City Climate *Temperature and rainfall averages taken from 1981 to 2010 * Data taken from the sunset in on the 1st of each month (circa 2015). ■ Data Provided by the Meteorological Society CITY Typical dress for August (℃) Temperature Highs（℃） (㎜) 35 Temperature Lows（℃） 200 Precipitation (mm） Aizuwakamatsu 30

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-5 Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec Time of Sunset 16:30 17:01 17:31 18:00 18:28 18:54 19:04 18:48 18:09 17:23 16:41 16:20

Information

Sightseeing

Aizuwakamatsu Station Tourist Information Center (English) ☎（0242）32-0688 Aizuwakamatsu International Association (English,Chinese） ☎（0242）27-3703 Tsurugajo Castle Tourist Information Center (English） ☎（0242）29-1151

Aizuwakamatsu City Tourism Division ☎（0242）39-1251 Aizuwakamatsu Tourism Bureau ☎（0242）23-8000

General Hospitals Fukushima Medical University Medical Center ☎（0242）75-2100 Takeda General Hospital ☎（0242）27-5511 Aizu Chuo Hospital ☎（0242）25-1515 Yamaga Clinic ☎（0242）29-6611

Police Aizuwakamatsu Police Department ☎（0242）22-5454

Transportation JR East Japan Telephone Center ☎（050）2016-1600 Aizu Railway ☎（0242）28-5885 Aizu Bus, Wakamatsu Office ☎（0242）22-5555 Bicycle Rental for Sightseeing in Aizu (Aizuwakamatsu Tourism Bureau) ☎（0242）27-4005 Aizu Bicycle Rental (Takahashi Shokai) ☎（0242）22-1492 JR Station Bicycle Rental（Aizuwakamatsu Station Car Rental） ☎（0242）24-5171 Websites Aizuwakamatsu City http://e.samurai-city.jp/ Aizuwakamatsu Tourism Bureau http://www.aizukanko.com/ Gokujo no Aizu Project Council http://gokujo-aizu.com/iti/ Published by Aizuwakamatsu International Association Aizuwakamatsu Tourism Bureau ☎0242(23)8000 5-10 Otemachi 2nd floor, http://awia.jp/ Aizuwakamatsu Station Aizuwakamatsu City 965-0873 Tourist Information Center http://www.aizukanko.com/ 5-10 Otemachi 2nd floor, 3-46 Higashisakaemachi, Aizuwakamatsu City 0242(39)1251 Aizuwakamatsu City 965-0873 ☎ Aizuwakamatsu City 965-8601 This pamphlet is from January 2016. Please contact us for the most up to date destination information http://e.samurai-city.jp/ Samurai

Merchants

Land of the Last Samurai

Located in the southern part of the Tohoku area, Aizuwakamatsu City has flourished as a major northeastern city since ancient times. In particular, it served as a political and military center, and was famous for its 商 line of celebrated military commanders turned Aizu lords. In 1590, Gamo Ujisato became the lord of Aizu. He was famous as the Christian Lord who brought art and culture to Aizu, and as a star pupil of the esteemed Japanese tea master, Sen-no-Rikyu. We have Ujisato to thank for preserving the Senke Schools of Tea Ceremony to this day. Sometime later, in 1643, , brother of Tokugawa The merchant culture that brought Iemitsu, the 3rd shogun of the Bakufu, became the lord of the Aizu clan. The Edo Bakufu (also known as the ) was in about the revival of the castle town control for 225 years, during which the culture of the samurai was at its After the Boshin Civil War, merchants played an impor- strongest. In 1868, a huge war similar to the American Civil War broke out in tant role in the reconstruction of Aizu. Much of the Aizu castle town Japan. This war is known as the Boshin Civil War. The battle occurred between the new government, whose aim was to make a new Japan had been devastated by fire in the , and the new focused on western principals, and the samurai forces of the Tokugawa government had ordered many of the samurai to leave Aizu. shogunate which had been in power until then. At that time, merchants were at the center of the ruined Though many of the clans allied themselves with the new govern- castle town’s reconstruction. They began to revive traditional ment, the Aizu clan fought bravely on the sides of the Tokugawa Shogunate industries such as sake brewing, Aizu lacquerware, and the like until the very end. Saito Hajime of the Shinsengumi was one of these brave which had also been hit hard by the war, but would become the fighters. However, faced with the new driving force behind Aizu’s development. Photo owned by Aizuwakamatsu City technologies of the Meiji government, the Noguchi Hideyo, world famous bacteriologist and figure Aizu clan was forced to surrender. Aizu on the 1,000 yen note, spent his youth in Aizu. became the setting for the last battle of the samurai, and many lives were lost. There are still photographs that exist, showing the damage done to Tsurugajo Castle during the battle. Tsurugajo 146 years ago

