10 Sights in Koriyama, Japan (with Map and Images)

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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Koriyama, Japan! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Koriyama. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.

1. Okitsushima-jinja Shrine

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Okitsushima Shrine is a shrine located in Konan Town, Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture, along Fukushima Prefectural Route 235. It is identified as a historical shrine listed in the Engishiki Shimeichō under "Okitsushima Shrine" in the Anzaki District of Mutsu Province, and its former status was that of a local shrine. Locally, it is referred to as "Osugi-sama" or "Osuge-sama."

Wikipedia: 隠津島神社 (郡山市湖南町福良) (JA), Website

2. 大安場史跡公園

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Daiansha Historical Site Park is an urban park (comprehensive park) located in Ozenji, Tamura Town, Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture. It celebrated its 10th anniversary of full opening in 2019. Note that it is different from Daiansha Park located in Sakuragaoka, Tamura Town.

Wikipedia: 大安場史跡公園 (JA)

3. 鹿島大神宮

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Kashima Daijingu Shrine is a shrine located in Nishida, Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. It began on September 15, 781, when he was solicited from Kashima Jingu Shrine (Kashima City, Ibaraki Prefecture). Every year in April, at the annual grand festival, Tai Kagura is dedicated.

Wikipedia: 鹿島大神宮 (郡山市) (JA)

4. 逢瀬公園

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The Aise Park and Greening Center is a park and greening center located in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Aise Park and the Fukushima Prefectural Comprehensive Greening Center are located at an altitude of 280 m to 350 m, about 900 m from east to west, about 600 m from north to south, and the total area is 32.5 ha. It is managed by the Fukushima Prefectural Urban Parks and Greening Association.

Wikipedia: 逢瀬公園・緑化センター (JA)

5. 郡山市立美術館

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Kōriyama City Museum of Art opened in 1992 in Kōriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The collection includes works by Thomas Gainsborough, John Constable, J. M. W. Turner, Edward Burne-Jones, and John William Waterhouse, as well as Japanese artists Shiba Kōkan, Takahashi Yuichi, Fujishima Takeji, and Kishida Ryūsei. The museum also includes works by artists associated with Kōriyama.

Wikipedia: Kōriyama City Museum of Art (EN)

6. 大安場古墳

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The Ōyasuba Kofun cluster is a group of five early to middle Kofun period megalithic tumuli located in what is now part of the town of Kōriyama, Fukushima in the southern Tōhoku region of Japan. The largest of the tumuli at the site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 2000.

Wikipedia: Ōyasuba Kofun group (EN)

7. 笠ヶ森山

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笠ヶ森山

Mt. Kasagamori is located in the southern part of the Ou Mountains, straddling the cities of Koriyama and Sukagawa in Fukushima Prefecture. The altitude is 1,013 m. Third-class triangular point "Kasagamori Mountain" is installed.

Wikipedia: 笠ヶ森山 (JA)

8. 高旗山

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高旗山

Mt. Takahatayama is a mountain with an altitude of 968 m near Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture, in the southern part of the Ou Mountains. It has been selected as one of the 100 famous mountains of Utsukushima

Wikipedia: 高旗山 (JA)

9. 隠津島神社

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Okitsushima Shrine is a shrine located in Kikuta Town, Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture, along National Route 49. It is identified as a historical shrine mentioned in the Engishiki Shimeichō, corresponding to "Okitsushima Shrine" in the Asaka District of Mutsu Province, and its former status was that of a prefectural shrine.

Wikipedia: 隠津島神社 (郡山市喜久田町堀之内) (JA)

10. 鹿島神社のペグマタイト岩脈

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The Pegmatite Vein at Kashima Shrine is an outcrop of pegmatite deposits, a pegmatite vein designated as a National Natural Monument, located within the precincts of Kashima Daijingu Shrine in Tanida, Nishida-cho, Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture.

Wikipedia: 鹿島神社のペグマタイト岩脈 (JA)

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