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Ouchi-juku

Places to see in Fukushima

Start with the first one and work down.

Where to startWhat there is to see in Fukushima

They are in the order most people enjoy them.

When to comeThe same places, four different days

MonthsWhat it is like
March – MaySnow into April in the mountains. Cherry blossom in mid-to-late April, including a famous thousand-year-old tree at Miharu.
June – AugustCool in the Aizu basin, and the ponds are at their most vivid in strong light.
September – NovemberAutumn colour from mid-October around the volcano and the lake. The best season here.
December – FebruaryDeep snow at Ouchi-juku, which is when the thatched village looks like the photographs. Swans on the lake.

Where to go next

Photo: Ouchi-juku by Σ64 (CC BY 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ouchi-juku by amg.lincluden (CC BY 2.0), via Flickr
Photo: Tsuruga Castle by contri from Yonezawa-Shi, Yamagata, Japan (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Goshiki-numa by Qwert1234 at Japanese Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Lake Inawashiro by Σ64 (CC BY 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons
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