Mount Bandai
Discover Mount Bandai
Mount Bandai, "Bandai-san", is a volcanic peak which gives its name to part of the Tohoku region of Japan. The region is located at a large opening through the northern Japanese alpine ranges. The small towns of Inowashira and Aizu-Wakamatsu are on this low-lying area overlooked by Bandai-san. The area of Urabandai, literally "behind Bandai" means what it says: the alpine basin behind the volcano with many features formed by its eruption in 1888. Just to keep us all on our toes, Urabandai is also called Bandaikogen, meaning "Bandai plateau" and its main hub, Bandaikogen Eki is not an "eki" as in rail station. The Tohoku Shinkansen links Tokyo and Ueno stations with Koriyama, change here to the Ban'etsu West Line to Inawashiro or Aizu-Wakamatsu. These are both good hubs from which to explore the area.
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Essential Information
Getting There
Multiple OptionsThe Tohoku Shinkansen links Tokyo and Ueno stations with Koriyama, change here to the Ban'etsu West Line to Inawashiro or Aizu-Wakamatsu. These are both good hubs from which to explore the area. An alternative train route, but much slower, involves taking the Tobu line private railway from Asakusa in Tokyo towards Nikko then taking inland alpine rail routes (the Aizu Tetsudo) north to Aizu-Wakamatsu. The JR Ban'etsu West Line links all the main cities. Urabandai is reached by bus from Inawashiro....
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Getting Around
The JR Ban'etsu West Line links all the main cities. Urabandai is reached by bus from Inawashiro.