Sightseeing in Aizuwakamatsu

Sightseeing in Aizuwakamatsu

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Sightseeing in Aizuwakamatsu

Summer Festival: Tanabata Festival, a gorgeous and splendid celebration.

Sightseeing in Aizuwakamatsu

Government Cemetery: located at the Entsu-ji temple grounds in Omachi Nagoya-machi, where the war dead of the Western army, including Satsuma, Choshu, Tosa, and Higo, are buried. Amida-ji Temple: located in Nanukamachi; it has a memorial hall for Aizu Domain war dead; the main hall is the third floor of the former Tsuruga Castle keep, and the entrance is the former entrance of the Great Hall.

Sightseeing in Aizuwakamatsu

Located on Shinmei-dori in the city, displaying all kinds of Aizu products.

Sightseeing in Aizuwakamatsu

Daimyo Procession: an annual event recalling the Aizu Domain, parading through the city.

Sightseeing in Aizuwakamatsu

Aizuwakamatsu City Hall and Aizuwakamatsu Station.

Sightseeing in Aizuwakamatsu

Grave of Isami Kondo, the last swordsman, 4 km southeast of the station within Tozan-in. Grave of Gamo Ujisato, at Kotoku-ji in Sakaemachi, with the inscription 'Bunroku 4, Bogo, February 7.' Birthplace of Yamaga Soko, near the site of Nisshinkan, erected in 1926; a natural stone monument within a stone fence.

Sightseeing in Aizuwakamatsu

Aizu youths performing the Byakkotai sword dance at the Tsuruga Castle historic site.

Sightseeing in Aizuwakamatsu

Aizuwakamatsu City Public Hall.