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Kappa-men noodleUltraman©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONCONTENTS● Sukagawa event agenda ............ P.2● Event calendar ........................... P.3● Food and dessert ....................... P.4● Walk in the town,

Trace Basho’s achievement ....... P.6● Sukagawa City × The Land of Light,

Nebula M78. .............................. P.6● Shop for Sukagawa’s

Specialties ................................. P.7● Hotels, Hot springs, and Day Spasin Sukagawa .............................. P.7● Sukagawa City Map ................... P.8

Profusion of
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Sukagawa

Events＊Sukagawa City
Shakado River Fireworks＊Taimatsu Akashi Fire Festival＊Naganuma Matsuri Festival
Sukagawa city’s
mascot character

Bo-tanHot spots

Flower Tour
＊Sukagawa Peony Garden＊Furyunohajimekan center＊Sukagawa Tokusatsu Archives Center＊Sukagawa Enobori Flag

＊Kiuri Tennosai Matsuri Festival＊Tsuburaya Kokichi
Memorial Marathon＊Iwase Yukyu Matsuri Festival

Gourmet＊Kappa-men noodle＊Bread and dessert

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Sukagawa event agenda
Discover helpful tips about various events that brighten up eachseason. Add these to your repertoire and enjoy the events even more.

Kiuri July 14th
TennosaiMatsuri
Festival

Sukagawa City
Shakado River
Fireworks

The marathon began as celebration of Tsuburaya Kokichi’s
triumph and ways to cultivate
the next Tsuburaya. It is an
official Japan Association of
Athletics Federations course(half marathon, 10km, and
5km only) and is opened at all
24 divisions. The course includes training route of Tsuburaya. Many runners fromin and out of the prefecture
come to race at autumn Sukagawa road.

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Sukagawa experiences relatively high temperature andlittle snow, the ideal climate tocultivate cucumber. Sukagawa boasts one of the mostcucumber produce countrywide during its summer andautumn open air cultivation.

A festival dedicated to
Sukagawa’s famous
produce, the cucumber

One of the largest fireworks
in Fukushima

The tradition started 260 years ago.
Offer two cucumbers and bring another one back as your good luck
charm. Eat it and illness is said tostay away from you during the year.

Along with the competition of 12-inch fireworks byrenowned pyrotechnicians and star mine fireworks
with music, 10,000 fireworks bring you this summer
culture at Sukagawa. Popular among seniors, families, and couples. Paid seats are also available.

Fireworks
produced andconsumed locally

0248-75-6111 (Committee of Kiuri Tennosai
Festival)
Minamimachi, Omachi, Taimatsu-dori
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StreetA parade of
Haneto dancers
along Neputa and
Nebuta floats.

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2nd Saturdbermtein SepNaganuma
Matsuri Festival
0248-67-2111(Naganuma Matsuri
Festival Committee)
Kanemachi-doriStreet Naganuma
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A culture to welcome autumn to Sukagawa
About ten Nebuta and Neputa floats of varied sizes are exhibited. The
reverie illuminates the city at night and marks the first stanza of autumn
culture. Surrounding Nebuta floats handmade by participating groups,
Haneto jump energetically and create a dazzling sight.

Now I know!
Neputa and Nebuta– What is the difference?
Neputa float is found mostly in Hirosaki and has a fan shapewith delicate and graceful drawings. Nebuta float is foundmostly in Aomori and has a human shape with forceful anddynamic 3D design.
Top: Exquisite and flamboyant Neputa.
Bottom: Nebuta in stunning 3D. Both are delights.

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Fireworks by Sukagawa
traditional artisan, Itoi
Kako fireworks factory(est. 1873) will color thesummer night sky.

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Iwase Yukyu
Matsuri Festival
A festival
from day to night.

