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the heart of the city for over
600 years, was last rebuilt in
1965 as a museum. To the east
is the Samurai Residence
(Buke-yashiki), a good
reproduction of a 38-room
samurai manor. Nearby, the
Oyakuen (medicinal herb
garden) of a 17th-century villa
contains over 200 herbs.
For shopping, head to
Nanukamachi-dori, which
is lined with old shops.
Tsuruga Castle
" ⌂ 1-1 Otemachi @ To
Tsurugajo Iriguchi § (0242)
27-4005 # 8:30am–5pm daily
Praying at the gravesite of the Byakkotai
samurais on Iimoriyama, near Aizu Wakamatsu Samurai Residence
" ⌂ 1 Higashiyamamachi
Ishiyama @ Aizu bus to Aizu
house, is a kura-lined lane. The to November 5), the park is Bukeyashiki-mae § (0242)
Yamatogawa Sake-Brewing studded with hot springs and 28-2525 # 8am–5pm daily
Museum runs tasting tours. camping grounds. The best
Kitakata is also known for way to explore is by car or bus. Oyakuen
its oki-agari dolls, which roll Goshikinuma (five-colored " ⌂ 8-1 Hanaharumachi
upright when knocked over. marshes) is a popular 2-mile @ Haikarasan bus to
(4-km) trail starting at the Oyakuen-mae § (0242) 27-
Kai Honke Goshikinuma or Bandai- 2472 # 8:30am–5pm daily
" - ⌂ 1-4611 Kitakata kogen bus stops.
§ (0241) 22-0001 # 10am–
4:15pm daily ¢ Dec–Mar
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Yamatogawa Sake- STAY
Brewing Museum Aizu Wakamatsu
⌂ 4761 Teramachi § (0241) 会津若松
22-2233 # 9am–4:30pm daily ! F3 ⌂ Fukushima Turtle Inn Nikko
(book ahead) This friendly inn is
Prefecture £ n At
conveniently located
Tsuruga-jo Castle; www. on the riverside. All the
samurai-city.jp/en
5 Once home to the north’s tableware is traditional
Mashiko-yaki pottery.
Bandai-Asahi second most powerful clan, ! F4 ⌂ 2-1-6 Tochigi,
National Park Aizu Wakamatsu takes pride Nikko 321-1433
磐梯朝日国立公園 in its samurai past. With ties to ∑ turtle-nikko.com
the Tokugawas, the Matsudaira
! F3 ⌂ Yamagata, Niigata,
and Fukushima Prefectures clan bitterly resist ed the
19th-century movement to
£ To Fukushima, Tsuruoka, reinstate the emperor. In the Nikko Kanaya Hotel
or Inawashiro Stns, then This relaxed but
bus n At Yamagata and 1868 Boshin War, the Byak- luxurious hotel at the
Aizu-Wakamatsu Stns kotai (White Tigers), a band foot of Daikokusan
of teenage samurai fighting
On July 15, 1888, Mount against imperial forces, mountain is a short
Bandai erupted, killing 477 mistakenly thought the castle walk from the Buddhist
people. Dammed streams had fallen and committed temples at Rinnō-ji.
formed hundreds of lakes and mass suicide on Iimoriyama, ! F4 ⌂ 1300 Tochigi,
marshes, creating the lush the hill (east of the station) Nikko 321-1401
natural beauty of the Bandai- where they are now buried. § (0288) 54-0001
Asahi National Park. Criss- Aizu Wakamatsu’s top sights
crossed by five scenic toll are fairly spread out so buy
roads, including the Bandai- an all-day bus pass at the bus
Azuma Skyline (open April 22 station office. Tsuruga Castle,
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