1 2 Tsurugajo Castle

Te Spiritual Culture

MAP/Ｐ11.Ｃ-3 5-minute walk from the Tsurugajyo Iriguchi (H14.A27) busstop of the Samurai ●Hours: 8:30 - 17:00（last entry at 16:30） ●510 yen for adults and 150 yen for elementary and junior high school students (entry extends to Rinkaku Tea Cottage) ☎0242(27)4005 Still Lives

The castle tower of Tsurugajo is the largest in eastern Japan. It is second Modern Japan began with the tragedy of the Aizu samurai and ordinary only to (the imperial palace) in castle area size. Aizu is the only place in all of people. After the war in Aizu, though the samurai no longer existed in Japan, Japan where the castle tower roof features red tiles. Aizuwakamatsu preserved the spirit of the samurai to this day, by continuing to teach the children of Aizu the “Aizu Clan Precepts”. Rinkaku Tea Cottage 1. Be kind to others. MAP/Ｐ11.Ｃ-3 Te Aizu Clan A tea house built by Sen Shoan, 2. Say “Thank you” and “I’m sorry”. the son of Sen-no-Rikyu. In order to enter 3. Do not act in cowardice. Precepts the tea house, all swords had to be removed. Though the class system during 4. Have pride for Aizu, and show respect to your elders. the time of the samurai was strict, only in the 5. Follow your dreams. world of the tea room was there equality. You can enjoy drinking green tea here. Do not do what you must not do. ●Same hours as Tsurugajo Castle Tower Tat which is forbidden must not be done. ●200 yen (+310 yen to see the Castle Tower as well) for adults and free for elementary and junior high school students Matcha charge /fee (not included with admission) Resting place of the Last Samurai, Amidaji Temple MAP/Ｐ14.E-１ Reenactment! Saito Hajime Land of the Samurai Aizu Matsuri The tomb of Saito Hajime (later known as Fujita Goro) can be The main event is the Aizu Clan found at Amidaji Temple in Nanokama- parade, which features historical samurai chi. As captain of the Shinsengumi, he figures. The parade starts at Tsurugajo fought to the end alongside the Aizu Castle, and travels around the city. clan against the new government army. Saito Hajime is well known even in ●3 days surrounding September 23rd foreign countries, and has been

portrayed in manga, anime, and movies. JMMVTUSBUJPO

A Volunteer Guide’s Tsurugajo Castle １ 2 3 Site Recommendations

The Aizu Clan was able to resist the onslaught of the new government for one month during the The support beams of the corridor bridge The Kita-de-maru that served as the entrance Inari Shrine, located on the castle grounds of Boshin Civil War. Evidence of castle technologies from the siege can still be could be easily cut and removed, and the high to the castle was made very strong, in order Tsurugajo, is known as a spot of power, found all around the grounds. stone walls helped to ward off enemy invasion to block invasion by enemy forces which protected the castle

*reservations and guides are Tsurugajo Castle Tours of the castle and castle grounds City Guides available only in Japanese at this time ■Price: Free *you must still pay admission fees Volunteer Guide are available in English and Chinese. ■Hours of availability: 9:00AM-4:00PM (by appointment) Guides Groups or individuals can enjoy a tour around the city by chartered bus, private vehicles, or even by bicycle. You will be ■Guide holidays: December 30th to January ■Reservations (English) : To request a guide, asked to provide your guide’s lunch and transportation fees. 3rd, and training days (irregular) http://www.tsurugajo.com/language/eng/v_index.html call Aizuwakamatsu Tourism Bureau ■Reservations (Chinese) : ■Reservations: ☎0242(27)4005 http://www.tsurugajo.com/ http://www.tsurugajo.com/language/cha/v_index.html http://www.tsurugajo.com/kankou/v_yoyaku.html