During the day, there are many
hands-on events only found in
Iwase, the rice-producing regionof Sukagawa. The main eventis the fireworks display, including spectacular star mines with
four-season theme, Karakasa
Andon fireworks, and other fireworks. They light up the autumn
night sky boldly along with music and Taiko drum.
0248-65-3210(Iwase Shokokai)
Iwase Community Service
Center parking lot
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Now I know!
Under spotlight
Unique and animated “rice”
events – Rice roll cake andcucumber sushi roll eating
contestJan

1

Karakasa
Andon fireworks andstar mine fireworks
with music decorate
the cityBishamon Sonten Hatsutora Festival

Feb
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S ukagawa Peony Garden opening rd Friday in April – Late May
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Sukagawa Peony Garden

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May

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Motomachi Basho Matsuri Festival

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The triumphant bronze
medalist from Sukagawa

Yakumo Shrine Mikoshi

July leap year in lunar calendar
Yakumo Shrine (Kinosaki)
10 Kiuri Tennosai Matsuri Festival

Tsuburaya Kokichi brought home theonly medal in athletics during 1964
Tokyo Olympics marathon event. He
was born in Sukagawa City.

July 14th
Minamimachi, Omachi, Taimatsu-dori Street

11 Satomoriya Three Lion Dance

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Dancing and Drumming

October leap year in lunar calendar
Hokotsuki Shrine (Hokotsuki)
17 Tsuburaya Kokichi Memorial Marathon

3rd Sunday in October
Sukagawa Arena

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Hydrangea Festival (Ajisai Matsuri)

2nd Sunday of JulyIn Kamioyamada Koderasan

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13 Sukagawa Shakado River Fireworks

Saturday in late August
Sukagawa City Sports Square

14 Naganuma Matsuri Festival

Sep

2nd Saturday in September
Kanemachi-dori Street Naganuma

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15 Sukagawa Autumn Matsuri Festival

 nd Saturday in September and the2following day
Otakiya-jinjya Shrine (Suwamachi)

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Mt. Utsumine opening

April 29th
Mt. Utsumine

21 Botan Takibi (Peony Bonfire)

3rd Saturday in November
Sukagawa Peony Garden

Okanbara Azalea Garden opening

Late April – Early June
Okanbara Azalea Garden

Early June
Around Noki-no-kuri Garden

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Taimatsu Akashi
Fire Festival

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C herry Blossom Festival (Sakura Matsuri)

Early – Late April
Midorigaoka Park, Shakado River
Fureai Road

Jun

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Meet the smiles of hina dolls

Mid-February – Early MarchSukagawa City center, about 70 shops
in shopping street

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0248-88-9144 (Sukagawa City Tourism Product Association (Tourism andExchange Division))
Sukagawa City Sports Square
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Event calendar

 ebruary First Day of the Tiger
F(Hatsutora) of Lunar New Year
Chosho-in Temple (Kajimachi)

0248-76-8111 (Sukagawa Arena)
5 Ushibukuromachi
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18 Sukagawa Industrial Festival

Saturday and Sunday in late October
Sukagawa Arena

19 Iwase Yukyu Matsuri Festival

Late October
Iwase Community Service Center

20 Taimatsu Akashi Fire Festival

2nd Saturday in NovemberMt. Goro in Midorigaoka Park,
Taimatsu-dori Street

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Fire Festival Blazing Taimatsu recreates Sengoku period picture scroll
The fire festival has 420 years of tradition. When Date Masamune led his army tobring down Sukagawa Castle, many lives were lost. The festival began as a way
to grieve the souls of these soldiers. Young people carry the immense Taimatsu
weighing three tons around streets of Sukagawa. Then, the Taimatsu are erected
at Mt. Goro. Roaring drums, known as “Taimatsu Taiko,” and dancing flame of
Taimatsu – A magnificent Sengoku (Warring States) period picture scroll indeed.

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0248-88-9144 (Sukagawa City Tourism Product Association (Tourism Exchange Division))
Taimatsu-dori Street, Mt. Goro (in Migorigaoka Park)
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Everything about Taimatsu Akashi Fire Festival
Q 1 What is inside Taimatsu?

Q 2 How is the 3t Taimatsu transported?

A. The bamboo frame ispacked with straws!

A. People carry and erect
Taimatsu with their hands.

Amount of straws within changes its flame. The exterior iscovered with woven straw matsand held together by ropes.

Taimatsu is carried around town
in the same way as the portableshrine, Mikoshi. These Taimatsu
are erected with only humanstrength, ladders, and poles.

