Fukushima

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Fukushima (福島) is the capital city of Fukushima Prefecture in Honshu, Japan.

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Get in

By plane

It is a 40-minute bus ride from Fukushima Airport to Koriyama station (¥800), from which you will then have to travel to Fukushima station by Shinkansen (¥2920, 15 minutes) or local train (¥820, 45 minutes). It may be a bit more convenient to arrive in Tokyo and take the Shinkansen from there.

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By train

Fukushima is a stop on the Tohoku Shinkansen line between Tokyo and Sendai, and is also served by the JR Tohoku and Yamagata lines. The Yamagata Shinkansen branches off here, traveling over conventional lines to Yamagata and Shinjo.

The travel time from Tokyo to Fukushima by Shinkansen is approximately 1 3/4 hours, with 2 to 4 departures every hour at a cost of ¥8500 each way.

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By bus

Six daily buses called Abukuma depart from Shinjuku in Tokyo, at a cost of ¥4800 one way; the trip takes about five hours.

Kintetsu Bus' Galaxy overnight bus service runs from Osaka and Kyoto to Fukushima. It takes approximately 12 hours from Osaka (¥12740 one way) and 10 1/2 hours from Kyoto (¥12130 one way).

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