aga

Yamagata
Kamiyama IC

ta E

xpre

Sendai Minami IC

286

sswayExNagaiLine

Murata IC

457

TōsesprExaumuk

Date Koori IC

115

Fukushima
StationDate City

Roadside Station
Date no Sato Ryōzen

Fukushima
Matsukawa
Smart IC

459

115

Ryōzen IC

Roadside Station
Kawamata
Oasis in Silk Road

Nishi IC

Fukushima
114

Roadside Station
Sakura no Sato

349

Bandai Atami IC-ets

est

Joban Expressway
Minamisoma IC

114

RoadsideStation
Minamisoma

399
618

RyōzenRoadside Station
Date no Sato Ryōzen

I-11

The roadside stationthat appears to beﬂoating in the mountains is at once a "posttown," frequented byboth locals and tourists, and a "bistro" serving delicious Date specialties. A selection ofDate City's agricultural
products and souvenirs are also available
here.

from early September to late October

Dried Persimmonsfrom early December to late February

Tsukidate Hana Kōbō

16Persimmon

Dried persimmons,
the typical winter fruitin Date City, is grown
mainly in Yanagawa's
neighborhood of Isazawa. The fruit's surface
has a beautiful orange
color, and its ﬂesh issoft and thick.

17Ryōzen

L-12

From their windows, visitors can fully enjoy theview of an impressive mountain range and brightblue sky. In addition to accommodations, Tsukidate Hana Kōbo also oﬀers lunch and a bath.
On the premises, visitors can enjoy many diﬀerent types of ﬂowers in diﬀerent seasons as wellas hands-on classes.
Tsukidate

I-14

City

Sightseeing Guide

Climbing
Mt. Ryōzen
From the fresh
greenery in spring todark-green trees insummer, and the autumn
leaves in fall, this area
exhibits the beauty of all
four seasons.

DATE MEGANE

Inquiries: Ryōzen-doGuide Association
024-587-1255

288

GrapesPopular varieties
include "Kyoho," and"Takao," which areprized for their size,
sweet taste, andfragrant aroma, as wellas "Shine Muscat,"with its rich ﬂavor andmellow aroma that canbe enjoyed without
peeling its skin.

20

RyōzenLine

Gourmet Foodand Relaxation

DATE

T h e s h r i n e w a s Ryōzen
founded in 1881 to K-9
enshrine the souls of
Kitabatake Akiie andothers. The "ranjōbugaku" sword danceis performed during afestival held in April.

L-12

Namie IC

Koriyama JCTuWMinamisoma
Kashima SA

339

Roadside Station
Fukushima
Towa Abukumakan

459

Ban

Iitate-mura Village
Roadside Stationayssw

294

Lake
Inawashiro

Ryōzen Iitate IC

Roadside Station Adachi
Chieko Village Down LineRoadside Station Adachi
Chieko Village Up LineRoadsideStationSōma

115
Sōma Tamano IC

349

4

Adatara SA

Ban-etsu Expressway

Sōma IC

xpre

49

Inawashiro
Bandai
Kogen IC

Sōmayamagami IC

Mt. Ryōzen is an iconic peak in the Tōhoku region
that has been designated as a national scenic
spot and a prefectural natural park. It was settled
by Jikaku Daishi during the early Heian period (inthe year 859) and ﬂourished as the center of theNan'ō culture for more than 480 years.
It is well known that during the Northern andSouthern Courts period, Kitabatake Akiie, an oﬃcialof the Southern Court, assisted Prince Norinaga(later Emperor Go-Murakami) in establishing theprovince of Mutsu.
However, the castle fell after an intense battlewith the Northern Court in 1347. Today, well over
six hundred years later, the ruins of both Ryōzen
Castle and Ryōzen Temple remain buried.