Q 3 How is the 10m Taimatsu lighted up? Q 4 How many Taimatsu are erected?
A. People climb on top andlight it up without usingladder!

A chosen one from that year
will climb the 10m Taimatsu in
about 5 minutes to light it up.

A. There are about 30 of them,including giant torches called
O-taimatsu, slightly smaller torches
called Hime-taimatsu, and mediumsized torch called Hon-taimatsu!

There are one O-taimatsu and one
Hime-taimatsu. Colossal Taimatsuin flame is a remarkable sight.

Roji de Market in Sukagawa

This event in Sukagawa was created to allow exchange
among people and items in the shopping street established long time ago. Streets and surrounding empty lots
are used as shops for handmade accessories, premium
items, and other. Food stalls are also available. Perfectouting for a date and family alike.
Sukagawa
triviaSukagawa mascot “Bo-tan” is born on March 28th. “Bo” means dazzling fire of
Taimatsu Akashi Fire Festival. “Botan” also means with elegant peony.

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Tonkatsu pork cutlet, Soba noodle, dessert, specialty, Kappa-men noodle

Food and dessert

With its long history as a commercial town, Sukagawa has
many delicious dishes. Its meticulously arranged dishes,from ingredient to preparation, are remarkable. Do notforget the specialty Kappa-men noodle and dessert.

●Kappo Abe

mpra Seiro
Jyuwari Te 800 yen
Soba 1,ken
fried chic
Karaage l 880 yen
set mea●Tonkatsu no Asakawa●Nihon Soba Tamuraya

Established 80 years ago, this restaurant
is tightly knitted with local community. Its
Karaage fried chicken is hugely popularamong regulars. Dipped in sweet secretsauce and fried until crispy, it is a perfectmatch with rice. You can also order the
Karaage fried chicken separately.
0248-65-3222
56 Shiku Okubo
8:00am7:00pm (Lunch eat-in: 11:30am-1:30pm. Pleasereserve one day ahead for dinner after 7:00pm)
Irregular holidays
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Soba noodles are sourced from farmers found by the owner, milled andhandmade. Dried bonito, kelp, sharp
and pungent daikon radish, Hon-wasabi – everything is carefully selected.
“Good ingredients are gentle on the
body and appetizing.” Their great taste
reflects their belief.

Tonkatsu pork cutlet here iswell reviewed among locals. Its
modern interior allows a leisuredining. The tender Tonkatsu pork
cutlet has a crunchy and appetizing crust. It is made from SPF
pork produced in Fukushima
Prefecture. The meal comes withshredded cabbage, rice, Miso
soup, and pickles.

This popular Ramen shop is known
for its soy sauce Ramen with richsoup. Its Kobo Ramen (600 yen)comes with generous amount ofhomemade fatty braised pork andis also well reviewed. Choose fromthree homemade noodles: straight,
fine curl, and thick.

Kappa-men noodle !
Sukagawa boasts one of the most cucumber produce countrywide
with its open-air cultivation during summer and autumn. This tasty
and inexpensive local dish, also known as B-kyu gurume, uses
cucumber noodle kneaded only with cucumber juice, paired withsecret Miso to create an exquisite delight.

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Goma (ses 700 yen
Miso Ramen
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1-2 Yaji Kosakuda
11:00am- (Until ingredients are finished)
Irregular holidays
80248-72-1135
198 Nishiyamaderamachi
11:00am-2:00pm, 5:00pm-8:00pm
Mondays, Tuesdays
80248-75-2652
55 Shimojuku-machi
11:00am-2:30pm, 5:00pm-7:00pm
Thursdays and 3rd Wednesdays
8●Ramen Kobo

Sukagawa specialty●Chiyonoya Shokudo
A canteen in Iwase region with 55
years of history. The artisan kneads
this popular noodle with traditional
methods, by stepping on bamboo.
It is then blended with spicy sesame Miso. Do not miss the BBQ
Yakiniku Don (650 yen) with lightly
sweet homemade BBQ sauce.

