of hot springs in terms of both volume and variety, local cuisine unique to each area, magnificent natural scenery creating expansive picturesque landscapes, and sake recognized as being the most delicious in Japan. URL fukushima.travel Tsurugajo Castle(Aizu-Wakamatsu City) ▶▶P5・P13 The Diamond Route connects the prefectures of Fukushima, Tochigi, and Ibaraki, which are overflowing with reasons to visit, such as history, culture, scenery, Tochigi food, and outdoor leisure activities. Countless Prefecture experiences allowing you to feel the inner depths of Japan await you across this huge and exciting area. Numerous Cultural Assets Remain Oya History Museum Ashikaga Flower Park (Ashikaga City) ▶P29 There is much to see and do, including the (Utsunomiya City) ▶P27 historical sites of Nikko, areas full of Soma Sta. beautiful flowers, interactive experiences at JR Ban'etsu Fukushima Sta. Royal Resort Nasu, and well-known West Line Haranomachi Sta. sightseeing spots, including the registered Fukushima World Heritage and UNESCO Intangible Aizuwakamatsu Sta. Prefecture Koriyama Sta. Ban'etsu Expressway Cultural Heritages sites. JR Tohoku Shinkansen Line Shinkansen Tohoku JR JR Tadami Line Line Shinkansen Tohoku JR JR Ban'etsu East Line URL https://travel.tochigiji.or.jp/en/ Aizukogen-Ozeguchi Sta. Tohoku Expressway Tohoku Aizu-Kinugawa Line / Fukushima Aizu Railway Airport Joban Expressway Joban Iwaki Sta. Kinugawa Onsen Sta. Tobu Nikko Sta. JR Tohoku Nikko Sta. Main Line JR Nikko Line Utsunomiya Sta. Nikko Toshogu Shrine(Nikko City) ▶P3 JR Joban Line Tochigi Prefecture Tobu Nikko Line Oyama Sta. Mito Sta. JR Mito LineJR Mito Line Ibaraki Ibaraki Prefecture Prefecture Omiya Sta. Flowers Competing Ueno Sta. JR Narita Asakusa Sta. Express Narita to Bloom Oarai Isosaki Shrine Tokyo Sta. Airport (Oarai Town)▶P33 (Mito City) ▶P33 The area is packed with things to experience Kairakuen Hamamatsucho Sta. Haneda Airport to make your visit memorable. These include Tokyo Monorail the marine products of the waterfront area, sacred and peaceful temples and shrines, parks with magnificent blooming scenery, and various hands-on experience marking the coexistence of history and the future. URL https://english.ibarakiguide.jp/ Hitachi Seaside Park(Hitachinaka City) ▶P8・P9・P35 1 2 Popular Itinerary Itinerary Kinugawa Onsen ▼ Day 1&2 + 1.5 hours MAP 7 days, Popular 6 nights ❽ ❺ Itinerary Fukushima ❻❼ Prefecture Cruising on Lake Chuzenji Day 1 ❹ *Times are estimates Nikko City ❸ Tobu-Nikko Sta./ Make use of the convenient 1-day boat ticket that Access: 45 min by bus from Tobu Nikko Sta. on the Tobu ❹❶❷ allows you to get on and off the boat wherever Line or Nikko Sta. on the JR Nikko Line. By Car: 30 min from JR Nikko Sta. you like. There are many sites to be enjoyed, the Kiyotaki I.C. on the Nikko Utsunomiya Toll Road Tochigi such as the Tachiki Kannon and Embassy Villa Mapcode: 947 269 316*68 Prefecture Memorial Parks. http://www.chuzenjiko-cruise.com + ❶World Heritage Shrines & Temples of Nikko 3.5 hours Ibaraki Prefecture ❺Ouchi-juku ❷ Tokyo Kanaya Hotel History House Shimogo Town (Samurai House) This post-town along the historical highway connecting Aizu and ❸Kinugawa Onsen (Accommodation) Nikko still contains many buildings with thatched roofs. The entire Day 2 area is making efforts to protect and preserve the history of the 10 min The famous spots of Nikko, town. ❸Kinugawa Onsen Access: 10 min by taxi from where Tokugawa Ieyasu is enshrined Yunokami Onsen Sta. (Aizu Railway Line). ❹Cruising on Lake Chuzenji By Car: 60 min from Shirakawa I.C. ❶World Heritage Shrines Nikko City on the Tohoku Expressway Mapcode: 433 583 590*36 & Temples of Nikko ❺Ouchi-juku Shimogo Town The 103 buildings of Nikko Toshogu Shrine, Nikkosan Rinnoji Access: 10 min by bus from Tobu Nikko