5 Sights in Aizuwakamatsu, Japan (with Map and Images)

Oyaku-en (御薬園) is a medicinal herb garden in the city of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The garden was designated a Place of Scenic Beauty by the Japanese government in 1932. It is also known as the Aizu Matsudaira-clan Garden .

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Iimori Mountain is a mountain near the city of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. It is notable as the site where members of the Byakkotai committed ritual suicide in 1868, during the Boshin War. It is located about 1.5 kilometers northeast of Tsuruga Castle.

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Itsukushima Shrine is a shrine in Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture. It used to be called Munakata Shrine and was built during the Eitoku period by three local families: Ishizuka, Ishibe, and Do. The name of Itsukushima Shrine was changed in 1868 (the first year of the Meiji era) when the separation of Shinto and Buddhist shrines was decreed. The besotted temple is Shoshuji. The former company name is Gosha.

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Dairyūji Temple is a temple of the Rinzai sect of Myoshinji in Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Baoyun Mountain. Of the seven lucky gods of Aizu, the Buddha is enshrined.

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Aizu Samurai Residence is an open-air museum with the theme of history located in Ishiyama, Higashiyama Town, Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture. Centered on the residence of Saigo Yorima, who was the patriarch of the Aizu Domain, historical buildings that have been restored or relocated are lined up. The operating body is Sotsukan Co., Ltd.

Wikipedia: 会津武家屋敷 (JA)