●Restaurant Daikokutei(in Ikedaya main branch)

Established in 1877, this place is directly run
by dried-noodle manufacturer. Enjoy Kappa-men noodle kneaded with local Sukagawa
cucumber all year round. Excellent reviews
with its noodle dishes and lunch menu of theday (600 yen).
0248-75-3622
24-17 Hachimanmachi
11:00am-2:00pm
Mondays and Tuesdays
8●New Bashoen
In this handmade Udon and noodle shop,
you can find Kappa-men noodle made withlocal raw noodle, Miso flavored with chili beanpaste, and soft-boiled egg topping. Although
it is served with Japanese noodle sauce, thespicy and tingling Miso is exceptional. Its various small rice bowl menus, called “Mini-Don,”are highly recommended.
0248-75-1766
54-2 Horisokomachi
11:00am-2:00pm, 5:00pm-8:00pm
Mondaysnights and Tuesdays (Open Monday night and closed
the next day if Monday is National Holiday)
80248-65-2008
193 Nakachi Hashirata
11:00am-2:30pm (5:00pm-6:30pm delivery only)
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Let the Chinese cuisines stimulate your fivesenses. Enjoy your meal at its cozy ambience.
Customers are fond of this place because of its
leisurely pace. Perfect excuse to reward and indulge yourself.

A natural restaurant without animal product,sugar, or additive. Many fans come not only for
their wellbeing but also for the great taste here.
Immunity-boosting menu is also available.

Only the finest fish in Japan is used here. Its handmade Soba noodle which uses savory buckwheat
flour from Naganuma is also popular. It is madefrom 100% buckwheat flour. Five Naganuma Soba
Gozen meals are available here. Enjoy an extravagant meal with seafoods and Soba noodles.

0248-75-1877
181 Omachi
11:30am-1:30pm, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Mondays in addition to irregular holidays

Amai
YuwakuBread and
dessert
Their breads are madewith carefully selected
leavens and preparation methods. Roll cakemade with rice flour isalso available. There isalways room for dessert
when you are in Sukagawa – What are you
waiting for?

40248-73-0331
11:30am-2:00pm

327-1 Higashi-machi Namegawa
Wednesdays
8

Wa-RollunnamaOkome Jy,000 yen
1Established in 1750s during Horeki
period, this time-honored Japanese
confectionery store serves traditionaldesserts. Its fusion desserts combining Japanese and western desserts
are also popular. Its best-seller
Okome Jyunnama Wa-Roll is madefrom rice flour dough, smooth cream,
and Tanba black beans, creating theperfect harmony on palate.
0248-73-2393
302 Omachi
8:30am-7:00pm (Saturdays, Sundays,
and National Holidays until 6:00pm)
Tuesdays
80248-73-2346
10:00am-6:00pm
Thursdays
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Hamburg St nyemenu 650●Pumpkin

118-1 Kitamachi
Wednesdays andSavor a natural and healthy taste here. The
chef’s proud original menu “Magowayasashi
Hamburg Steak” uses 10 ingredients such as
vegetables, beans, and seaweeds to bring out
the ingredients’ Umami flavors.

Set menu
yen
from 1,000n
to 1,300 ye

0248-75-4147
230 Kagenumamachi
11:30am-2:00pm, 5:00pm-7:00pm
Sundays, National Holidays
80248-67-2623
32 Kane-machi Naganuma
11:00am-10:00pm
Wednesdays
88●Tamakiya Honpo

Enjoy side dishes carefully curated by the owner in this cozywooden shop. Perfect for apause during city promenade.

120 yenCream Box
0 yen, etc.
Baguette 25●Soba Restaurant Kanekoya
Kappa-men noodle here is made fromnoodles kneaded with squeezed cucumber
juice that are purchased directly from local
farmers. Perfect combination of al dente
noodle, local Miso, and Soba Tsuyu sauce.
0248-72-9633
357 Nakajuku
11:00am-2:30pm, 5:00pm-7:30pm
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Bespan bu n 156 yen, etc.
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200 yen●Pan no Ki Rian●Gnomes’ Inn

Excellent selection from filled andstuffed bread to baked pastries.
Their Kurumi-kanoko is made withgenerous amount of walnuts andlarge adzuki beans. Perfect for souvenir. Their Melon-shaped Bun Rusk
is crunchy and has an irresistible
mild sweetness.