Ryōzen Shrine 19

Tōhoku Chuo Expresswayine

115 Fukushima

Shinchi IC349

Koori JCT

Fukushima
Iizaka ICe

Roadside Station Tsuchiyu
Tsuchiyu Road Park

Paciﬁc Ocean

Fukushima
JCTnOu Main Lin

RoadsideStation
Inawashiro

Yamamoto
Minami Smart ICan E

Varieties: Hikawa Hakuho, Gyose,
Akatsuki, Kawanakajima Hakuto,
Yuzora, and others

13seTorinōumi Smart IC

Job

The Japanese peaches
from Date are known all overthe country for their excellent color, shape, and taste.
There are many diﬀerent
varieties, and one of themost popular ones is "Akatsuki", a Fukushima-born
variety with a dense, sweet,and very juicy pulp.

an

Watari ICL
an

mid-July to early October

inkyIwanuma ICJob(Japanese Peaches)

Sh13

Fukushima
Ozaso ICswaka Line

Momo"San Fuji" is a variety popular for
its sweetness, acidity, and excel
lent texture. The apples growsweeter as they ripen and haveplenty of juice. Grown with ample
sunlight, they strike a balance
between sweetness and acidity.

presNihonmatsu IC

The Nagaoka Tenno Festival is held
every year on July 24th and 25th in Date
Town, and is sometimes called the"Yomeiri" or marriage festival because itties unites Atsuta Shrine and Yakumo
Shrine under the name of "Tenno-sama"

mid-November to mid-December

tao ExDate Chuo IC

459

Nagaoka Tennō Festival

Applesga

Roadside Station
Urabandai

F-8

Strawberries are cultivated forabout half a year from the Christmas season in December tomid-June. The main varieties
include "Tochi-otome" and "Fukuayaka", which are very sweet,fresh, and juicy.

maChu

J-6

Date

Late December to mid-June

Yaoku

1314

Strawberries

Yonezawa
Hachimanpara IC4

Yamamoto IC

113

The Birthplace of the Date Clan

Mt. Ryōzen

Natori Chuo Smart IC
Sendai Airport IC

113

Roadside station
Kunimi Atsukashi no SatoayEnjoy
the Bountyof DateKunimi ICTōhExpressw

This festival is held
every year on theﬁrst Sunday of Marchat Itsukushima Shrinein Hobara in honor ofMatsudaira Izumo
Mochiharuko, thefeudal lord who helped
save the peasants15
f r o m t h e f a m i n e Hobara
during the Kyōhō era. G-8

Yonezawa
Station121

Countryside Roadside
Station Yashimaya

339

Yonezawa Chuo IC349

113
Roadside Station
ShichikashukuRoadside Station
Yonezawa

SendaiNatori ICn6

ineain Lku M

Tōho113Hobara

TraditionalExperience

Tsutsuko-biki FestivalTakahata
Station

Roadside Station
Takahata

TōhokuThis was used as the baseof the Date Clan from thetime of the 11th hereditary
head to that of the 14th It issaid that the castle garden
was designe based on astrong impression of Kyoto's
Higashiyama culture.

Nanyo Takahata IC

Fukushima Ko
tsu Iiza

Yanagawa Castle Ruins

Yonezawa
Kita ICineaka L

When Abukuma Express train approaches
Takako Station, passengers can hear anannouncement that says, "Takako, the birthplace of Date." Here are the roots of Dokuganryū Masamune, whose name became known
during the Warring States period.
In 1189, when Ōshū was defeated by Minamoto no Yoritomo, the Nakamura clan of Hitachi Province, which triumphantly served in thebattle, was given Date County for theirservices and started the Date Clan.
Nearby Takako-oka Castle, built by Date
Tomomune, the ﬁrst head of the Date Clan,the Kameoka Hachiman Shrine was founded
as a branch of Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine.
A white tori gate still stands there today.
As such, Hobara's neighborhood of Takako
is the birthplace of the Date Clan.

This shrine has been a place of worship inYanagawa since ancient times. When the Date
Clan came to this land, they installed the clan'stutelary shrine, "Kameoka Hachiman," as a sōja
(shrine enshrining several gods) encompassing
the sixty-six townships then under the clan's jurisdiction. A young Date Masamune also prayed forvictory in battle at this shrine. Along the long pathway to reach this shrine, visitors can still ﬁnd thecorner-stone of a three-storied pagoda, which issaid to have been built by Fujiwara no Hidehira.

sYone

Kameoka Hachiman Shrine(Takako-oka Castle Ruins)

Stationhoku

Shiroishi Zao
StationAb

Yanagawa Shrine

Shiroishi IC

Miyagi4senkahin

S
RoadsidekuhoStationōT
Murata en
nskani
Shita
Ak
4

Murata JCT

Kaminoyama
Onsen IC

113 Akayu

Nagamachi IC

Sendai Nambu Road Imaizumi IC Wakabayashi JCT

Miyagi Kawasaki IC

pressw

Flower

Yamagata

Kaminoyama
Onsen Station

Yamada IC

457

Sasaya IC

Hobara Total Park (History and Culture Museum)
21

HobaraH-8

With a mini steam
locomotive running at theentrance, this park is afamous cherry blossom
viewing spot with 2,000
cherry blossom trees.
The park also has a log
house for families toenjoy camping and otheroutdoor activities.

