Fun Stops Around Town
Niida River Hot Spring Haramachi Yussa
A hot spring nestled in a valley of the Abukuma mountains, complete with outdoor open-air baths. This is a space where you can come to get refreshed and enjoy the hot water.
Address: 福島県南相馬市原町区深野字荒戸沢15 (Google Maps)
Tel: 0244-26-0026
Email: info@yussa.jp
Niida River Hot Spring Haramachi Yussa website
Daihisan Orochi Story Park
大悲山の石仏（観音堂石仏）
A park maintained as a space where you can enjoy history and nature to the fullest. Here you can explore the wall illustrating the story of the giant dragon Orochi, an Orochi monument, the Daihisan stone Buddhas (part of a larger collection called the “Magaibutsu”), and the ancient giant Japanese cedar tree.
Address: 福島県南相馬市小高区泉沢字薬師前43 (Google Maps)
Michi no Eki Minamisoma (Roadside Station)
物産館
お食事処さくら亭のタンメン
A building styled after a longhouse and exudes the ambiance present at Soma Nomaoi, designed to provide a pleasant place for visitors to spend their time.
You can buy fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables, as well as homemade pickled vegetables and handmade souvenirs.
Located next to a large park, so it’s a great place for having fun on the weekends.
Address: 福島県南相馬市原町区高見町2丁目30-1 (Google Maps)
Tel: 0244-26-5100
Email: info@nomaoinosato.co.jp
Michi no Eki "Minamisoma" website
Minamisoma Service Area Site Facility “Sedette Kashima”
Souvenir shop
A tourism facility found adjoined to the Minamisoma-Kashima Service Area on the Joban Expressway, also accessible by local roads.
Not only is this a great place for shopping and food, it also comes equipped with an outdoor ball trampoline for kids and a dog run, so you can enjoy time here with the whole family.
Address: 福島県南相馬市鹿島区浮田字椴木沢212-1 (Google Maps)
Tel: 0244-26-4822
Minamisoma Service Area Facility “Sedette Kashima”
Nomaoi Road Meijokan (Former Brewery)
Permanent Soma Nomaoi Display in the Meiji Storehouse
Western building which offers tourist information and souvenirs
The Nomaoi Road Meijokan has preserved and restored sake breweries and Western-style houses from the Meiji period, the Taisho period, and the beginning of the Showa period, and serves as a space for connection and relaxation for local inhabitants. It was opened in May 2006 as a base facility for tourism in the city.
Feel free to come enjoy the elegant Japanese-style house, the permanent exhibition rooms, and the gallery storehouses.
Address: 福島県南相馬市原町区本町2丁目52 (Google Maps)
Tel: 0244-26-8040
Nomaoi Road Meijokan (Former Brewery)
Karasuzaki Beach
Around the time of Soma Nomaoi, you will most likely be able to see horses and riders training for their performance in one of the festival’s events.
Kitaizumi Beach
Tohoku’s leading surf spot.
While the adults are out surfing, children can play to their hearts’ content at the nearby Kitaizumi Seaside Park.