Sights in Furudono, Fukushima

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• 塩沢の不動滝

  

  Shiozawa Fudo Falls

  #2 ranked in Furudono

  A waterfall in Okuda on Prefectural Road 135.

• 下滝不動様の杜

  

  Shimotaki Fudo Grove

  #3 ranked in Furudono

  A grove of old trees in Sanjo on Route 349.

• 古殿八幡神社

  

  Furudono Hachiman Shrine

  #6 ranked in Furudono

  Said to have been founded in 1064 by Minamoto no Yoriyoshi and Yoshiie after a victory.

• 道の駅ふるどの　おふくろの駅

  

  Michi-no-Eki Furudono Ofukuro no Eki

  #8 ranked in Furudono

  On Route 349 between central Fukushima and southern Iwaki.

• 入道温泉　入道の湯

  

  Nyudo Onsen Nyudo no Yu

  #9 ranked in Furudono

  Also called the deer spa, from a legend of a wounded deer healing here.

• 鮫川

  

  Samegawa River

  #10 ranked in Furudono

  River through the town centre lined with cherry blossoms in spring and autumn colours.

• 三株山

  

  Mt. Mikabu

  #11 ranked in Furudono

  Furudono's highest mountain, with about 80 wild cherry trees blooming on its plateau.

• 如信上人願入寺跡

  

  Gannyuji Temple Site

  #12 ranked in Furudono

  Historic site of the Oku no Gobo, said to have been founded by Nyoshin, grandson of Shinran.

• 吉田松陰遊跡記念碑

  

  Yoshida Shoin Visit Monument

  #13 ranked in Furudono

  Inscribed with his diary entry from a night in Takanuki in early 1852.

• 越代のサクラ

  

  Koshiro Cherry

  #14 ranked in Furudono

  A 400-year-old mountain cherry about 20 m tall, one of Japan's 100 forest giants.