Sapporo (New Chitose Airport)
About 1 hour and 20 minutes

Niigata Ban-e
Yonezawa
tsuBanWes-etst Lin Fukushimau Exepressway Koriyama

Osaka (Itami Airport)
About 1 hour 10 minutes

Fukushima
AirportJ-13

Tsukimidate Forest
Park is great for those
who want to enjoy
nature at its ﬁnest.
Visitors can enjoy
camping in summer andimoni parties in autumn.

Takasaki

Mitoayinen L esswrbaJo
xp
Northern KantonEaExpresswayobTokyo J

22J-6

ShinjoYamagata
Shinkansen
Yamagata

Tōhoku Shinkansen

Yanagawa

Tsukimidate Forest Park
Tsukidate

From the restaurant, guest rooms, and panorama bath, guests can enjoy the beautiful view of theAbukuma mountain range and Mt. Ryōzen, with its
unique rock formations. We also recommend thespecial dinner set, a specialty of the chef's that
includes Ryōzen carrots in its ingredients.
Ryōzen Kōsaikan is also used as a base formountain climbing.

How to get to Date City, Fukushima

Yanagawa Kibō no Mori Park23

Ryōzen Kōsaikan

This park is ﬂush with greenery andequipped with not only a baseballstadium, but also tennis courts, aplayground, and more. The Former
Kameoka Residence, also on thepremises, has a Western-style exterior
and a traditional Japanese interior. It
has been designated an important
cultural property of Japan, and hasbeen attracting attention due to its
unique building materials and carvings.

Fukushima PrefectureTōTōh hokuoku
Exp MainTōressLhoway inekuShin
kansenYam458

287

Sendai Higashi ICExpresswayShinkansen

348

287

Sekizawa ICYamagata
Station45

Sendai
StationSendai Miyagi ICJoetsu

Yamagata
Chuo IC

Kan-etsu

J-5

Sendaiko Kita IC

48
Yamagata Zao ICSendai
TobuRoadG-9

Yamagata Kita IC

112

LineJoban L
ine

Date City andSurrounding
Area

12

Yanagawa

EnglishTagajo IC

TōhokuMain

History Stroll11

HobaraYamagata
JCTay

The Birthplacebirthplace ofthe DateDate Clanclanthe(about 1 hours)(about 3 hours and 20 minutes)

From Fukushima Station
Abukuma Express Hobara Station(about 20 minutes)
Yanagawa Station(about 30 minutes)

Ban-etsu East LineBan-etsu Expressway

National Route 4(about 2 hours)(about 25 minutes)
Tōhoku Expressway

Iwaki(about 1 hour 20 minutes)

Tōhoku Expressway(about 3 hours and 20 minutes)

Date City

Tōhoku Main Line(about 1 hour 30 minutes)

TokyoSendai

National Route 4(about 1 hour 45 minutes)(about 1 hours)
Abukuma Express

Tōhoku Main Line(about 1 hours)(about 30 minutes)

SendaiCityFrom Tōhoku Expressway Koori JCT
Date Koori IC
Date Chuo IC(about 9 minutes)(about 11 minutes)
Ryōzen IC
Ryōzen Iitate IC(about 17 minutes)(about 26 minutes)

For information about this sightseeing guide, please contact :Commerce, Industry, and Tourism Department ofDate City, Fukushima Prefecture
180 Funabashi, Hobaramachi, Date, Fukushima 960-0692
TEL : 024-573-5632, FAX : 024-573-5865
Homepage http://www.city.date.fukushima.jp/

Ryōzen Children's Village
In this facility, parents
and children can try out
various workshops, playwith cycling and athletic
equipment, and children
can play and learn
in a lush and green
environment.