This bakery shop uses seasonal
and local ingredients to bake theirbreads. Free from additive andpreservative. Many like their eightbreads, including sweet potato,bean, red tea, and other. Their
Cream Box, made with bread andmilk cream, is widely popular.

0248-94-5776
21-3 Yokomine
7:00am-7:00pm (Sundays
Morijuku
and National Holidays until 5:30pm)
Tuesdays and Wednesdays
80248-94-7300
176 Kinosato
10:00am-5:00pm
Tuesdays and Wednesdays
8●Handmade bakery

shop Bespan

Hoshino leaven, flour made in Japan, brown sugar, coarse salt – Only
the essentials are used and baked
into their healthy breads. Enjoy morethan 50 selections, from the popular
Bespan bun to melon-shaped bun.
0248-73-0337
5-8 Furuyashiki
10:00am-7:00pm
Sundays to Tuesdays
8n2,000 yeke Whole
Chiffon ca Slice 200 yen●Cafe Kobo R

Here, they use carefully selected rice bran oilin their pound cake and five different chiffon
cakes (free from additive, 200 yen per slice).
Their daily lunch plate menu comes withOnigiri rice ball, made from organic rice cultivated by owner; and healthy side dishes.
0248-75-1050
106-2 Nishikawa-machi
11:30am-2:00pm
Wednesdays, Sundays,
and National Holidays
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Silkie Ch
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Homem n Pudding 330
ade Crepe 200 ye yenn●Otaya Kashiten

This Japanese dessert shop is located along
National Route 118. It started as a Manju bun
shop, with Futamata Manju as their first product. Now it serves popular souvenir desserts,
such as homemade crepe, Silkie Chicken
Pudding, and other western desserts.
0248-68-2619
6-102 Minowa Kinosaki
9:00am-7:00pm (Sundays until 6:00pm)
Irregular holidays
8arious)skewer (v1 Dango 100 yen
from●Yume Kashi Kobo Kameman●Sennari Okashiten

Their cream puff dough made from top-quality Koshihikari rice flour from Sukagawa
is light and crunchy. Filled with generous
amount of homemade custard cream, thecream puffs here are loved by many.

This long-established dessert shop was
founded in 1957. Their handmade rice
dumpling, Dango, is silky, chewy, and melts
in mouth.

0248-73-2751
9:00am-6:00pm
Open 7 days

46 Nishikawa-machi
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Sukagawa
trivia

URL：https://sennarisukagawa.jimdo.com/
0248-73-2694
9:00am-5:30pm

143 Omachi
Tuesdays

Sukagawa specialty cucumber Kappa-men Noodle is perfect with Misoflavored ground meat. Try Kappa-men Noodle to finish your Nomikai party.

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Bo-tan Check!

Highlight of Sukagawa Peony Garden
Preserving the precious
native peony and flower
bed until now

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Precious native peony with 150,
200 years of age bloom gracefully even now. This flower bed
is selected as a beauty spot by
the government. Do not miss thehistoric scenery here.

Peony’s pristine
beauty is memorable

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Most of the time, tree peonyscions are grafted onto rootstocks of herbaceous peonies.
The peonies here are cultivatedwithout grafting, preserving
the pristine peonies. Peony is
known as the king of flowers,
and its size lives up to that title.

3 The garden is the perfect promenade spots

Here, the Big Japanese Elm
Tree, designated as Green Cultural Heritage of Fukushima Prefecture, the pine and bamboo
forests allow for a moment ofcalm in Japanese garden. The
garden admission is free except
certain period. From crimson
autumn maple foliage to winterpeony, its colorful expression
and charm throughout different
seasons are spectacular.

Sukagawa Tokusatsu
Archives Center

The Sukagawa
Peony Garden is the only
such garden in Japan to be
designated as a beauty spotby the government!

●Yoshinoya
Starting from late Edo Period,
Sukagawa has about 230 yearsof flag Enobori painting history.
The flag features strong lines
drawn by hand and Chinese
guardian Shoki to ward off evil
spirits, and it seems to be particularly effective. At the only
remaining Enobori flag painting
studio in the city, you can experience painting mini flag.