Sta. on the Tobu Line or Nikko ❻Yunokami Onsen Sta. Sta. on the JR Nikko Line. By Car: 15 min. from the Nikko I.C. on the Temple, and Nikko Futarasan Shrine and the landscape that Nikko Utsunomiya Toll Road The view of a station with a thatched-roof is rare sight surrounds them are registered world heritage sites. Among ❻Yunokami Onsen Sta. Opening Hours: 8 am - 5 pm (Nov. - Mar. 8 am - 4 pm) throughout the whole of Japan, but something you can enjoy them, Toshogu Shrine is particularly famous with many Mapcode: 367 312 517*24 here. Warm up at the wood burning hearth inside the station, characteristic structures such as the Yomeimon Shrine and the http://www.nikko-travel.jp/english/ or soak your feet at the foot bath outside while waiting for sleeping cats. your train. Take a ride on the Aizu Railway Line Access: Alight at Yunokami Onsen Sta. on the Aizu Railway Line Mapcode: 433 497 114*30 ❼To-no-hetsuri Crags 10 min 1 hour ❽Higashiyama Onsen (Accommodation) 10 min ❸Kinugawa Onsen (Accommodation) Nikko City Negisoba One of the largest hot spring resort areas in Access: Alight at Kinugawa Onsen Sta. (Tobu Railway the Kanto region where inns and hotels line Line) the Kinugawa River. It is popular as a base Mapcode: 367 566 787*47 for sightseeing around Nikko and Oku-Nikko. http://www.nikko-travel.jp/english/ The beauty of the gorge lined Take a ride on the Aizu Railway Line with uniquely-shaped rocks is amazing! This local railway connects the Aizu Region to Asakusa passing through the Kinugawa Onsen resort area. The ❼ Shimogo Town Access: 5 min on foot from Tonohetsuri Sta. on the To-no-hetsuri Crags Aizu Railway Line. By Car: 60 min from Shirakawa pastoral landscapes which you can enjoy from the train The beautiful valley formed over millions of years is the highlight of the I.C. on the Tohoku Expressway window will give you a feel of life in Japan from a time Okawa Line. The autumnal leaves against the rock surface create a Mapcode: 433 379 426*48 gone by. giant mural. + 1.5 hours ❷Kanaya Hotel History House (Samurai House) Nikko City Nikko has been popular among international visitors since the Meiji ❽ (Accommodation) Period. Kanaya Hotel History House was originally a samurai residence, Higashiyama Onsen Aizu-Wakamatsu City which was reopened as the Kanaya Cottage Inn. This inn was dedicated to accommodating foreign guests. It has been carefully preserved over Often called the "inner salon" of Aizu-Wakamatsu City, this time as the first Western-style resort hotel in Japan and is now open to onsen resort has about 1300 years of history since its the public as the Kanaya Hotel History House. founding and the geisha culture here is still alive today. Access: 6 min by bus from Tobu Nikko Sta. on the Tobu Nikko Line or Nikko Sta. Access: 20 min by bus from Aizuwakamatsu Sta. on the JR Ban'etsu on the JR Nikko Line. By Car: 12 min from the Nikko I.C. on the Nikko Utsunomiya West Line. By Car: 20 min from Aizuwakamatsu I.C. on the Ban'etsu Toll Road Expressway Business Hours: 9:30 am - 4:30 pm (Dec. - Mar. 10 am - 2:30 pm) Mapcode: 97 205 897*36 Mapcode: 367 311 137*51 http://www.aizu-higashiyama.com/english/ http://nikko-kanaya-history.jp/en/ 3 4 Popular Itinerary Itinerary Higashiyama Urabandai Area Onsen Day ▼ 3&4 ▼ ❾Aizu Bukeyashiki Aizu-Wakamatsu City (Samurai Residence) MAP 10 min 15 min The old Aizu Matsudaira clan samurai residence has 14Nakatsugawa Valley been restored as the Aizu Bukeyashiki. In addition to Inawashiro Town / Kitashiobara Village 7 days, the exhibitions displaying life during the Edo Period, 1314 6 nights you can also enjoy hands-on experiences such as One of the most famous spots on the Bandai Azuma 1516 Popular painting an akabeko or dressing up in period costume.
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