会津水沼駅 (English)
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| Aizu-Mizunuma Aizu-Mizunuma | |||
| ( Kanayama Town,Onuma-gun,Fukushima Prefecture ) | |||
| Hayato (3.9km) | (3.2km) Aizu-Nakagawa | ||
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| ▶ Aizu-Mizunuma Station ▶ Where to train | |
Aizu-Mizunuma Station is a station on the JRTadami Line in Kanayama-cho,Onuma-gun,Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
Around the station
There are only a few houses around the station. Mizunuma village is located on the opposite bank of the Tadami River. It is a 5-10 minute walk across the Mizunuma Bridge from the station up the hill. There are no stores or facilities nearby.
There is no water or restroom*, so if you get off at this station, make sure to do so beforehand.
Cell phones are temporarily out of range between this station and Aizu-Nakagawa Station. The signal around this station is not good, and au cell phones are often weak and unusable. Docomo andSoftBank are barely in LTE range. Rakuten Mobile is providing a partner line, but it is almost unusable near the station.
Lake Numazawa
Lake Numazawa is a caldera lake formed at the top of a mountain. Although the surrounding area is dotted with villages, it is also a tourist destination, and the " Lake Numazawa Water Festival " is usually held in August, featuring a fireworks display and other events in which a giant snake appears.
On the north side
This symbol of Kanayama used to be accessible by the Kanayama town bus, but now only residents are allowed to ride this bus (;_;), and public transportation has been lost.
The nearest stations are our station and the neighboring Hayato station, which is not too far to walk, so I actually walked there:-)
Directions
Crossing the Mizunuma Bridge in front of the station, you will come to a small park with a sign for Lake Numazawa and a map. From there, a steep climb takes you into the village.
On the way, just before you see the shrine's torii gate, there is a sign for going straight to Lake Numazawa and the Fairy Art Museum, but the sign is for cars, so ignore it and turn left to take the shortest route up the steep climb. The rest of the way is the same.
(Incidentally, if you go straight, you will reach Mt.
The path is narrow but paved all over, so bicycles can be used (or rather, it is suitable for bicycles). The route is steep, but the rest is flat, so cyclists only need to push up the steep hill on the way and can ride normally the rest of the way. The shortest route from the station (all paved road) is quite easy to walk, as the distance up the steep hill is short and there are few unwanted cars coming. However, do not forget to bring a bell to protect you from bears!
A short 4-km walk from the station brings you to the lake, and another 2-km walk brings you to the Numazawa Lakeside Campground. The campground has restrooms (closed in winter) and a store (late April to early November).
The campground toilets will be closed without waiting for snow accumulation, so be careful when going to view the autumn leaves. (The outdoor public restrooms are closed early after the snow covers them, but the restrooms by the concession stand were open a little longer.)
Fairy Museum
A 10-minute walk from the campground store is the Fairy Museum of Art. The museum mainly houses the fairy collection of Ms. Kimie Imura, an English literature scholar, and also holds special exhibitions from time to time. I wondered why the museum was built in such an inconvenient location, but after visiting the museum, I think I now understand why it was built here:)
I visited the museum during the season of autumn leaves, when the sun sets early, and although I had to walk through the dark streets at night on my way home, I was able to see the beautiful stained glass windows created by Yoshitaka Amano. The Fairy Museum of Art is open until 5:00 p.m. and closed in winter, so the only time you can enjoy the stained glass windows in the evening is in late fall (but the garden is said to be beautiful in spring, and you can walk around in the cool and pleasant summer, so you can visit any time of year).
It is about 6 km from this station to the Fairy Museum. If you walk, it should take about 2 hours, taking into account the steep climb on the way (time for sightseeing stops is not included). Cell phones are temporarily out of range, but there are docomo and SB base stations in Fukusawa village (a few houses) on Mt.
Hayato Station and Hayato Onsen are also close by
From the fairy museum, it is closer to Hayato Station (less than 4 km to Hayato Onsen and a little more than 4 km to Hayato Station), but it is a prefectural road with a steep hill with 99 folds and no street lights, and it is pitch dark (it is a cliff edge, and the ground is sometimes wet with spring water, so it might be scary with a bicycle). It was quite scary because of the smell of wild animals everywhere and cars driving on the road, which are more dangerous than animals...
It was a nice walk through the forest, and I thought Lake Numazawa was a surprisingly nice place to visit on foot. But don't forget to bring abell and aflashlight toward off animals! (It gets dark earlier than sunset time in the mountains.)
On the way from Numazawa Lake to Hayato Station, there are Kirigenkyo and Hayato Onsen (hot springs), see Hayato Station.
Reference links
- Lake Numazawa
- Lake Numazawa (Kanayama Town)
- Numazawa lakeside campground (late April - early November)
- Fairy Art Museum
- Fairy Art Museum (Extreme Aizu)
- Fairy Art Museum (Saijiki-no-Sato Okuaizu)
- Fairy Village Kaneyama Fairy Art Museum
- Kanayama Town Tourism and Products Association
- Kanayama Town Electric Rental Bicycle
Furusato Choice
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| Hayato | Aizu Nakagawa | |||||
| Hayato | Aizu-Mizunuma | Aizu-Nakagawa | ||||
