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Aizu Hanko Nisshinkan

Aizu Hanko Nisshin-kan was the highest level of learning institution of its time. It was established in 1803 by the Aizu Domain for the purpose of fostering Japan's next generation of samurais. Children of samurai families entered this school at the age of ten and worked on academic studie...

Aizu Hanko Nisshinkan
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Hattachi Temple

In the year 806, the holy priest Tokuichi constructed Hattachi Temple as a place of worship for the Buddhist deity who has the ability to ensure the safe voyage of seafarers. The temple grounds are extremely beautiful in spring when the hydrangeas bloom, earning the temple the local nickname &lsq...

Hattachi Temple
Historical Sites

Hot in Yanaizu

Yanaizu Town is best known as the birthplace of the legend of the lucky red cow ‘Akabeko’ of Fukushima, but it’s also famous for manju. I tried my hand at making Awa-manju in Yanaizu Town. It was quite difficult to perfectly fit the red bean paste inside the millet buns, but ...

Hot in Yanaizu
Historical Sites

Mitsuya District and Kilns of Mitsuya

Be transported back to the elegant Taisho era at Kitakata’s Mitsuya District. Kitakata is famous as a town of charming warehouses. The rich texture and distinctive color of the warehouse bricks are an integral part of Kitakata’s townscape. In the year Meiji 23 (1890), the connectin...

Mitsuya District and Kilns of Mitsuya
Historical Sites

Kitakata Kura no Sato

Established in 1993 by the City of Kitakata on the Kitakata Plaza Cultural Center, Kitakata Kura no Sato is a base for passing down the cultural tradition of building kura (traditional warehouses) and magariya (bent houses), which are valuable parts of the lifestyle heritage of the Kitakata area....

Kitakata Kura no Sato
Historical Sites

Iwana no Sato

Iwana no Sato is well-suited for family trips! Try out fishing ‘Iwana’ (charr fish), and enjoy the picturesque scenery of Japanese-style gardens, watermills, & traditional Japanese architecture. There is also a restaurant, areas for having a BBQ, and accommodation too. Iwana no Sa...

Iwana no Sato
Historical Sites

Hanitsu Shrine

During the early Edo Period, Hoshima Masanobu – an ancestor of feudal lords from the Aizu Clan – was enshrined at Hanitsu Shrine. In autumn, the grounds of the shrine become carpeted in layers of red leaves. Many tourists and photographers come to visit Hanitsu Shrine in Autumn to cap...

Hanitsu Shrine

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