3 4 Oyakuen Garden

Aizu Bukeyashiki

Aizu Bukeyashiki (Samurai Residences) The mansion of the Aizu clan’s chief retainer Saigo Tanomo, which has been faithfully restored and open to the public. Come experience what daily life was like for the samurai. Nearby shops selling quality Aizu souvenirs are also available. Oyakuen Medicinal Herb Garden

Oyakuen was originally used as the MAP/Ｐ12.Ｄ-3 A few steps from the Aizu Bukeyashiki (H30.H24.A11.A17) bus stop villa of the Aizu lord, but was later used by the second lord of Aizu as a medicinal herb garden to ●Hours: 8:30 - 17:00 from April through November, 9:00 - 16:30 from December through March save the people of Aizu. Though the Aizu clan ●850 yen for adults, 550 yen for senior and junior high school students, and 450 yen for became the first in Japan to export valuable elementary school students ☎0242(28)2525 Korean ginseng to , they were also able to Samurai Archery (April – November): 200 yen for 15 minutes (4 arrows), 1 – 5 persons export the plant cultivation research done in Activities (reservations required for 10 or more persons) Oyakuen. You may also enjoy Japanese tea in the Note: Museum entrance fee is required. garden’s small tea house. Reservations required

MAP/Ｐ12.Ｄ-2 A few steps from the Oyakuen (H21) bus stop on the Haikara-san route and 5 Gravesite of the Aizu Clan minutes on foot from the Oyakuen Iriguchi (A20) bus stop on the Akabe route Leaders, the Matsudairas ●Hours: 8:30 - 17:00 (last entry at 16:30) ●320 yen for adults, 270 yen for The location of the high school students, and 160 yen for junior high and elementary school grave of Lord Hoshina Masayuki, students ☎0242(27)2472 founder of the Aizu clan and the first lord of Aizu. This family tomb is the final resting place for the 2nd through the 9th and final generation of the Aizu feudal lords. The large gravesite and stone monuments here are rare even in Japan, and are Aizu Clan Nisshinkan School visited by many people. It is a spot of great power.

MAP/Ｐ13.Ｄ-3

10-minute walk from the Innai (H29.H25.A12.A16) bus stop

Sazaedo A Buddhist temple that features two spiral staircases, for going up and down. Visitors can take a tour of the strange building without ever passing through the same place twice. The Sazaedo was showcased as one of the rarest buildings in the world in a British architectural magazine.

MAP/Ｐ12.Ｄ-1

5-minute walk from the Iimoriyama-shita (H36.A5) bus stop Aizu Clan Nisshinkan School ●Hours: 8:15 to sunset from April through December, 9:00 to 16:00 from January through The restored school through March ●400 yen for adults, 300 yen for senior high school and college students, and 200 which all children of the Aizu Clan samurai yen for junior high school and elementary school students ☎0242(22)3163 passed. It is here that young boys learned the spirit of the samurai. Classes such as chemistry and astronomy were taught. The Aizu clan taught Tombs of the not only martial arts, but was also eager to teach During the Boshin war, 16 and 17 year academic lessons, at a level that was said to be old samurai were assigned to a military brigade in order regarded highly throughout Japan. to protect their home, Aizu. However, defeated by the modern weapons of the new government forces, the Outside of map area About 20 minutes (2,500 yen) by taxi boys were forced to escape to Iimoriyama. From there, from Aizuｗakamatsu Station they saw what appeared to be the castle tower ●Hours: 9:00 - 17:00(last entry at 16:00) ●620 yen for adults, 500 yen for wreathed in flames. Though the boys discussed with senior and junior high school students, and 450 yen for elementary school each other the best course of action, they chose the students ☎0242(75)2525 noble death of the samurai, and committed seppuku. Samurai Meditation: 500 yen for 40 minutes, 10 or more persons Activities (reservations required) / Tea ceremony: 540 yen for 40 minutes, MAP/Ｐ12.Ｄ-1 10 or more persons (reservations required) / Note: The above activities require a museum entrance fee. 5-minute walk from the Iimoriyama-shita (H36.A5) bus stop 5 6 Enjoy the Townscape on Foot Merchant Why not enjoy a leisurely stroll around the historic town? You’re sure to encounter friendly locals, Sake popular goods, and delicious food. Popular Aizu Sake Culture Shibukawa Donya(Nanokamachi Street) MAP/Ｐ14.E-1 Although Japanese sake and cuisine are held in high regard all over the world, it is the sake produced here in that has been ranked number one in Japan at the national sake contest for the last three years. Moreover, more than half of the sake in this contest Fukushima sake is produced by Aizu breweries. Aizu sake is so delicious because of the basin-specifc climate, and pure groundwater.

