[Fukushima Prefecture] A day trip to Iizaka Onsen from Fukushima Station on the Fukushima Kotsu Iizaka Line (Iiden)!

the second day of a one-night, two-day gourmet trip from Sendai [ Iizaka Onsen Edition]!

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[Fukushima Prefecture] From Sendai Station to Fukushima City! A short gourmet trip for two days and one night by express bus!

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This time it's a short gourmet trip! We'll tell you about our ``1-night, 2-day trip full of delicious food using the express bus'' in Fukushima City, which is very close to Sendai! First, let's head to the Miyako Sendai Expressway Bus Center located at the west exit of JR Sendai Station! From Miyako Sendai Expressway Bus Center to Fukushima! The express bus stop for Fukushima is the Miyako Sendai Express Bus Center located at the west exit of Sendai Station. It is located on the first floor of Tokyo Tatemono Sendai Building, opposite AER. For the Miyako Sendai Expressway Bus Center, board the bus at the stop opposite the bus center, and on the way back, get off at the stop across the road from the Azure Sendai Building.

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Iizaka Onsen is one of the oldest hot springs in the Tohoku region, and is said to have been visited by Matsuo Basho in 1689 on his way to the famous Oku no Hosomichi.

Along with Naruko Onsen and Akiu Onsen the three famous hot springs in Oshu (Tohoku) and is a historic hot spring area.

Take Fukushima Kotsu's local line "Iizaka Line (Iiden)" to Iizaka Onsen!

Fukushima Kotsu's local line ``Iizaka Line (Iiden)'' that connects to Iizaka Onsen is operated by a different company than JR, so the station entrance is different.

The entrance to the Abukuma Express Line/Iizaka Line (commonly known as Iiden) operated by Fukushima Kotsu can be found a little north of JR Fukushima Station, if you walk a little to the left with your back to the JR Fukushima Station East Exit.

This retro feel is already exciting.

This time, I bought this " Iiden Free Ticket (Common Bathing Ticket Included)" for 800 yen at the counter next to the ticket gate!

One ticket can accommodate up to one adult, one elementary school student, and two infants, and since it's a one-day ticket you can get on and off as many times as you like at any station.

Furthermore, with this ticket you can bathe in one of the nine public baths at Iizaka Onsen (the hot spring admission ticket is for one person only), and you can also get great service benefits by showing this ticket at a participating store.

There are four types of tickets for each season, and if you complete them, you can receive a souvenir.

Link: Iizaka Line (Iiden) official website “Great Value Ticket”

Public bath where you can take a bath

• Sabakoyu
• Tenojiji Anahara Onsen
• Senki no Yu
• Yawata no Yu
• Daimon no Yu
• Juami no Yu
• Haraiyu
• Kiriyu
• Dosen no Yu

Link: Iizaka Onsen official website “List of communal baths”」

Regular ticket vending machines are located next to the counter.

Come on in! I'll wait for a good call.

The Iizaka Line train, also known as the Iiden, runs at a pace of 2 to 4 trains per hour on weekdays, and 2 to 3 trains per hour on weekends and holidays.

After 23 minutes on the Iiden train, we arrived at the final stop, Iizaka Onsen Station!

Pass through the ticket gate, climb the stairs, and exit. It's here! Iizaka Onsen.

When you exit the station, there is a bronze statue of Matsuo Basho in the plaza on the north side of the station building. It is said to have been erected on December 21, 1982 (Showa 57).

From Iizaka Onsen Station to the former Horikiri residence 480 meters away

The Old Horikiri House is a tourist destination in Iizaka Onsen that opened in May 2010 and is an old house that has been in existence since the Edo period, repaired, restored, and partially rebuilt.

The buildings that existed from that time were the front gate, main house, ten-ken storehouse, and well hut.The main house was destroyed in a fire in 1880, but was rebuilt the following year in 1881. The other buildings appear to have been newly constructed.

In 1578, Haruzen Sugawara, Tarozaemon Umemiya , who moved from present-day Fukui Prefecture to Iizaka Onsen, cultivated an area of ​​approximately 39,700 square meters and devoted himself to agriculture and sericulture.

