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Fukushima (福島) [1]is the capital city of Fukushima Prefecture in Honshu, Japan.

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[edit] By plane

It is a 40-minute bus ride from Fukushima Airport to Koriyama station (¥800), from which you will then have to travel to Fukushima station by Shinkansen (¥2920, 15 minutes) or local train (¥820, 45 minutes). It may be a bit more convenient to arrive in Tokyo and take the Shinkansen from there.

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Fukushima is a stop on the Tohoku Shinkansen line between Tokyo and Sendai, and is also served by the JR Tohoku and Yamagata lines. The Yamagata Shinkansen branches off here, traveling over conventional lines to Yamagata and Shinjo.

The travel time from Tokyo to Fukushima by Shinkansen is approximately 1 3/4 hours, with 2 to 4 departures every hour at a cost of ¥8500 each way.

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Six daily buses called Abukuma depart from Shinjuku in Tokyo, at a cost of ¥4800 one way; the trip takes about five hours.

Kintetsu Bus' Galaxy overnight bus service runs from Osaka and Kyoto to Fukushima. It takes approximately 12 hours from Osaka (¥12740 one way) and 10 1/2 hours from Kyoto (¥12130 one way).

123bus [2] has nightly bus service from Tokyo to Fukushima, with English online booking service.

The Sakura Bus [3] offers bus service between Tokyo and Fukushima at a cost of ¥2600 one way, making it the most economical means of transportation to Fukushima. Bookings must be made in advance on their site (in Japanese).

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Izaka hot springs (Fukushima city) Takayu hot springs (Fukushima city) Tsuchiyu hot springs (Fukushima city) Shin-Noji hot springs (Fukushima city)

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the five coloured lakes are cool, the minerals in the lakes make them colurful

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[4]. Prefectural Art Museum

[5]. Prefectural Culture Center

[6]. Fukushima Museum

Fukushima Racetrack

Hanamiyama Park

Fukushima Small Bird Sanctuary

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You can buy fruits such as peaches and apples harvested all year round as well as, vegetables, sake, rice,and many other common things in Japan.

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Kitakata ramen(chinese noodle),Japanese sake and Japanese soba noodle is famous in Aize rigion. Fukushima city is producing a large amount of the peach product every summer .

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