Nagurayama Tatsuizumi Ishibashi Sake Sake Sake Brewery Brewery Brewery

☎0242(22)0844 ☎0242(22)0504 ☎0242(27)0313

MAP/Ｐ12.C-2 MAP/Ｐ11.C-1 MAP/Ｐ10.A-3

商 Kaishuichi Eisen Tsurunoe Sake Sake Sake Brewery Brewery Brewery

Merchants and historical buildings ☎0242(25)0054 ☎0242(73)2300 ☎0242(27)0139 that supported the revival MAP/Ｐ11.C-1 Outside of MAP/Ｐ15.F-1 The area around Mitsutaya (Keirinji Street) MAP/Ｐ15.F-1 Aizu Lacquerware Ｐ18 map area

Edo era buildings which survived the Boshin Civil war still exist, as do a number of European-style houses and warehouses which were built after the war. It is in these Takahashi Hanaharu Suehiro preserved buildings that the Aizu original industries of Shosaku Sake Sake the samurai era were revived by merchants, and still Sake Brewery Brewery thrive today. Brewery

☎0242(27)0108 ☎0242(22)0022 ☎0242(27)0002

Outside of Outside of MAP/Ｐ15.F-2 map area map area

MAP/Ｐ15.F-2 The Suehiro Sake Row of Buildings (Yamatomachi Street) Folk Toys Ｐ17

*All breweries use local rice produced in Aizu as the starting ingredient

Enjoy sake tasting Aizu before you buy Miyaizumi your souvenirs! Sake Brewery

☎0242(27)0031

MAP/Ｐ11.C-3

You can enjoy a tour of the sake brewery

The area around the Shirokiya Lacquerware Shop MAP/Ｐ16.G-1 Brewery Tours Ｐ9 7 (Nanokamachi Street) 9 A B C D

To Kitakata・To Koriyama (JR Ban-etsu West Line) ● Manmaja (farmers'market) 至 喜多方・至 郡山 （JR磐越西線） まんま～じゃ Vintage Bonnet-Style Buses Aizuwakamatsu Akabe: Clockwise direction for Sightseeing 会津若松駅 in Aizuwakamatsu Station 東横イン 旧滝沢本陣 Aizuwakamatsu Station 若松駅前 Toyoko Inn セブンイレブン 会津若松警察署 会津若松駅内駅レンタカー Car Rental Takizawa Honjin H1 A1 Aizuwakamatsu Station Seven-Eleven Aizuwakamatsu Police Department

JR Station Bicycle Rental ●

免税 ワシントンホテル ● Classic Town Bus

JR駅レンタサイクル Aizu Bus

白 虎 通 り

Washington Hotel 白虎隊 伝承史学館 会津バス

Folk craft: 会津短大南口

> > > > > Iimoriyama Station Bicycle Rental AIZU > AIZU Byakko Street Byakkotai Folklore Historical Hall

[0.8km]

(children's toys) Tourist Information Aizutandai Minamiguchi H37 A4 Bicycle Rental for Sightseeing in Aizu 白虎隊記念館

> 民芸品：赤べこ V案内所 Kogai Jinjya Haikara-san & Akabe Daiichi Junior High School H38 A3

Center (English) H39 A2 城下町レンタサイクル Byakkotai Memorial Hall Haikara-san & Akabe

蚕養神社前 一中前

☎0242(32)0688 Tourist 観光案内所

[1km] Aizugeihinkan-Sushiman Haikara-san: Anticlockwise direction Information Desk Tonoguchi Dam Cave

>

(Japanese cuisine) 会津迎賓館寿し万 Kogaikunijinja Shrine > 戸ノ口堰洞穴

Sazaedo

蚕養国神社

凡 例 Lawson ● WAKAMATSU さざえ堂 Haikara-san:

アルファーワン ローソン >

Hotel α-1 B 大町二丁目 Tombs of the Byakkotai Buses leave every 30 minutes from the

Explanatory H36 A5 Iimoriyama Shita

MAP

1 A39 Omachi 2 Chome 白虎隊士の墓 1 Aizuwakamatsuu Station bus stop (first Ekimae Fuji 飯盛山下

Notes 会津レンタサイクル bus : 08:00, last bus: 17:30) Grand Hotel

SAMURAI Aizu Bicycle Rental 駅前フジ 英語対応観光案内所

km

CITY [1 ] Iimoriyama Akabe: グランドホテル Takahashi Shokai

Tourist Information Center 大町中央公園 高橋商会

飯盛山 セブンイレブン Buses leave every 30 minutes from the

(English) Omachi Chuo kouen

A38 ● Seven-Eleven Aizuwakamatsuu Station bus stop (first ハイカラさん&あかべえバス停 ホテルルートイン

飯盛山団地 Hotel Route Inn bus : 09:15, last bus: 16:15)

>

Haikara-san & >

Iimoriyama Danchi H35 A6

Akabe bus stop 城下町レンタサイクル

Omachi Station Bicycle Rental ● Floresta (Confectionary) ハイカラさんバス停 会州一酒造

Bansho フロレスタ

Bicycle Rental for Sightseeing in Aizu Kaishuichi Handmade Crafts Single ride 210 yen for adults Haikara-san bus stop

町方伝承館前 Sake Brewery 番匠 和田

110 yen for elementary school children

あかべえバス停 Aizu Machikata Denshokan

Wada

H34 A7 Machikata Densyoukan H2 会津町方伝承館

Akabe bus stop A37 Omachi 1 Chome 大町一丁目 1-day pass 500 yen for adults

250 yen for elementary school children Chuo Street 主な史跡

Seigun Gravesite Fukubun セブンイレブン

福文

Historic spot 西軍墓地 Seven-Eleven ● Lacquerware Store

山田民芸工房 > Where to buy a 1-day pass お寺 Yamada Folk

> 中 辰泉酒造

笑美 Sengoku Street

Temple Craft Workshop B 央 Warabi Tatsuizumi Aizu Bus Information Booth at Aizuwakamatsu Station, Aizu 卍 通 (souvenir shop) 白虎隊士

会津広域観光情報センター Sake Brewery Bukeyashiki (Samurai Residences), Tsurugajo Kaikan,

神社 Folk craft: Okiagari Koboshi り Komameya 小豆屋 Byakkotai Youth Brigade (White Tiger Brigade) Higashiyama Onsen Kanko Kyokai, Tsurugajo Tourist 田事

(Chinese noodles)

民芸品：起き上がり小法師 Aizu Koiki Tourist 会津まつり協会 Shrine

Tagoto Information Center, Iimoriyama Tourist Information Desk, 千 (café) Information Center Patisserie Ar パティスリー Ar

レンタサイクル (local cuisine) Aizu Festival 石 Dairyuji Temple 卍 Oyakuen Garden, Aizuwakamatsu Tourism Bureau, members

関漆器店 通 山田木綿織元 Association 大龍寺

Bicycle rental Seki Lacquerware Store り of the Aizuwakamatsu Inns and Hotels Association, Eki Café ● Yamada Momen Orimoto ● [1.8km]

郵便局 すがの屋 (cotton manufacture) 鈴善漆器店 このエリアはP15～16に詳細図掲載

Suzuzen Lacquerware Store Note: 1-day passes are not sold on the bus. Please obtain your pass in

Post office Suganoya 中の蔵

(Confectionary) (café) ● There is a detailed advance at the above locations.

Nakanokura > 慶山

コンビニエンスストア A36 Aizuwakamatsu Post Office 郵便局前

大町二之町 Oomachi Ninomachi H3 map of this area ● 七日町駅 H33 A8 Keizan Aizu Bus, Wakamatsu Office ☎0242-22-5555

Convenience Store > on page 15～16.

Nanukamachi 竹籐 めでたいや 銀行 Inishie Yume Kaido Atagojinja Shrine

七日町駅前 大町四ツ角 B Taketo 山形屋本店 Station ホテル大阪屋 セブンイレブン Medetaiya

B Bank Omachi Yotsukado (bamboo craft) Yamagataya Honten (candle shop) 愛宕神社

Nanukamachi Station Seven-Eleven (Chinese noodles)

H6 A33 Hotel Osakaya 桐屋権現亭 ● Kiriya Gongenteii

B

警察署・交番

七日町通り (soba noodles)