24

RyōzenL-12

Sightseeing Information Center

Inside Roadside Station Date no Sato Ryōzen
Date City Sightseeing Information Center

TEL : 080-4409-4978

04

Stations where SL runs

05

Stations to go tohistorical places

Kunimi Town

Town Station Furatto

13

09

Stations that sell
Date's original sweets

14

To Sendai

aysw
espr
Ex
kuuM
ainLineTōhookohJRTDanzaki Bridge

Date Koori IC
Seikō Gakuin High School
Date Post OﬃceDate Station 07

14[Sakura] Best time to see: early April

Fukushima Iizaka IC

Furusato Hall
Date JuniorHigh SchoolShrine

05

Suiun Shrine

Fukuiwao Temple

Yakushido15Temple

Date Chuo IC

Takako-oka Takako 09
Castle Ruins Takakonuma

HobaraDate City Hall
Hobara Main Oﬃce

Kami Hobara

Komadome Pine

Ryōzen Shrine

Beniya Pass Nichirinji Temple
Senbonzakura Tokugamori Forest

01

04

Ryōzen Junior High School

Kakeda Ekimae Bus Stop ●Ryōzen Branch Oﬃce

Kakeda Post Oﬃce

About 4,000 hydrangeas areplanted along the Nagata Line
City Road, where the annual"Hydrangea Path Festival" is heldin early July.

Hannyaji Temple

Chausuyama

Mt. Kojo[Hydrangeas] Best time to see: early July

19 Ryōzen-ji Temple

Mt. Daiozan

Ryōzen Spring
Water Village

Ryōzen Sports Plaza
Narihayashi Temple

Washi-iwa
RyōzenOguni Elementary School

Kanmanabu Temple

Ryōzen IC

1802

Roadside Station
Date no Sato Ryōzen

Tominari
Hanamiyama
Forest Park

Godan Stage

Suzudake Shrine
Ishida RiverMomo

G-9

Kumano Shrine

06 Takako oka
Hobara Castle Ruinso[Peach Blossoms] Best time to see: late April141223Otehime Shrine

Misato Forest
Mt. Mōto

Tsukidate Gakuen

TsukidateBranch Oﬃce

Mt. Koyanagi

Bodasawa

EFTsukidate Nukada
Hydrangea Path

I-615

所 在 地

Koshiki Shrine(Peony Lion Dance)

I

1410Mt. Megami

H

13

Ninobukuro
Yanagawa Park

Tsukidate Hana Kōbō
and Morimori Exchange Hall

[Wisteria] Best time to see: early May

Kawamata Town

G12FujiFuji

16

09

J

Wisteria is planted aroundthe park and the length of its
drooping ﬂowers is about
1meter.

Iitate Town

Takako-oka Castle is said to be thesite of the castle of Date Tomomune,
the founder of the Date clan.

DTo SōmaMt. Ryōzen trail【Wisteria】

Nunokawa

Tsukidate Sports Ground[Peach blossom] Best time to see: early April

In spring, peach blossoms
bloom across Date City to form adark-pink ocean of ﬂowers.

20 Entrance toRyōzen Iitate IC

Tsukimidate Forest Park

Sixteen Rakan statues ofGakurinji Temple

Historical Sites
andCultural Properties

11

Sasu Pass

Tsukidate Post Oﬃce

Ikkan Forest

11Mountains

Nanatsu Forest Road

Nagahata LineCRyōzen Kosaikan 17

Komahime cherry treeF-8Sōma Town

Higashimono Miiwa RockBenteniwa

Ryōzen Children's Village 24

Ishida Elementary School

Gokouzen

Fukushima City

10

Ryōzen Castle Ruins
Ryōzen Prefectural Nature Park

East Branch Oﬃce

Nukada River

B

所 在 地

Harai River

Ryōzenkaku Ruins(entrance to the mountain trail)【Peach Blossoms】

A

Tsukidate Nukada
09
Tsukidate Hydrangea Path
Ajisai

Oishi Elementary School08

Hashirazawa Elementary School

Ryōzen Tokugamori
Hydrangeas

Fukushima Station

About 30 kinds of colorful
hydrangeas bloom along thepromenade surrounding the mountainwetlands. A hydrangea festival isheld at the entrance of the Tokuga
Forest in early July every year.
I-14

