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07503 ／ひらたむら

Fukushima Prefecture 石川郡

Hirata Village

No peak blocks the view; it stands proudly alone here.

Mt. Yomogidadake

Photo by Σ64 (CC BY 4.0)

01 ／ Moss phlox

The park at the mountain's foot, in full bloom,looks like a carpet of flowers.

Moss phlox in Hirata Village — Photo by Koda6029 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The village says Jupiland Hirata, built to make use of the nature at the foot of Mt. Yomogidadake, holds a moss phlox festival from mid-April to mid-May in a typical year. At full bloom, it says, the view spreads out like a laid carpet of flowers. Entry is free, except during events.

Moss phlox festival: mid-April to mid-May, typically
Free entry (fee during events only)
World Hydrangea and Lily Festival: mid-June to mid-July

02 ／ Cherry trees

Village-designated natural monuments:five named cherry trees appear on its map.

The village's guide map, "Cherry Trees of Hirata," shows five cherry trees as village-designated cultural properties (natural monuments). The village's page invites visitors to come and see the cherry trees in full bloom.

Village-designated cultural property (natural monument)
Five cherry trees on the guide map

03 ／ Nenbutsu dance

A dance said to have begun to honor ancestorshas long been handed down in Komagata.

The village describes the Komagata Jangara Nenbutsu Dance as a village intangible folk cultural property handed down in Komagata for a long time. It is said to have begun to honor ancestors, and on August 13 and 14 the dancers visit homes in the district marking a first Obon. The prefecture's guide also lists a New Year community event, Toriyagoya burning.

Hirata Village intangible folk cultural property
August 13 and 14, visiting first-Obon homes
New Year community event: Toriyagoya burning

Hirata Village from the sky

Now and 1974–78. Tap a photo to zoom in.

Now1974–78

Wide (about 6 km across)

Close (about 1.5 km across)

Now (shot December 2022)Shot 1974–78

Source: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) GSI Tiles（全国最新写真（シームレス）／国土画像情報（第一期：1974〜1978年撮影））

Open in GSI Maps (now)Open in GSI Maps (1974–78)

Living here

Fifty-three minutes by bus from Koriyama Station.

about 6,000 people
Rural district town

There is no railway station in the village, and the village's website points to the Fukushima Kotsu bus route linking Koriyama and Yomogida. In the timetable revised on April 1, 2026, the fastest daily bus takes 53 minutes from Koriyama Station to the Hirata roadside station stop. The village lies in the Abukuma Mountains at an average elevation of 500 m, the prefecture's guide says.

People living here: 5,826people
Area: 93.42km²
Households: 1,953households
Rent (average for rentals): —
Healthcare: 1 hospital ／ 4 clinics

Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103

Children waiting for childcare: —2 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy: —
Average annual temperature: —

These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

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Where you can go from here.

Hirata Village in Japan37.222°N 140.576°E

to KoriyamaLocal bus53min

Travel times follow 村公式『村内路線バス』（https://www.vill.hirata.fukushima.jp/soshiki/2/4235.html 更新2026-03-11）に載る PDF『路線バス運行ルート変更及びダイヤ改正のお知らせ』（https://www.vill.hirata.fukushima.jp/uploaded/attachment/4813.pdf 。問い合わせ先福島交通株式会社（郡山支社）024-943-1651 と平田村役場企画商工課）の『郡山・蓬田線運行時刻表【令和８年４月１日～】』。郡山駅前発→上蓬田行は平日6便・土日祝4便。道の駅ひらたの停留所への所要は、平日 9:05→10:02・13:00→13:57・15:30→16:27・17:00→17:57・18:50→19:47 が57分、20:15→21:08 が53分。土日祝は 9:05→10:02・12:00→12:57・17:00→17:57 が57分、19:30→20:23 が53分。毎日運転（平日・土日祝とも運転）の最速は53分（平日20:15発・土日祝19:30発）。逆向き（道の駅ひらた→郡山駅前）は平日 6:33→7:35・10:23→11:25 が62分、20:08→21:06 が58分、土日祝 20:43→21:41 が58分で、最速58分。表の注記は『正月運休ダイヤ（1/1・1/2は運休）』だけで、平日のみ・特定日の注記つきの便は無い (checked 2026-10-28). They vary by time of day.

Shape

Borders 7 municipalities.

Territory of Hirata Village

Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (Administrative Area Data), MLIT. Processed by Machigatari.Lakes: National Land Numerical Information (Lake Data), MLIT. Processed by Machigatari. Prepared with the approval of the Director-General of the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, using its Digital Map 25000 (Spatial Data Framework) and Digital Map 25000 (Place Names and Public Facilities). (承認番号平27情使、第585号)

North to south

13.1km

Ono Town, Furudono Town, Tamakawa Village, Ishikawa Town, Iwaki City, Koriyama City, Sukagawa City

Hirata Village isthis kind of town.

01Mt. Yomogidadake is 952 m high; a Fukushima tourism foundation site says it stands in the middle of the Abukuma Mountains with no peaks blocking its view and is proud of its solitude in the area
02Jupiland Hirata lies at the foot of Mt. Yomogidadake, and the village says its moss phlox festival at full bloom looks like a laid carpet of flowers
03The village's guide map shows five village-designated natural-monument cherry trees, and in Komagata a dance said to have begun to honor ancestors visits first-Obon homes

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Source: Wikidata (P2002, P2003, P2013, P2397)

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