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Sights in Aizumisato, Fukushima
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会津薬師寺

Aizu Yakushiji Temple
Over 250 maple trees fill the grounds.
会津本郷焼

Aizu Hongo Ware
Pottery dating back about 400 years to Aizu lord Gamo Ujisato.
伊佐須美神社

Isasumi Shrine
The chief shrine of Aizu with over 2,000 years of history, linked to the origin of the name Aizu.
向羽黒山城跡

Mukaihaguroyama Castle Ruins
A valuable mountain castle, the last stronghold of the Aizu basin in the Warring States era.
法用寺

Hoyoji Temple
The temple where Aizu Buddhism began, rich in Aizu Buddhist culture.
八木沢の菜の花畑

Rapeseed Fields of Yagisawa
Along the prefectural road known as the Mahoroba Kaido, an old road of prayer.
馬ノ墓の種蒔桜

Tanemaki Cherry of Umanohaka
A large red higan cherry with small, deep pink flowers.
神代桜

Jindai Cherry
An Edo higan cherry about 300 years old and 12 m tall at Isasumi Shrine.
古御田の桜

Furumita Cherry
An Edo higan cherry on the sub-ground of Onuma High School.
文殊院知恵桜

Monjuin Chie Cherry
A red higan cherry at Seiryuji Monjuin.
藤巻神社の大銀杏

Great Ginkgo of Fujimaki Shrine
A giant ginkgo behind Fujimaki Shrine in Fukunaga, Aizu Hongo.
氷玉峠

Hidama Pass
A route that avoids heavy traffic to Ouchi-juku and offers autumn leaves seen from above.
宮川の千本桜

Miyagawa Thousand Cherries
About 500 Somei Yoshino surround Miyagawa Riverside Park, one of Aizu's top cherry spots.
米沢の千歳桜

Chitose Cherry of Yonezawa
A red higan cherry whose deep crimson is vivid from afar.
白鳳山公園

Hakuhozan Park
The combined name for three hills: Kannonyama, Haguroyama and Iwasakiyama.
蓋沼森林公園

Futanuma Forest Park
A lookout over the Aizu basin's mirror-like paddies in early summer and golden rice in autumn.
会津本郷陶磁器会館

Aizu Hongo Ceramics Hall
Displays and sells work from the town's 13 kilns.
薄墨桜

Usuzumi Cherry
A sacred tree of Isasumi Shrine and one of Aizu's five famous cherries.
虎の尾桜

Toranoo Cherry
An Oshima-type cherry variety, one of Aizu's five famous cherries.
会津美里町あやめ苑(伊佐須美神社外苑)

Aizumisato Iris Garden
A strolling garden at Isasumi Shrine with irises in white, light blue, yellow and purple.
ふれあいの森公園

Fureai no Mori Park
An outdoor sports complex overlooking Mount Bandai and the Aizu plain.
明神ヶ岳

Mount Myojingatake
Views over the Aizu basin, Mount Bandai and as far as Mount Adatara.
龍興寺

Ryukoji Temple
Said to be where Tenkai, adviser to three shoguns and builder of Nikko Toshogu, became a monk.
法幢寺

Hodoji Temple
Founded in 1494 and revered locally as the Zenkoji of Aizu.
清龍寺文殊堂

Seiryuji Monju Hall
"Brush Monju", one of Japan's three great Monju halls, visited for wisdom and learning.
陶祖廟

Toso-byo Shrine
Enshrines the founders of local pottery and porcelain.
田子薬師堂(常福院薬師堂)

Tago Yakushido (Jofukuin)
Said to have been founded in 1197 by Tago Jubei.
天海大僧正両親の墓

Grave of Tenkai's Parents
Tenkai was a Tendai monk active from the late Warring States to the early Edo period.
天海僧正誕生地跡

Birthplace of Tenkai
Tenkai was a Tendai monk active from the late Warring States to the early Edo period.
中田観音(弘安寺)

Nakada Kannon (Koanji)
Temple no. 30 of the Aizu 33 Kannon pilgrimage, founded in 1279.
左下り観音堂

Hidarisagari Kannon Hall
Temple no. 21 of the Aizu 33 Kannon pilgrimage, an Edo-period hall built out over a cliff.