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Yumoto is home to Iwaki Yumoto Onsen, one of the oldest onsen in Japan, with many ryokan hotels. It is also home to Spa Resort Hawaiians, a spa resort which draws 1.5 million visitors per year and was the subject of the 2006 movie Hula Girls. Onahama is a port town where many factories, fisheries and port facilities are located.
The Onahama - Ena section closed in 1936, the company renamed itself the Onahama Port Railway in 1939, and converted the line to 1067mm gauge in 1941. The Ena Railway Co. rebuilt the Onahama - Ena section as 1067mm gauge in 1953. In 1965 a typhoon caused the collapse of a retaining wall, and the Onahama - Ena section formally closed in 1967.
Terushima, where Terushima Cormorant Habitat is located, is a small rock-shaped island positioned in the sea southeast of Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, and is located on the southwest side of Onahama Port, known as the largest port in Fukushima Prefecture.
Lake Inawashiro is the 4th largest lake of Japan (103.3 km 2 (39.9 sq mi)) in the center of the prefecture. [ 18 ] The coastal Hamadōri region lies on the Pacific Ocean and is the flattest and most temperate region, while the Nakadōri region is the agricultural heart of the prefecture and contains the capital, Fukushima City.
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The Onahama - Ena section closed in 1936, the company renamed itself the Onahama Port Railway in 1939, and converted the line to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge in 1941. The Ena Railway rebuilt the Onahama - Ena section as 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) in 1953. In 1965 a typhoon caused the collapse of a retaining wall, and the Onahama - Ena section formally ...
17 April 1916: The Iwaki Kaigan Tram (磐城海岸軌道, Iwaki Kaigai Kidō) (horse-drawn) opens between Onahama and Ena. 9 December 1936: The line closes. 12 January 1953: The line opens between Sakaechō and Ena. (Onahama - Sakaechō was opened by Onahama Rinkō Railway) September 1965: The line is damaged by a typhoon.
The name Ban-etsu (磐越) is a kanji acronym consisting of characters found in the former names of the provinces linked by the expressway. Iwaki Province (磐城) consists of the eastern part of present-day Fukushima Prefecture, and Echigo Province (越後) consists of present-day Niigata Prefecture.