B 名倉山酒造 Police・Koban > > > > 白虎堂 Aizu Gurutto Card

km Nanokamachi Street なかじま Nagurayama

[0.8 ] Nakajima

252 えびや ● Byakkodo Sake Brewery い for Greater Travel Convenience

飲食店 B B (pork cutlets on rice Shinmei Street

(Confectionary) > に H5 A34 Nanokamachi Chuo H4 A35 Nanokamachi Shirokiya Ebiya (eel)

卍 阿弥陀寺東 with sweet sauce) し

adults Restaurant 七日町白木屋前 children

七日町中央 興徳寺 え 2,670 yen for adults 1,340 yen for children

會津稽古堂

カフェ・喫茶店 H7 A32 Amidaji Higashi 北小路田中稲荷神社前 Remnants of 甲賀町口門跡 八角神社 夢

> Kotokuji >

2 > Aizu Keikodo 2

Koga-machi-guchi Wall Yasumijinja Shrine 街

● Kitakoji Tanakainarijinjya

The card gives you unlimited 2-day access to the following

Temple 道

Café H9 神

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明 田季野 Aizukko (Japanese tavern) 御薬園入口

transportation systems within the Aizu region: JR and Aizu

博物館・資料館・美術館 SAMURAI Noguchi Hideyo Seisyunkan 通 会津っこ

H10 Takino (local cuisine)

CITY 大和町 り Shirokujyaku Shokudo Oyakuen Iriguchi

野口英世青春館前 (pork cutlets on rice A20 Railway lines, Aizu Bus, Aizuwakamatsu City Classic Town Bus

Museum・Art Museum Nanoka- 市役所第三庁舎（観光課）

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Yamatomachi ● with sweet sauce) 白孔雀食堂

maｃhimachi H8 (Tourism Division) (Haikara-san and Akabe), and Bandai Toto Bus. In addition, ホテル City Hall Annex

野口英世青春広場前 SAMURAI 商工会議所

Area ● CITY rea > the card entitles you to discounts and/or other benefits from

卍

Accommodation H11 Noguchi Hideyo Seisyunhiroba Chamber of ● 桐屋夢見亭

老町 国際交流協会 City Hall Commerce participating tourism and lodging facilities and restaurants.

病院 ホテルニューパレス Area Kiriya Yumemitei

A31 Otonamachi International Association km

このエリアはP14～16に詳細図掲載 [0.9 ] (soba noodles) Hotel New Palace

Hospital Kurukuruken(Chinese noodles) くるくる軒 御薬園 Where to Buy Aizu Gurutto Cards

> 中町フジグランドホテル 會津松本東西館 會津つるやホテル いづみや

酒蔵 There is a detailed map of this area on page 14～16. H12 A29 Aizuwakamatsu City Hall 会津若松市役所前 H21 Oyakuen Aizu Matsumoto Tozaikan Aizuwakamatsu Station / View Plaza Aizuwakamatsu / Top Tour

Aizu Tsuruya Nakamachi Fuji Grand Hotel Hotel Izumiya 慶山入口

> > >

> (furniture store)

Sake brewery Hotel Aizuwakamatsu Office / Aizu Bus - Wakamatsu Station Information

H22 A19 Keizan Iriguchi Booth / Aizu Bus Tourism ATS / Higashiyama Onsen Kanko Kyokai /

漆器店 Ozawa Candle Shop 天寧寺

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Tsuruga(horse meat) 長命寺

免税 徒の町 会津慶山焼

市役所 御薬園 小澤ろうそく店 Nanukamachi Station Eki Café

Sakaemachi Nakasanchome Tenneiji Temple

Chomeiji A30 卍 Lacquerware store b Prese (Lacquerware Store) Shatoregura (local cuisine) Aizukeizanyaki > 卍 City Hall Kachinomachi

Yoshita H20 A21

> Inquiries: 栄町中三丁目 b-プレゼ 紗都麗蔵

絵ろうそく店 Temple (Pottery)

● Kitademaru Street

(horse meat) Oyakuen Garden Aizuwakamatsu Station Tourist Information Center (English) ☎0242(32)0688

吉し多 石山

(painted candle) Wakamatsusakaemachi E-rousoku shop Aizu Card Administration Council

セブンイレブン Oyakuen Station Bicycle Rental

北 > 若松栄町教会 Church ● 免税 Ishiyama

Seven-Eleven 出 會津 宮泉酒造 H32 A9 会津藩主松平家墓所 Aizuwakamatsu Tourism Bureau ☎0242(23)8000

