Sightseeing spots in Iwaki and Soma include Spa Resort Hawaiians, Aquamarine Fukushima, Hakusui Amidado, Abukuma-do, Matsukawa-ura, Misaki Park, Iwaki Marine Tower, Banjo Heijo Castle, Shioyazaki Lighthouse, Ozu Coast, and Soma Nakamura Shrine.
Also recommended are local delicacies such as Fukushima beef, anko (redfish) soup, Namie yakisoba, and hokki croquettes and aonori croquettes.
Iwaki City is located in the southern part of Hamadori, Fukushima Prefecture, and is designated as a core city and has the largest area in Fukushima Prefecture. The city is also known for its diverse tourism resources, including Spa Resort Hawaiians, the largest tourist attraction in the Tohoku region, Aquamarine Fukushima, and Iwaki Yumoto Onsen.
Spa Resort Hawaiians is famous as an everlasting summer spa paradise, with amusement park-like hot spring pools and an Edo-style nude bathing zone on its vast grounds, which are approximately six times the size of the Tokyo Dome. The most popular of these is the water park, which features three types of slides and is full of power.
The Aquamarine Fukushima Environmental Aquarium is a marine museum located at Pier 2 of Onahama Port, with an all-glass interior where visitors can view approximately 1,200 species of plants and other living things.
The museum features environmental exhibits that allow visitors to observe ecology in a form close to that of nature. In the large tank, visitors can walk through a tunnel and observe powerful schools of Japanese sardines and bonito swimming in the water. Visitors can also view the Pacific Ocean from the 34-meter-high observatory.
Matsukaoka Park, the oldest park in Iwaki City, is known as a cherry blossom viewing spot, and in addition to cherry blossoms, there are many azaleas, especially Kirishima azaleas, which are elegant and pretty.
Soma City is located in the northern part of Hamadori, Fukushima Prefecture, facing the Pacific Ocean. The city was the home of the Soma clan from the late Warring States Period to the Edo Period, and is home to the Soma Nomaoi, a famous folk song, and the city center is dotted with bronze statues of horses. It is also the land where Sotoku Ninomiya provided effective measures to revitalize villages in various regions plagued by starvation and famine.
Matsukawaura is one of the most famous tourist spots in Soma City. Matsukawaura, a popular resort in the Soma region and designated as a prefectural natural park, is known for its beauty. The bay is crowded with many small and large islands floating in the bay, and is popular among families during Golden Week and summer vacations for its beautiful view of the Pacific Ocean.
The most popular sweets for tourists is Funabashiya Confectionery, established in 1890, which offers sweet yuzu-yokan, candied yuzu for tea, and homemade yuzu miso (soybean paste), which is a must for those who love sweets.
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This famous hot spring has been loved for more than 1,000 years. Along with Dogo Hot Spring in Iyo Province and Arima Hot Spring in Settsu Province, it was known as one of the three oldest hot springs in Japan. In the Middle Ages, it was visited by many feudal lords of warring states, and during the...»