My second day in Fukushima prefecture

I woke up and had a very nice breakfast and then we drove to go climbing a mountain 1600 meter youhou

start line

beautiful scenery

very nice light effect

Just a tip if it is the first time you climb a mountain and you find it a bit painful just do like me and have a wee stop as ofter as you want by taking a lot of pictures eheh

1600 meter later here we are at the top ( I was the first one)

The shrine was very nice but the view was quiet sad

Shrine

There is not much left of all the towns bellow

For those who grew up here and just discover the view are chock.

We took some pictures of our crew, had some tea then head back down before saying goodbye to our lovely hosts.

We took the left road through the deep forest

Now the part 2 of the day was to start and that was the emotionally harder.

I don’t think the picture needs comments….

So many history swept away by the sea…

After so much desolation we decided to move as my guide wanted to show me the lively part of the amazing Fukushima prefecture. So I can show it to you and you can come back as tourist here.

Fukushima is the southernmost prefecture of T?hoku region, and the closest to Tokyo. It is divided by mountain ranges into three regions called (from west to east) Aizu, Nakad?ri, and Hamad?ri.

The coastal Hamad?ri region lies on the Pacific Ocean and is the flattest and most temperate region, while the Nakad?ri region is the agricultural heart of the prefecture and contains the capital, Fukushima City. The mountainous Aizu region has scenic lakes, lush forests, and snowy winters.

We went to have Ramen for lunch in a very nice restaurant at Abukuma keikoku prefectural natural park