Travel in Fukushima
Kitakata
Kitakata · 喜多方
Visit Kitakata for ramen from Aizu-Wakamatsu by JR’s Banetsu West Line. Find restaurants on the association map; Raimu’s Kitakata main shop is number 19.
Official sources Official sources JR East adult ordinary-fare calculation rules, Article 77-3
Visitor information
Admission
There is no Kitakata-wide admission fee. Meals and attractions have individual prices. Adult local-train paper tickets Aizu-Wakamatsu–Kitakata cost ¥350 one way or ¥700 for two tickets, using JR East’s official operating distance and fare rules checked 9 October 2026. Meals and tourist-train seat charges are excluded. Check operation and purchase conditions for your date before departure.
Opening hours
Shops and facilities have individual hours and closing days. Check your chosen tourist information office separately. Official Raimu main-shop hours are 11:00–21:00, last order 20:45. It is listed as open year-round, but recheck temporary closures and menus for your date.
What to see at Kitakata
Choose lunch on the ramen map
The Kitakata association provides a ramen map and restaurant information. Choose a shop such as Raimu’s main shop at number 19, then check location and hours to plan your walk before arrival.
Official Raimu: main-shop address, 11:00–21:00 and last order 20:45 Kitakata tourism association ramen map and restaurant information
How to get to Kitakata
Take a JR Banetsu West Line local train towards Kitakata or Niitsu from Aizu-Wakamatsu and get off at Kitakata. For Raimu’s main shop, walk to 7 Inarimiya, number 19 on the association map. Allow queues and the return walk, then board JR towards Aizu-Wakamatsu. Check times in the official station timetable and platforms in on-the-day station guidance.
JR Aizu-Wakamatsu: weekday/holiday Banetsu West Line timetable towards Kitakata and Niitsu JR Kitakata: weekday/holiday timetable towards Aizu-Wakamatsu Kitakata tourism association ramen map and restaurant information Official Raimu: main-shop address, 11:00–21:00 and last order 20:45
Visiting tips
Plan meals around your return train
Return from Kitakata on JR towards Aizu-Wakamatsu. Check your date’s timetable, allowing restaurant queues and the station walk. A shop’s inclusion on the map does not replace checking that day’s operation and temporary closures.
JR Kitakata: weekday/holiday timetable towards Aizu-Wakamatsu Kitakata tourism association ramen map and restaurant information Official Raimu: main-shop address, 11:00–21:00 and last order 20:45
Questions about Kitakata
Do Kitakata ramen shops share the same hours?
Check each shop. Official Raimu main-shop hours are 11:00–21:00, last order 20:45, open year-round; these do not apply to other shops. Recheck temporary closures with the individual business for your date.
Official Raimu: main-shop address, 11:00–21:00 and last order 20:45
Official sources
- Official sources ·
- Official sources ·
- JR East adult ordinary-fare calculation rules, Article 77-3 ·
- JR East Banetsu West Line Aizu-Wakamatsu–Kitakata operating distance: 16.6 km ·
- JR East main-line fare distance bands, Article 77 ·
- Official Raimu: main-shop address, 11:00–21:00 and last order 20:45 ·
- JR Aizu-Wakamatsu: weekday/holiday Banetsu West Line timetable towards Kitakata and Niitsu ·
- JR Kitakata: weekday/holiday timetable towards Aizu-Wakamatsu ·
- Kitakata tourism association ramen map and restaurant information ·
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