Fukushima City is a rewarding place to run because it blends open river scenery with quick access to parks, viewpoints, and hot springs. A signature experience is cruising along the city’s river corridors—especially the Arakawa area in the foothills of the Azuma mountains—then stretching out in the vast, runner-friendly grounds of Azuma Sports Park, which sits alongside the river and offers wide, seasonal scenery. For a short climb and a memorable panorama, Mt. Shinobu is a local symbol with observation decks that look out over the city and the surrounding basin. In spring, Hanamiyama adds an iconic “flower mountain” atmosphere just outside the center. After your run, it’s easy to cap the day with a soak in Iizaka Onsen, a historic hot-spring town closely connected to Fukushima City.