A volcanic cone with a large round crater beside the Bandai-Azuma Skyline; a short walk leads to the crater rim.
Capture month unconfirmed · Historical photo, not a live view
AUTUMN · Oct
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5°C
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💧 0% rain chance · wind 18 km/h
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Packing checklist
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Parking
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A DIFFERENT JAPAN, EVERY MONTH
When to see this place
Typical viewing windows. Weather and bloom dates vary each year; these are not live forecasts.
No month-specific guide yet for Oct. This does not mean the place is closed.
Suitability
Stroller: Not verified
Nursing room: Not available
Noise level: quiet
Rules
Drones: banned
Nearby places
Within 30 km, closest first.
FukushimaBandai-Azuma Skyline
A seasonal mountain road climbing through volcanic scenery to Jododaira, with high viewpoints and trail access.
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An 80-metre waterfall in the mountains of Yonezawa, one of Japan's Top 100 Waterfalls, reached via Namekawa Onsen.
FukushimaGoshikinuma Ponds
A chain of volcanic ponds in Urabandai whose mineral-rich water appears blue, turquoise, green and reddish brown along a forest trail.
FukushimaFukushima Prefectural Museum of Art
An art museum at the foot of Mount Shinobu in Fukushima city, with works by Andrew Wyeth and Japanese painters.
FukushimaNihonmatsu Chrysanthemum Dolls
Kasumigajo Park hosts elaborate figures dressed with living chrysanthemums during the autumn event.
YamagataYonezawa Castle Ruins
The former seat of the Uesugi clan in Yonezawa; the moated site now holds Uesugi Shrine.
Sources, photo credits and verification
Place information: Official tourism source · Reviewed 2026-10-06
- 1. A picture of Mount Azuma-kofuji, a dormant volcano in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Image was taken with a Canon PowerShot SD450 Digital Elph camera and edited u · Brian Adler (BrianAdler) · Source ↗ · Public domain