Sword Katsura

Sword Katsura

Info

  • Address:
  • Mafune, Saigo-mura, Nishishirakawa-gun, Fukushima
  • Public Transportation:  
JR Shin-Shirakawa Station → Fukushima Kotsu Bus 40 minutes to Kogen Hotel, stop off, 15 minutes on foot
  • Car Access:  
25 minutes from Tohoku Expressway Shirakawa IC via National Route 289
  • Phone Number:  
  • 0248-25-5795 (Saigō Village Tourism Association)
  • Parking Number:  
Five

Spot Category

Animal habitat/plant group fabric, plateau/moor/forest/forest/tree


The legend that contained the ogre remains

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