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Aizu Wakamatsu
# 53   of 161 destinations
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Tsuruga Castle

Aizu-Wakamatsu (会津若松) is a castle town with a long samurai tradition that is proudly put on display for visitors. Located 100 kilometers west of the Fukushima nuclear power plants, Aizu was fortunate to receive only a relatively small amount of radioactive fallout. Consequently, radiation levels are only slightly heightened and pose no health risk.

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Attractions
Central Aizu
 1  Tsuruga Castle
Modern reconstruction of the original castle.
User rating: 77/100 (63 votes)
Visited by: 180 users
 2  Aizu Bukeyashiki
Large, reconstructed samurai mansion.
User rating: 76/100 (34 votes)
Visited by: 92 users
 3  Higashiyama Onsen
Hot spring resort in the city outskirts.
User rating: 77/100 (27 votes)
Visited by: 61 users
 4  Fukushima Museum
Prefectural museum about local history.
User rating: 76/100 (17 votes)
Visited by: 44 users
 5  Suehiro Sake Brewery
One of Aizu's most famous sake breweries.
User rating: 72/100 (10 votes)
Visited by: 18 users
 6  Oyakuen Garden
Traditional Japanese landscape garden.
User rating: 71/100 (18 votes)
Visited by: 38 users
 7  Iimoriyama
Site of suicide by a group of young soldiers.
User rating: 71/100 (32 votes)
Visited by: 78 users
 8  Aizu Sake Museum
A museum turned sake brewery.
User rating: 65/100 (25 votes)
Visited by: 51 users
 
Side Trips from Aizu
 1  Ouchijuku
Former post town along a trade route.
User rating: 84/100 (27 votes)
Visited by: 58 users
 2  Noguchi Memorial Hall
About famous medical researcher Noguchi Hideyo.
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Visited by: 25 users
 

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User Rating (by 133 users):
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