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Aizuwakamatsu Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Aizuwakamatsu, Japan
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Samurai City
... was Mussolini who made the dedication. Also on the hill is a very old Buddhist temple. It is the oldest wooden building in Japan. It dates to the Edo Period (1600 - 1867), a relatively peaceful time of shoguns and samurai in feudal ...
Returning Home
... . Still, I was happy to be heading home. I missed Mr. Frank and my puppy! I would love to come back to Japan, perhaps in the fall to see the color. I felt I had only a wild, frenetic taste of Tokyo. I loved, loved, ...
Aizu-Wakamatsu & Bandai-san
... "White Tigers," who committed seppuku (ritual suicide) during the Boshin Civil War in 1874. Unfortunately, like most castles in Japan, this one was destroyed a long time ago and is currently a 1965 unimaginative concrete reconstruction. The walls and moat ...
Aizu: Where Samurai (and friends) go to Die
... 's a factory. Oh, how times have changed. Overall, though, Aizu's been a nice stopover on my way down to Matsumoto and the Japan Alps. Maybe nto a go here specifically place, but a pretty location with mountains all around and at least a good day of ...
Aizuwakamatsu
Drove to the castle and saw the last part of the Samurai festival. Had dinner at an Izakaiya opposite the station on the corner closest to the Tokyo Inn. Had nomihoudai and lots of ...
Trains and Taxis North
... Brent's town by way of two bullet trains, a local train, and two taxis. The route: Hiroshima - Osaka - Tokyo - Aizuwakamatsu. I worked on postcards while Susan wrote in her journal. She had been keeping bulleted lists of where we've been ...
Aizu Castle
Kris joined us for today's excursion to Aizu Castle (Tsuruga, the Crane Castle). In its present (reconstructed) form, it dates to 1591. The shogun’s generals lived here. The shogun didn’t, but did come when directing ...
Meeting Brent's Class
... herself, but immediately asked Susan about her worry for Brent with the nuclear disaster and what advice she gave him before leaving for Japan. Susan's answer (where ever you are in the world, you will be in my heart and you can always come home) ...
After Class
... squid tempura -- it was cooked to perfection. We came back to the apartment and had an extended conversation about life in Japan, China, and America. Judy is a bright, delightful young woman. She is from China's Hunan Province, but moved ...
Shopping in Aizu City
I awoke early (4:30 am) and stayed in bed until almost 6:00. I then got up and started uploading photos to Travelpod. Brent and Kris weren't up until 10:00. I thought it was funny that he’s whooped. He’s been exhausting me ...
The Ryokan -- A Traditional Japanese Inn
Ahh ... the ryokan. I'd been looking forward to this throughout the trip. Our choice, Taki no Yu (Taki = waterfall; Yu = hot water/spring) is on a hillside very close to in-town Aizu. However, the secluded setting and naturalistic views ...
Fukushima / Tohoku Summer
August 10 - 14 2012, Cycling holiday: Aizu Wakamatsu, Fukushima, Tohoku, Japan Day 1: arrived in Aizu Wakamatsu: Tsuruga Castle, Mt.Iimori, Byakkotai hill, Sazaedo Pagoda Day 2: Cycled up into the mountains to Ouichijuku Day 3: Rented a ...
In the middle of nowhere by accident.
... had established where I had been, where I was going to and that I did have a husband and wasn't travelling alone, we talked about Japan and Finland, onsen and sauna and as time was running out, her two friends, who had joined us, only got a short briefing ...
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