Tsuruga Castle's red-tiled roof is unique in Japan. The Aizu samurai made their last stand here, and that stubborn loyalty still defines the city's character. Nanukamachi's warehouses hold lacquerware workshops. Kitakata, nearby, serves ramen for breakfast. Over 30 sake breweries line the streets, fed by pure mountain water.
What Aizu-Wakamatsu is known for
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Numanotaira Crater
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Numanotaira Crater is about 1.2 kilometers across and 150 meters deep, northwest of Mount Adatara's peak.
Urabandai’s Reforestation Project
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The 1888 eruption of Mount Bandai triggered a landslide that buried 11 villages and killed 477 people, leaving the surrounding land completely barren.
Ebisu Circuit
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Ebisu Circuit in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima is a renowned motorsport complex and mecca of Japanese drifting culture.
Nakase Swamp
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Nakase Swamp was formed during the powerful 1888 eruption and partial collapse of Mt. Bandai.
Miharu Takizakura
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A magnificent thousand-year-old weeping cherry tree, one of Japan's three great sakura, cascades like a pink waterfall from branches spanning 25 meters.
Hanamiyama Park
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Private farm turned public 'flower mountain'.
Tadami Line Bridge Viewpoint
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Hillside viewpoints overlooking Japan's most photographed railway bridge in morning mist.
Mt. Adatara
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Mt. Adatara is a 1,700-meter volcanic peak in Fukushima, listed among Japan's Hundred Great Mountains, with a ridgeline shaped by volcanic activity between 500,000 and 200,000 years ago.
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