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Aizu-Wakamatsu, Fukushima
Published: November 3rd 2008Asia » Japan » Fukushima » Aizu » Aizuwakamatsu
November 3rd 2008
This weekend was my "get out of Sendai" weekend. The last couple weeks I have been busy on weekends and have had no time to go out and do anything before the winter cold sets in. So yesterday and today I was out of Sendai and out enjoying Tohoku to it's fullest in a weekend dripping with historical content. Today I met my manager, yes my boss, in Koriyama station and we drove together to Aizu-Wakamatsu. Aizu-Wakamatsu is famous for the Byakkotai "White Tigers". The story goes that during a time of civil war a group of samurai were waiting at Iimori mountain for word from the castle, Tsuruga, when they saw smoke raising up from where the castle stood. Thinking that the castle had fallen into enemy hands the group commited seppuku, ritual suicide. The ... read more
Aizu-Wakamatsu: Home to Samurai, Sake, and a Castle
Published: July 3rd 2006Asia » Japan » Fukushima » Aizu » Aizuwakamatsu
June 17th 2006
*I have more pictures to upload, so check back later in the week for additional photos* Rusty and I spent the day in Aizu-Wakamatsu, located in the Fukushima prefecture, about 2 hours away from Fukushima City by train. The train trip there took us through the mountain area of Mt. Bandai-Asahi National Park where a mountain range comes together at the place where 3 prefectures meet. Luckily, it was a beautiful day in Aizu and we were able to find a local tourist hop-on, hop-off bus that would take s to the local sites. Aizu is known for its samurai past and was involved in the Boshin War of 1868. One of the major sites for tourists here is a hill called Iiomoriyama where a band of teenage samurais committed mass suicide when they mistakenly thought ... read more
