Travel in Fukushima
Kitakata
Kitakata · 喜多方
Visit Kitakata for a ramen meal from Aizu-Wakamatsu. Take the JR Ban’etsu West Line and find restaurants on the tourist association’s ramen map. Raimu’s Kitakata main branch is number 19.
Official sources Official sources JR East ordinary adult fare calculation rules, article 77-3
Visitor information
Address
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Location on the mapAdmission
There is no admission fee for Kitakata as a whole. Ramen meals and sightseeing facilities have individual charges. Ordinary adult paper train tickets between Aizu-Wakamatsu and Kitakata cost ¥350 one way, or ¥700 for two one-way tickets. This follows JR East’s official operating distance and fare rules checked on 9 October 2026; meals and sightseeing-train seat charges are excluded. Confirm services and purchase conditions for your date before departure.
Opening hours
Shop and facility hours and closing days vary; check your chosen tourist information centre separately too. Raimu’s Kitakata main branch officially opens 11:00–21:00, with last orders at 20:45. It lists year-round opening, but recheck temporary closures and menus for your visit.
What to see at Kitakata
Choose lunch on the ramen map
The Kitakata tourist association provides a ramen map and restaurant information. Choose a shop such as Raimu’s Kitakata main branch at number 19, then check its location and hours to plan the walk from the station.
Official Raimu: main branch address, 11:00–21:00 and last orders 20:45 Kitakata tourist association: ramen map and restaurant information
How to get to Kitakata
Take a JR Ban’etsu West Line ordinary train towards Kitakata or Niitsu from Aizu-Wakamatsu and get off at Kitakata. For Raimu’s main branch, walk to 7 Inarimiya, number 19 on the tourist association’s ramen map. Leave time for queues and the walk back. Return on an Aizu-Wakamatsu-bound JR train. Check your date’s train times in the official station timetable and the platform in the day’s station information.
JR Aizu-Wakamatsu: Ban’etsu West Line weekday/holiday timetable towards Kitakata and Niitsu JR Kitakata: weekday/holiday timetable towards Aizu-Wakamatsu Kitakata tourist association: ramen map and restaurant information Official Raimu: main branch address, 11:00–21:00 and last orders 20:45
Before you visit
Plan your meal around the return train
Return to Aizu-Wakamatsu on JR from Kitakata Station. Check your date’s timetable and allow time for restaurant queues and the walk back. Even after choosing on the tourist association’s map, recheck opening and temporary closures with the shop.
JR Kitakata: weekday/holiday timetable towards Aizu-Wakamatsu Kitakata tourist association: ramen map and restaurant information Official Raimu: main branch address, 11:00–21:00 and last orders 20:45
Questions about Kitakata
Do all Kitakata ramen shops have the same hours?
Check each shop separately. Raimu’s Kitakata main branch officially lists 11:00–21:00, last orders 20:45 and year-round opening. Other shops have different hours; recheck temporary closures with your chosen shop for your date.
Official Raimu: main branch address, 11:00–21:00 and last orders 20:45
Official sources
- Official sources ·
- Official sources ·
- JR East ordinary adult fare calculation rules, article 77-3 ·
- JR East Ban’etsu West Line Aizu-Wakamatsu–Kitakata operating distance: 16.6 km ·
- JR East main-line fare distance bands, article 77 ·
- Official Raimu: main branch address, 11:00–21:00 and last orders 20:45 ·
- JR Aizu-Wakamatsu: Ban’etsu West Line weekday/holiday timetable towards Kitakata and Niitsu ·
- JR Kitakata: weekday/holiday timetable towards Aizu-Wakamatsu ·
- Kitakata tourist association: ramen map and restaurant information ·
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