Oku-Aizu

Kasha Cat | A legend of a shape-shifting cat and a yokai kokeshi doll from Mishima Town, Oku-Aizu [Fukushima Prefecture]

Mishima Town, Onuma District, Fukushima Prefecture. This municipality is located in a region commonly known as Oku-Aizu, very close to the border with Niigata Prefecture. Here, you can find one of the 12 well-known types of kokeshi dolls...

Aoiwa2026.04.13

Nekka Vodka, a rice-based vodka produced by Nekka Okuaizu Distillery, is...

Nekka Okuaizu Distillery in Tadami Town, Fukushima Prefecture, produces the rice shochu "Nekka." The sake lees, a by-product of the rice shochu distillation process, are distilled again to produce a high-alcohol spirit...

Aoiwa2024.07.27

"Oku-Aizu Shoten" has opened, where you can "learn, buy, and experience" Oku-Aizu! [...

There are many famous tourist destinations in western Fukushima Prefecture, including the ramen town of Kitakata, the historic town of Aizuwakamatsu, and Shimogo, famous for Ouchijuku. However, did you know that even further west there is an area called "Oku-Aizu"?.

Aoiwa2024.07.23