Timetable · Annual Schedule
福島県 · Calendar 2026
Seasonal windows and dated events, month by month. Entry pages are in Traditional Chinese; event names appear in their original Japanese.
January
5 itemsJanuary is peak ski season: Grandeco, Urabandai and Inawashiro are all running, so the trip tilts to the mountains. Strawberry greenhouses are the bad-weather fallback, and the coast is in mehikari and hokki-clam season. Snow slows every transfer.
February
4 itemsNo headline events in February, but the snow is at its most reliable: Grandeco, Urabandai and Inawashiro are mid-season, which suits multi-day skiing. Build the rest around the slopes, strawberry picking and coastal mehikari, and expect snow-hit train schedules.
March
6 itemsMarch is the switchover: the Grandeco, Urabandai and Inawashiro ski seasons wind down while Hanamiyama Park and the Aizu-Wakamatsu cycle loop open late in the month. Both edges depend on weather, so keep strawberry picking as a backup.
April
7 itemsApril is Fukushima's busiest and most worthwhile month: Hanamiyama Park, Miharu Takizakura and Shirakawa Komine Castle share one blossom window. The Koriyama–Urabandai bus and the Aizu-Wakamatsu–Ouchijuku Saruyu-go resume mid-month, which is when non-drivers can finally plan properly.
May
8 itemsMay opens Oze: the national park, the Ozegahara hiking route and the Hinoemata onsen huts all start up, the first window for the highland marsh. Aizu cycling and the Ouchijuku Saruyu-go run too, and Soma Nomaoi falls at month's end.
June
8 itemsJune is rainy season, so build in flexibility: Oze's trails and the Hinoemata huts are open, but boardwalk hiking in rain is a different trip. Soma Nomaoi carries into the first days and Soma hokki clams return to season.
July
11 itemsJuly is hot and crowded: the Fukushima fireworks festival lands at the end of the month, so lock that weekend's lodging in early. Peaches including Akatsuki, plus Soma sea urchin and abalone, all come in; escape the heat up at Oze or Hinoemata.
August
10 itemsAugust has no headline events; treat Fukushima as a heat escape. Oze and the Hinoemata mountain huts are the cool options while the lowlands stay muggy. Food carries the month — Akatsuki peaches, Soma sea urchin and abalone. Book huts early.
September
11 itemsSeptember is the eating month: Aizu Koshihikari new rice, Aizu apples and Iwaki saury arrive as Soma sea urchin and abalone finish. Oze hiking continues and turns cool. It is typhoon season, so leave slack for suspended buses.
October
10 itemsOctober is the autumn-colour month and the last stretch for the mountains: Oze and the Hinoemata huts close at month's end. The Urabandai bus and Ouchijuku Saruyu-go still run, and Aizu rice, Aizu apples and Iwaki saury are all in.
November
7 itemsNovember is a handover month: the Urabandai bus and the Ouchijuku Saruyu-go stop mid-month and Aizu cycle rental closes at month's end, so put transit-based trips in the first half. Then food takes over — apples and saury finish, mehikari and hokki clams begin.
December
5 itemsDecember opens the ski season, but mostly from mid-month: Grandeco, Urabandai and Inawashiro start in stages, so early December guarantees neither snow nor lifts. Greenhouse strawberry picking runs all month, and mehikari and hokki clams are at their best.