The facility is specialized inTokusatsu (special effects). Theycollect, preserve, restore andresearch precious materials related to Tokusatsu. You can see
some of the collections actuallyused in the filming.

Sukagawa Peony Garden0248-94-5200
22 Nakachimae
Hashirata
9:00am-5:00pm
Tuesdays (Closed the next weekday
if Tuesday is National Holiday),
New Year Holidays
Free
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Magnificent flowers witness
passage of history in full bloom

Spice merchant Ito brought back peony saplingfrom Takarazuka City of Hyogo Prefecture andstarted cultivating it in 1766. In 1932, the garden
was designated as a beauty spot by the government. 7,000 bulbs of magnificent and gracefulpeonies in 290 varieties reached full bloom. The
garden celebrated its 250th anniversary in 2016.
0248-73-2422
80-1 Botanen
Open 7 days during season
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Experience Enobori Flag Painting
at Sukagawa

8:30am-5:00pm

Ono Seiho, the sixth heirin Yoshinoya to inherit
the traditional technique

Early winter poem

Botan Takibi(Peony Bonfire)0248-75-4456
58 Namiki-cho
Lesson fee 1,500 yen
8Shop for Sukagawa’s Specialties●Botan Kaikan
Here, you can find out about Sukagawa
Peony Garden’s history and historical garden posters. At the entrance, a metallic
peony decoration inspired by 200-yearold peony stands tall. Do not miss it.

Sukagawa Product Store “flatto”

Bo-tan snack
864 yenKappa-men Noodle (Igetaya Honpo)
660 yenRemodeled and newly opened Sukagawa specialty shop.
From the fine local products to delicious foods, the shop
has great selections of specialties from the prefecture.

Enjoy Sukagawa specialty Kappa-men
noodle kneaded with cucumber juicewith your family. It comes with 2 servings, soup, and special Miso.

Every November in third Saturday night,
a tribute is held as a memorial service forwithered peonies in the city. Solemn firesurrounds the venue and scent permeates the air. It is one of the 100 Best Aromatic Landscapes selected by Ministryof the Environment.

Event

Visitors can experience painting mini Enobori
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There are many exceptional selected artisanal products madeby local farmers, from jams todried fruits and ice creams

Butter cookies made with
Sukagawa’s rice flour andapple. Free from additives.

Walk in the town, Trace Basho’s achievement
Matsuo Basho (1644–1694), who isa famous haiku poet in Edo-period(1603–1867). He accomplished hisjourney and the famous travelogue “The
Narrow Road to Oku” was compiled
based on the journey. During the journey, he spent 8 days in Sukagawa andcomposed three haiku. He left traces of
his visit all over the city. It would makeyou think about Basho himself and his
works if you drop by “Junenji Temple”,“Choshoin Temple”, “Otakiya Jinja
Shrine”, “Kashin-an Hermitage”.

Known as a haiku town
many
There are Haiku
ithlanterns w themwritten on

Where the Kashin-an Hermitage once
stood and Noki no Kuri Teien Garden
There is NTT Sukagawa building in the town where Tokyu’s
house once stood. Kashin (year of birth and death unknown)
lived at the back of Tokyu’s house. Kashin was a priest.
Basho visited him sometimes and composed one haiku at
Kashin-an Hermitage: “Blossoms unnoticed By people ofthis world—Chestnuts by the eaves”. Noki no Kuri named
after the haiku, which means “chestnut tree by eaves”.
You’ll find the statues of Tokyu and Basho in the Noki no
Kuri Teien Garden.
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Kashin-an Hermitage. There is achestnuts tree and a gazebo.

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Noki no Kuri Teien Garden. Good
place for taking rest.

There are twenty-four haiku postboxes in the city. People post their
haiku in it, then haiku competition
are held twicea year. Let’s try
composing haiku
with your artistic
sensibility! (English OK)

Basho and Sukagawa
As many as 8 days in Sukagawa,
during Basho’s 13 days in Fukushima

Online Store Opened

Sukagawa City is a sister city to

The Land of Light,
Nebula M78.

