Iizaka (飯坂町, Iizaka-machi) was a town located in the Iizaka Area (飯坂地区, Iizaka-chiku) of Shinobu District, Fukushima, Japan.
Iizaka is one of the most famous onsen towns in the Tōhoku region with over 70 hotels and ryokan along the banks of the Surikami River devoted to the enterprise.
Ioji Temple contains a "kuyo-to", a vertical slab stone monument, which has been declared an Important Prefectural Cultural Asset.
Ioji Temple was founded by Kōbō-Daishi, the founder of the Buddhist Shingon sect, in 827.
A Yakushi Nyorai (the holy image of Siddhārtha, the founder of Buddhism) made by Kōbō-Daishi has been enshrined inside it.