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| TSURUGAJO CASTLE |
a symbol of SAMURAI city built in 1384 |
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The recommended period for cherry blossom viewing is usually around April. |
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| TAKASE no TAIBOKU |
a large Zelkova tree that is about 500 years old |
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This is the site where a castle was planned to be built about 500 years ago. |
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| ISHIBE ZAKURA |
Cherry Blossoms in ISHIBE |
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A magnificent cherry tree made up of 10 trunks.
The recommended period for cherry blossom viewing is usually around April. |
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| MOTTAINAI AIZU |
an opinion leader in the SDGs era (MOTTAINAI means "too good too waste") |
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The organization remakes old clothes into dresses, accessories, bags, and
other items and sells them at its Charity shop, and also holds fashion
shows with the production staff acting as models.
TEL: +81 (0)90 2790 0393 |
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| Foot Bath at HIGASHIYAMA Hot Spring |
a public foot bath at a hot springs resort opened 1300 years ago |
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This foot bath is free of charge to use |
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| Ghost Footprint |
Footprint left on the Katsura floor |
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It is said that ghost footprint can still be found on the floorboards of
the main hall of Dairyu-ji Temple, which was founded about 400 years ago.
Yae Niijima, the wife of Jo Niijima, the founder of Doshisha University
in Kyoto, built the graves of her ancestors at this temple. |
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| Lacquer item made in AIZU |
"SHIKKI" is traditional crafts from the AIZU |
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For over 500 years, Aizu has been a major lacquerware production area, handling everything from lacquer tree cultivation to decoration. It temporarily declined during the Aizu War, but has now regained its vitality as one of Japan's leading lacquerware production areas. |
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| Tofu Mochi |
Rice cake made from Tofu (local dish passed down in some areas of Aizu) |
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A dish made by mixing mashed tofu with soy sauce and dashi stock.
Nowadays, there is a restaurant in Aizu-Wakamatsu that specializes in this
dish. |
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| Mt. IIMORI |
a mountain with sad story |
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The summit is well known as the place where 19 young soldiers, known as the Byakkotai, committed suicide during the Aizu War. There are two ways to get to the summit: on foot or by taking the paid escalator (cheap). |
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