You can find local
specialties, original
Ultraman items fromthe city, and many
more.

●Sukagawa no Monoumu● Sukagawa Product Store “flatto”

The statue of Basho and his disciple Soraat the Yui no Tsuji. Sukagawa has prospered
in staging post in the Edo period.

0248-94-4855
11 Nakamachi
New Year Holidays
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Basho went on walking journey and finally published his travelogue“The Narrow Road to Oku”. Together with his disciple Kawai Sora
(1649–1710), they left Edo (former name of Tokyo) in the spring of 1689.
They stopped by Sukagawa on 22ndof April in the lunar calendar, and visited Basho’s old friend Sagara Tokyu(1638–1715), then stayed his housefor 8 days. They enjoyed the life in
Sukagawa, sometimes having haiku
gatherings with local haiku poets,
sometimes walking around temples in
the city. There is the stone monument You can find records of Basho andengraved with a Basho’s haiku in Sukagawa Haiku poets here, alongwith various Japanese cultural works.
Junenji Temple where he has visited.
●Furyunohajimekan center
0248-72-1212
81-4 Motomachi[Bunka Densho no Ma section] 9:00am5:00pm [Other sections] 9:00am-10:00pm (Saturdays, Sundays, and National Holidays
until 8:00pm)
Tuesdays (Closed the next weekday if Tuesday is National Holiday),Free *Admission fees apply for various facilities
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New Year Holidays

Hotels & Accommodations©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTION

Sukagawa City is the birthplaceof the “God of Tokusatsu” (special
effects) Eiji Tsuburaya, director andfounder of Tsuburaya Productions.
In honor of this connection, on May
5th, 2013, Sukagawa City became
sister cities with Nebula M78’s Landof Light, home of Ultraman. Thispartnership marked the beginning ofvarious events and businesses featuring the Ultra Heroes. Don’t missout on upcoming events!

● Hotel Wing International Sukagawa
0248-72-1411
36-1 Naka-machi
Accommodate: 126 people8● Hotel Sunroute Sukagawa
0248-76-3333
5 Kaji-machi
Accommodate: 107 people8● Hotel Toraya
0248-76-1121
41 Miyazaki-cho
8
Accommodate: 53 people● Business hotel

Business no Yado Shintsuruya0248-73-2503
25 Kita-machi
8
Accommodate: 14 people● Business hotel

Asaka Jyuku

0248-75-0600
86 Kitamuki Morijuku
Accommodate: 60 people8● Farmer’s guest house● Kaisei no Yu Serizawa Onsen Hot Spring
0248-75-3611
38 Serizawa-machi
Accommodate: 138 people (Bath reserved for hotel guests)8

Abe Nouen Yorasse Korasse

0248-75-2382
49-2 Kutsugake Wada
Accommodate: 5 people (1 group per day)

9:30am-6:00pm

8● Stays without meal

● Fujinuma Onsen Yamayuriso
0248-67-3431
4-3 Ishikurayama Ebana
9:00am-8:00pm
Tuesdays (closed the next day if
Tuesday is National Holiday)
Bath admission fee 360 yen
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Family Lodge Hatagoya Sukagawa

0248-76-8878
30-18 Mukaihinata Morijuku
Accommodate: 48 people
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Hotels & Hot springs● Otogi no Yado Yoneya
0248-62-7200
168-2 Kasagi Iwabuchi
Accommodate: 64 people (Bath reserved for hotel guests)
8● Hibari Onsen Hotel
0248-63-1112
22-2 Sekinoue Namegawa
Open 7 days
Bath admission fee 550 yen for 90 minutes
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Sukagawa
triviaDay Spas● Sukagawa City Hot Spring
0248-76-2332
71 Chabatake-machi
9:30am-8:30pm
Thursdays, December 29 to 31
Bath admission fee 310 yen for up to 3 hours
8● Iwase Yukyu no Sato0248-66-1582
56 Suwairi Hatada
10:00am-9:00pm
Mondays (closed the next day if Monday is holiday)
Bath admission fee 360 yen for 3 hours
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Cucumber Shochu “Suka Q” contains cucumber extracts. Shochu lovers willfind it even tastier from the second glass.

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