Kitakata is well known for its distinctive Kitakata ramen noodles and well-preserved traditional storehouse buildings, while Ouchijuku in the town of Shimogo retains numerous thatched buildings from the Edo Period.
The Inawashiro Lake area of Bandai -Asahi National Park is Inawashiro-ko, where the parental home of Hideyo Noguchi (1876-1928) can still be found [REF].