Wonderful bike & train tour in Fukushima 福島大好きおじさんの自転車・鉄道旅日記

Today I visited Minamiaizu covered with snow by taking Aizu Railway from Aizuwakamatsu to Nakaarai Station. Photo shows a limited express Revaty running through snow covered fields under a winter blue sky. The train was from Asakusa, Tokyo headed for Aizutazima, the center of Minamiaizu Town. The location of the photo was between Nakaarai and Aizutazima shown as viewpoint 1 in the map below.
本日は、会津若松から会津鉄道に乗り、中荒井で降り、雪化粧の南会津を訪ねました。写真は、特急リバティが冬晴れの空の下を走る姿です。列車は、東京・浅草を出発し、南会津の中心地、会津田島に向かうところです。写真は、中荒井と会津田島の間で撮りました。（下の地図のviewpoint 1です。）




Then I walked toward south and took other pictures as shown above, a local train and another Revaty bound for Asakusa, at viewpoint 2.
そこから南に歩き、普通列車と、浅草行の別のリバティを撮りました（viewpoint 2）


I walked further south to near Aizuarakai Station (viewpoint 3) and shot a rapid train called Aizu Mount Express as shown above.
更に南に歩き、会津荒海駅の近くで、快速会津マウントエクスプレス号の写真です。（viewpoint 3）

Finally, I took a short video of another Revaty from Asakusa at the same viewpoint 3, as shown above. I think you can feel the image of the train running.
最後に、同じ地点で、リバティのショートビデオを撮りました。走るイメージがつかめると思います。（東京の私鉄を走る特急に、感じが似ています。）


The exact route and locations are shown in the map below. The map can be scaled up and down with a click and scroll.
ルートと場所は、下の地図を参照ください。地図は、クリックとスクロールで、拡大・縮小が可能です。

Today I traveled to Yanaizu Town by JR Tadami Line to watch train view in snow. Photo above was a view in the town from viewpoint 1 in the map below. The location was about 40-minute walk from JR Aizuyanaizu Station.
本日は、ＪＲ只見線で柳津町に行き、雪景色の中の只見線を見ました。写真は、街中（地図のviewpoint 1）で見た只見線です。会津柳津駅から、雪道４０分ほどです。




Tadami Line also ran through the back yard of historic Fukumankokuzo-Bosatsu Enzoji Temple in the town. Photos above show the train passing near the red bridge in the temple precinct. The location viewpoint 2 was shown in the map below.
只見線は、町の由緒ある福満虚空藏菩薩圓藏寺の裏を走ります。写真は、境内の赤い橋の脇を走る只見線です（地図のviewpoint 2）。


On the way back home, I got off at Nanukamachi Station and walked through the traditional streets. I first stopped at Yamada Momen-orimoto as shown above, a traditional spinning factory of cotton cloth called “Aizumomen”, which started more than 100 years ago. The factory also has its small shop of wears and accessories made from the cotton cloth.
帰りに、会津若松の１つ手前の七日町で降り、街中を歩きました。途中、まず写真の山田木綿織元を訪ねました。１００年以上歴史のある会津木綿の織物工場で、脇の小さな店で、ウエアやアクセサリなどの販売もしています。


Next, I stopped at Yamada Mingei workshop as shown above located just a block away. It was a traditional handicraft workshop of Okiagarikoboshi, a self-straighten up doll special for Aizu region. The shop is said to be the origin of all the similar workshops in Aizu and is dedicated to totally handmade, while some other workshops use machines in these days.
次に、そこから１プロック先の山田民芸工房（写真）に寄りました。起上り小法師の元祖製造元で、昔ながらの全て手作りを守っています（そのため、機械製造に比べかなりばらつきもあります）。
It took less than 2 hours walking through the street between Nanukamachi and Aizuwakamatsu Station stopping and shopping at the spinning factory and the handicraft workshop. Locations are shown in the second map below.
七日町駅から会津若松駅までは、２軒の店に寄り買物もしながら、２時間以内です。場所は、下の２番目の地図を参照ください。

The exact route and locations are shown in the map below. The map can be scaled up and down with a click and scroll.
ルートと場所は、下の地図を参照ください。地図は、クリックとスクロールで、拡大・縮小が可能です。

Today I participated in a group study tour of Omotenashi Guide Fukushima, which was a voluntary group of interpreter guides for Fukushima, and visited Iwaki City. It was a clear day with spectacular blue sky in Iwaki today, while other regions of Fukushima (Aizu and central area) were still chilly with snow and clouds. Photo above shows a sunny ocean view of Aquamarine Aquarium and Marine Bridge at Onahama Port.
本日は、「おもてなし福島通訳ガイドの会」の定例の学習ツアーで、いわき市を訪ねました。会津や中通り地方は、雪や曇で寒かったですが，いわきまでくるとすごい晴天でした。写真は、小名浜港のアクアマリン水族館とマリンブリッジです。


The ocean view was taken from Iwaki Lala mew as shown above, which was Iwaki City tourism and products center. On the 2nd floor of the center, a large exhibition of traces Iwaki had experienced toward recovery and reconstruction of the region was being displayed. Anybody can visit and see the exhibits to learn the facts of the triple disaster of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear plant accident and the recovery.
先ほどの写真は、上の、いわき・らら・ミュウ（いわき市観光物産館）、から撮ったものです。ここの２階では、震災後のいわき市の復興の足取りが常設展示されており、誰でもフリーに学ぶことができます。


Then we visited a new Halal restaurant opened this year in Yumoto district of the city. It was located 5-minute walk from Yumoto Station of JR Joban Line. The restaurant was certified by Halal Certification Committee that all items in the menu were qualified as Halal. We had curry dishes for lunch, which was extremely healthy and excellent in taste with reasonable price (\700-800).
その後、湯本地区に今年できた、ハラル食堂に行きました。ＪＲ湯本駅から徒歩５分の便利な場所にあります。メニューの食事は全て、ハラル認証機関の認証を受けています。カレーのハラル定食を頂き、ヘルシー感溢れる大変おいしいものでした。値段も７００から８００円と安く、お勧めです。

The exact route and locations are shown in the map below. The map can be scaled up and down with a click and scroll.
ルートと場所は、下の地図を参照ください。地図は、クリックとスクロールで、拡大・縮小が可能です。