Hirose River

Kakeda Elementary SchoolMomo

所 在 地
DateTo Marumori Town

Renjo-ji Temple

Mt. ŌdateTakayama-in Temple

16

Matsuzaka Pass

Hirose River

Hobara Total Park

Shoyo Junior High School

Chausuyama[Hydrangeas] Best time to see: early July

Babasawa

Mt. SurudomoriŌzumi 21

Fire department

Itsukushima
Shrine Senpukuji

所 在 地

Niida

HobaraHigh School
Date Police Station

Hobara Elementary School 03

Tōgenkyo

Date City Library
Mt. Atago
06 11

Ōta ElementarySchool

Tominari Elementary School

The hill overlooking the area isknown as a famous cherry
blossom spot, and thepink-colored mountain slope canbe viewed from the Kakeda cityarea.

05

Shiono River

Yanagawa Junior High School

Sekimoto Elementary School[Sakura] Best time to see: early April

Momo

Kannon-tameike Pond

Yanagawa Branch Oﬃce

Mt. Horisawa

15

Yanagawakibo
Forest Park

Shiono River
Senrinji Temple

所 在 地Ryōzen

14

22 04

Yanagawa

Tōryō JuniorHigh SchoolI-10

13

Yanagawa Kibō no Mori Koen Mae

９９Yakushido, which has been
designated as a cultural property ofthe city, is a famous place for citizens
to relax and view the beautiful cherry
blossom in the city center.

06

08

YamafunyūKubota Ajisai ParkYanagawa Castle Ruins
13Ryōzen Tokugamori
Ryozen Hydrangeas

Hayama07

Taishobashi Bridge

Date kiln Ruins
Oka Encampment Site

Yakumo Shrine

Showa Ohashi Bridge

05

J-9AjisaiFunyū no Senbonmatsu

Kita branch oﬃce

Awano Jizōson Yanagawa High School

Awano Elementary School
Yanagawa Hospital

Nitta

Date Branch Oﬃce

08
Date Elementary School
Kanehide Temple
AtsutaTo Yonezawa

Yanagawa
10 Art Museum

Shogenji Temple

８８

Fukushima City

03

Yanagawa Elementary School

Ninobukuro Park

TominoYanagawa
Hachiman Shrine Acala to driveoﬀ cancer
12Abukuma River
Chokoji Temple

Yamafunyū River02

７７To Iizaka

Yakushido

In this park, there are more than
10,000 hydrangeas grown by theresidents, and the annual hydrangea
festival is held here in early July.

Wadayama

６６03[Hydrangeas] Best time to see: early July

● Sarupane RockKabuto

Kabutohashi

５５Koori Town

H-8

Yamafunyu Kubota
Yanagwa Ajisai Park

Abukuma Express Line

Yanagawa Bridge

K-507To Marumori TownŌeda Castle Ruins

PAjisaiAjisai

Miyagi PrefectureTokuhonji Temple

O【Hydrangeas】

13

所 在 地Hobara

1208

Anzenji Temple

H-11

Sakura1112

NSpecialtyProducts
Souvenirs

Kumogami Station
Ryozen Kosaikan
Station to behealthy Wakuya Salon
Come and smile! Eat and be ﬁne!
Station where you can become
Handmadeside dish station

1101[Sakura] Best time to see: early April
A “Satoyama” area where cherry trees
and azaleas bloom. Visitors can see
the northern part of Date from aroundthe summit, The park is also thestarting point for climbing Mt. Amagoi.

04

Stations to takecomfortable bus trips
07 Stations within-station stores
06

Kunimi IC

Tominari Hanamiyama
02
Hobara Forest Park

SakuraOpen salons that send various types oflocal information in Date CityM

４

４[Sakura] Best time to see: early April
There are over 600 cherry blossom trees in and aroundthe park overlooking the northern part of the Date region. Acherry blossom festival is held here in early April every year.
SakuraLTō

Beniya Pass Senbonzakura

Koori JCT

10

Stations where visitors
can take a deep breath
02 Stations where visitors
can feel relaxed
03 Stations to enjoy fermentation
culture and local food01

KJRHobara

Town Stations

Flowers,Nature, andScenery【Cherry Blossoms】

J３

３01

H-9I

en

SakuraH２２

伊達市観光 Map 伊达市观光地图G１

１

Date Sightseeing Map
Sakura

F

ans

Eink

DShCkuB

hoAKLM

N16OP