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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Tamura

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Tamura, Japan

Updated April 15, 2020

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Inside Caves.

Tamura, Japan

Abukuma-do Caves

These wondrously illuminated caverns extend under the mountains of the Fukushima Prefecture.
Insect-themed amusement park

Tamura, Japan

Mushi Mushi Land

"Bug Bug" Land, a natural park for beetle watching, still hasn't fully recovered from Fukushima's nuclear disaster.
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The Motomiya Movie Theater, built in 1914.

Motomiya, Japan

Motomiya Movie Theater

A disused, crumbling 110-year-old theater retains the authentic retro charms of Showa-era cinema.
10 miles from Tamura
The grave of the cannibal hag.

Nihommatsu, Japan

Kurozuka (Black Tomb)

Local legend claims that this is the final resting place of an infamous cannibal hag.
12 miles from Tamura
The original Ultraman.

Sukagawa, Japan

Ultraman Street

In the hometown of Eiji Tsuburaya, a street lined with intergalactic heroes and monsters.
15 miles from Tamura

Sukagawa, Japan

Tsuburaya Eiji Museum

A small, family-friendly museum dedicated to the “god of special effects” who brought Godzilla to life.
15 miles from Tamura
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