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Kitakata
Kitakata · 喜多方
For a ramen day trip from Aizu-Wakamatsu, visit Kitakata on the JR Banetsu West Line. Find restaurants using the tourism association's ramen map. Raimu's Kitakata main restaurant is number 19 on that map.
Sources Sources JR East adult regular-fare calculation rules, Article 77-3
Visitor information
Admission
There is no area-wide admission fee for Kitakata. Ramen meals and tourism-facility charges vary by shop and facility. Adult regular-train paper 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 October 9, 2026. Meals and sightseeing-train seat fees are excluded. Check services and ticket purchasing conditions for your travel date before leaving.
Opening hours
Shops and facilities have different hours and closing days; check the tourist information center you plan to use separately too. Raimu's Kitakata main restaurant is officially listed as open 11:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m., with last order at 8:45 p.m., year-round. Recheck the shop's information for temporary closures and your visit date's menu.
What to see at Kitakata
Choose lunch from the ramen map
Kitakata Tourism Association provides a ramen map and restaurant information. Pick a restaurant, such as Raimu's Kitakata main restaurant at number 19, then check its location and hours to plan your walk after leaving the station.
Official Raimu: Kitakata main restaurant address; 11:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m., last order 8:45 p.m. Kitakata Tourism Association: ramen map and restaurants
How to get to Kitakata
Take a regular JR Banetsu West Line train toward Kitakata/Niitsu from Aizu-Wakamatsu and get off at Kitakata. For Raimu's main restaurant, walk from the station to 7 Inarimiya, number 19 on the tourism association's ramen map. Allow restaurant waiting time and time to walk back. Return from Kitakata on Aizu-Wakamatsu-bound JR. Check your travel-date times in the official station timetable and the platform in the station's on-the-day information.
JR Aizu-Wakamatsu Station: Banetsu West Line weekday/holiday timetables toward Kitakata and Niitsu JR Kitakata Station: weekday/holiday timetables toward Aizu-Wakamatsu Kitakata Tourism Association: ramen map and restaurants Official Raimu: Kitakata main restaurant address; 11:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m., last order 8:45 p.m.
Visit tips
Plan your meal around the return train
Return to Aizu-Wakamatsu on JR from Kitakata. Check your travel-date timetable and leave time for restaurant waiting and the walk to the station. Even after choosing from the tourism association's map, recheck the shop's information for that day's operations and temporary closures.
JR Kitakata Station: weekday/holiday timetables toward Aizu-Wakamatsu Kitakata Tourism Association: ramen map and restaurants Official Raimu: Kitakata main restaurant address; 11:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m., last order 8:45 p.m.
Questions about Kitakata
Do Kitakata ramen shops all have the same hours?
Check each shop separately. Raimu's Kitakata main restaurant is officially listed as open 11:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m., with last order at 8:45 p.m., year-round, but those hours do not apply to other restaurants. Recheck your chosen shop for temporary closures on your visit date.
Official Raimu: Kitakata main restaurant address; 11:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m., last order 8:45 p.m.
Sources
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- JR East adult regular-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: Kitakata main restaurant address; 11:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m., last order 8:45 p.m. ·
- JR Aizu-Wakamatsu Station: Banetsu West Line weekday/holiday timetables toward Kitakata and Niitsu ·
- JR Kitakata Station: weekday/holiday timetables toward Aizu-Wakamatsu ·
- Kitakata Tourism Association: ramen map and restaurants ·
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