Oku-Aizu & the Tadami Line — Aizu-Wakamatsu to TadamiLoop.
Distance
250 km
Duration
2 days
Climb
3,000 m
Oku-Aizu & the Tadami Line — Aizu-Wakamatsu to Tadami Loop.
A two-day loop through Oku-Aizu, the remote western corner of Fukushima. Day one follows the Tadami River line past the iconic No.1 Tadami River Bridge to the mountain town of Tadami; day two returns over the hills to the Edo-era post town of Ouchi-juku and Japan's only thatched-roof railway station before closing the loop at Aizu-Wakamatsu.
Quick facts
SurfacePaved
Distance250 km
Days2
Total climb3,000 m
Fuel stops1 along route
DifficultyModerate
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2 days, 2 moods.
A suggested split across 2 days with 8 waypoints to discover along the way.
Aizu-WakamatsuStart · Start beneath Tsuruga Castle in Aizu-Wakamatsu, the old samurai capital of the Aizu domain. Head west down the Tadami valley.
YanaizuScenic Point · Home to the cliffside Enzo-ji temple and the red-bean awa-manju. A good first break above the Tadami River.
Tadami River No.1 Bridge ViewpointPhoto Spot · The most photographed spot in Fukushima — a hillside deck above Mishima framing the arched railway bridge over the misty Tadami River.
KaneyamaFuel Stop · Carbonated cold springs and covered bridges. Last reliable fuel and food before the remote run to Tadami.
TadamiOvernight · Overnight in Tadami, a snowbound mountain town and gateway to the Echigo-Sanzan peaks. Quiet minshuku and river views.
Ouchi-jukuScenic Point · An Edo-era post town of thatched-roof houses lining an unpaved street, preserved as it was on the old Aizu-Nishi Kaido highway. Try negi-soba eaten with a whole spring onion.
Yunokami-Onsen StationScenic Point · Japan's only thatched-roof railway station, with a free footbath on the platform and a riverside hot spring nearby.
Aizu-WakamatsuEnd · Close the loop back at Aizu-Wakamatsu. Soak at Higashiyama Onsen and revisit Tsuruga Castle.
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