The Akagawa river that flowed through the village at the time frequently flooded and caused damage, so Umemiya Tarozaemon Haruyoshi Sugawara ``cut a moat'' to change the flow of the Akagawa river and used the reclaimed land as housing. The place name here was ``Horikiri,'' and it seems that Tarozaemon Umemiya, Haruyoshi Sugawara, came to be called ``Horikiri

There are also hand and foot baths inside, so you can spend a relaxing time enjoying the changing seasons among the trees in the courtyard. Admission is free, so feel free to use it.

Former Horikiri residence＜Information＞

• Address: 16-16 Higashitakino-cho, Iizaka-cho, Fukushima-shi, Fukushima 960-0201
• Phone number: 024-542-8188
• Official URL: https://kyu-horikiritei.fckk.jp/

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To Iizaka Onsen's famous public bath

I went to Hakoyu , one of the nine public baths in Iizaka Onsen

Sabakoyu which is famous for being used by Matsuo , and has been loved by people for over 1200 years.

Hakoyu, which was newly built in January 2011, has a Japanese-style exterior with a drum and a tower, and there is a bathroom on the first basement floor.

Both men and women can enjoy two bathtubs that are unique to Iizaka Onsen: hot water directly from the source, and warm water that is adjusted to an appropriate temperature so that anyone can take a bath.

The only public bathhouse with rental items

Hagiyu is the only public bath among the nine public baths that rents bath towels, so you can go there empty-handed and leave empty-handed, making it a recommended public bath for tourists.

List of rental items

• Bath towel 180 yen
• Other face towels 120 yen
• Rental towel set 380 yen (face towel, bath towel, soap, shampoo, conditioner)

Other public baths are for sale only. You can also purchase it at Hagiyu.

Even if you don't know the rules for bathing in public baths, are worried about whether to bathe in hot water, or are worried about carrying a towel, you can easily use Haraiyu.

Hakoyu <Information>

• Address: 30 Totsuna-cho, Iizaka-cho, Fukushima-shi, Fukushima 960-0201
• Phone number: 024-542-5223
• Official URL: https://www.iizaka-onsen.jp/

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After the hot springs, head to Shorakuan for Iizaka ramen.

After the hot springs, head to Shorakuan, a 3-minute walk from Iizaka Onsen Station, for Iizaka Ramen . This is a long-established store founded in 1945.

The inside of the store is full of Showa era feel and has a very nice atmosphere. Choose shrimp tempura ramen from a wide variety of menus including soba, udon, and ramen.

Smooth noodles in piping hot soup. Topped with blingy shrimp tempura!

Shorakuan's char siu was chicken char siu and was light and delicious. Ramen is reasonably priced, starting at 650 yen.

Shorakuan＜Information＞

• Address: 3 Asahicho, Iizakacho, Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture 960-0201
• Phone number: 024-542-4326
• gourmet site
  • eating log
  • hot pepper gourmet

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Iizaka Onsen specialty! Disc dumplings

Speaking of Iizaka Onsen's specialty, it's the "disk dumplings" !

However, most of the restaurants are open from night, and there are only about 2 or 3 restaurants where you can eat from noon.

went to Hobaraya Shokudo, where you can eat disc dumplings for lunch.

Hobaraya Shokudo also has a wide variety of soba udon and Chinese food.

The dumplings come in the form of discs and are for 2 people or more.

The disk gyoza contains plenty of vegetables, and the skin is thin and easy to eat, so even if one person ate three servings, it wasn't much.

Many people enjoyed gyoza with popular ramen and katsudon.

Although it's not on the menu, you can order bottled beer, so you can enjoy gyoza and beer together!

Hobaraya Shokudo＜Information＞

• Address: 11 Higashihorikiri, Iizaka-cho, Fukushima-shi, Fukushima 960-0201
• Phone number: 024-542-4348
• gourmet site
  • eating log

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summary

This time, we introduced the day trip to Iizaka Onsen during the day.

It can be reached in 23 minutes by train from Fukushima Station, and you can experience hot springs, gourmet food, nature, and history. You may discover something new that you can't see at Iizaka Onsen at night!