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Sights in Minamiaizu, Fukushima
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南泉寺のしだれ桜

Weeping Cherry of Nansenji
A weeping cherry about 120 years old behind Nansenji's tower gate.
シラネアオイ園

Shiraneaoi Garden
A wildflower garden with Japan's only colony of 10,000 white Shiraneaoi.
旧中荒井分校のしだれ桜

Weeping Cherry of Former Nakaarai Branch School
Known locally as the Hundred-Year Cherry, a designated landscape tree.
常楽院

Jorakuin Temple
Its Seishun Fudo, one of Aizu's five-color Fudo, is said to grant youthful passion and vitality.
慈恩寺

Jionji Temple
One of Aizu's five-color Fudo; praying to its Jiai Fudo is said to awaken compassion.
田島万古焼

Tajima Banko Ware
Pottery known for lucky frog teacups and teapots with rattling dice inside.
道の駅番屋

Michi-no-Eki Banya
A small oasis at the gateway to Tohoku.
道の駅たじま

Roadside Station Tajima
Southern gateway to Aizu selling seasonal vegetables, fruit and local crafts, with sansai soba.
古町のまつり

Furumachi Festival
Held each September since 1681 as the festival of Hirose Shrine, continuing about 340 years.
唐倉山

Mount Karakura
A sacred mountain said to enshrine Izanagi and Izanami, once climbed by ascetics and pilgrims.
三ツ岩岳・窓明山

Mount Mitsuiwa and Mount Madoake
Mount Mitsuiwa is named for the three rocks at its summit.
大博多山

Mt. Daihakata
Mountain with a first-order triangulation point, beech forest and a 360-degree view across Aizu.
尾白山

Mt. Ojiro
Sacred symbol of the Ina district, once crowned by a shrine for rain prayers; beech forest and views over the Ina River.
七ヶ岳

Mount Nanatsugatake
As the name says, a mountain of seven linked peaks.
斎藤山

Mount Saito
The symbolic mountain of the Nagano district of Minamiaizu.
会津田島アスパラ

Aizu Tajima Asparagus
At about 550 m, big day-night temperature swings make Tajima asparagus juicy, sweet and crisp.
南郷トマト

Nango Tomatoes
Firm tomatoes with well-balanced acidity and sweetness.
会津高原温泉 夢の湯

Aizu Kogen Onsen Yume no Yu
Said to have sprung where someone saw it in their first dream of the year.
木賊温泉 岩風呂

Tokusa Onsen Iwaburo
Named for the horsetail plants that grew here; found about 1,000 years ago and called the hidden spa of Aizu.
久川城跡

Hisakawa Castle Ruins
Built by Kawarada Moritsugu in 1589 against Date Masamune's attack; a natural fortress.
鴫山城跡

Shigiyama Castle Ruins
A castle built on Mount Atago about 500 years ago, well preserved and a prefectural historic site.
中小屋の福寿草

Pheasant's Eye of Nakagoya
Pheasant's-eye flowers bloom all at once as the long winter snow melts.
大桃の舞台

Omomo Kabuki Stage
A rare helmet-shaped thatched stage in the grounds of Komagatake Shrine off Route 352.
たかつえそば畑

Takatsue Buckwheat Fields
12 ha of buckwheat fields in Takatsue.
前沢曲家集落

Maezawa Magariya Village
Designated a national preservation district for traditional buildings in June 2011.
高清水自然公園 ひめさゆり群生地

Takashimizu Nature Park Himesayuri Colony
A million wild himesayuri lilies on 7 ha at 850 m, said to be Japan's largest colony.
永田の堰堤桜

Nagata Embankment Cherries
Said to be the finest cherry avenue in Minamiaizu.
屏風岩

Byobuiwa Rocks
Towering rocks carved over ages by the Ina River's rapids, striking in autumn color.
会津高原南郷スキー場

Aizu Kogen Nango Ski Area
3 km of runs, a 1 km family slope and terrain park; restaurant dishes made with Nango tomatoes.
北日光・高畑スキー場

Kita-Nikko Takahata Ski Area
Ten varied courses, the longest 3.5 km.
会津高原たかつえスキー場

Aizu Kogen Takatsue Ski Area
One of Tohoku's biggest, with 15 courses on 5 km of slopes for all levels.
会津高原だいくらスキー場

Aizu Kogen Daikura Ski Area
Wide, varied runs for beginners to experts.
尾瀬国立公園 田代山

Mount Tashiro, Oze National Park
In the Taishaku range, with a rare flat-topped summit wetland.
山王峠

Sanno Pass
Pass on the Fukushima–Tochigi border, one of the prefecture's most popular autumn-leaf spots.
古町の大イチョウ

Great Ginkgo of Furumachi
An 800-year-old ginkgo south of the former Ina Elementary School.
駒止湿原(南会津町)

Komado Wetlands (Minamiaizu)
Three main marshes on the Minamiaizu-Showa border: Oyachi, Shirakaba-yachi and Mizunashi-yachi.