> Bicycle Rental for Sightseeing in Aizu

丸 Aizu Miyaizumi Aizuwakamatsu City Tourism Division ☎0242(39)1251

民芸品店 大 城下町レンタサイクル

Sake Brewery (closed Sat., Sun. & national holidays)

通 Gravesite of

km

Souvenir shop 118 り [0.6 ]

セブンイレブン

the Aizu Clan Leaders,

B

Seven-Eleven

手作り体験できる店 121 the Matsudairas

● 免税 香寿庵

Koujuan(soba noodles) Tsurugaoka Saryo (local cuisine) 鶴ヶ岡茶寮

Workshop classes

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北出丸大通り 鶴ヶ城入口 小田垣 >

the number between pins indicates 県合同庁舎 H14 A27 Tsurugajo Iriguchi セブンイレブン ●

石橋酒造場 Folk craft: Tenjinsama Odagaki Ohidechaya お秀茶屋

the distance between the two locations H19 A22 Seven-Eleven

Ishibashi Sake Brewery 山鹿クリニック Joint Prefectural 裁判所 Tsurugajo Kitaguchi 鶴ヶ城北口 (miso dengaku) Bicycle Rentals

免税店 民芸品：天神様 H15 A26 会津武家屋敷 ● ●

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Yamaga Clinic Court > There are four bicycle rental stations in Aizuwakamatsu, all 免税 >

Tax Free Shop Aizu Bukeyashiki

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Aizu Free Wi-Fi設置店舗 Seven-Eleven ● (Japanese confectionery) Aizuaoi ● ● Ministop great way to get to know our city. とん亭 Manabeko Tontei

セブンイレブン 会津葵 県立博物館 ● (café) 免税 竹田綜合病院 アドリア AdoriA Tsurugajo Satokoubou Kokon

免税 (Aizur Historical Record Center) (pork cutlets) 会津武家屋敷前

Aizu Free Wi-Fi Spot 会津藩校日新館天文台跡 Ipputei 郷工房 古今

Kaikan 鶴ヶ城 Fukushima

Takeda

(Chinese noodles) The stations are open from late March to late November.

会館 Aizu Bukeyashiki

Former site of H30.H24 A11.A17

General Hospital Aizuaoi Silk Road Prefectural Museum 一風亭 Tsuruitsutsu

> ■ Rental charge: 500 yen per bicycle for a full day's use.

the Nisshinkan Bunmeikan (art museum) (local cuisine) 鶴井筒

会津葵シルクロード文明館

Overseas credit cards or UnionPay debit Astronomical H16 A25 Tsurugajo Sannomaruguchi km ■ Bicycles are available for use from 9:00 to 16:30.

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鶴ヶ城三の丸口

cards can be used to obtain cash at post Observatory Tourist Information Museum

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offices or convenience stores (Lawsons or Center (English) ● ● 會津風雅堂前

3 3 Tsurugajo Station Oyakuen Station

會津風雅堂 H29.H25 A12.A16 Innai ●

Ministop only accept UnionPay) Aizu Fugado Omachi Station (Aizu Machikata Denshokan)

Bicycle Rental for Sightseeing in Aizu H18

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Aizu Fugado ● >

Iimoriyama Station (city-operated parking lot)

Free Wi-Fi “Aizu Free Wi-Fi” Tsurugajo Castle Tsurugajo Station Bicycle Rental 城下町レンタサイクル

免税 Tourist facilities such as Tsurugajo Castle ●

鶴ヶ城売店 Shop 東山温泉入口

Rinkaku 會津風雅堂前

*Time on Foot (estimated)

at the Aizuwakamatsu Station Tourism Office offer free Wi-Fi.

Inquiries: Aizuwakamatsu Tourism Bureau

Tea Cottage A23 Aizu Fugado H28.H26 A13.A15 Higashiyama Onsen-Iriguchi

How to Use This Service: Please note: When using the Wi-Fi Tsurugajo Castle

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Aizuwakamatsu Sta. Iimoriyama network, communication which is ☎0242-27-4005

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1. From the Wi-Fi Settings Screen, select “Aizu_Free_Wi-Fi”. 庄助の宿 瀧の湯

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not encrypted may be intercepted.

2.Once the browser has launched, Press the connect (各接続) button, check the Please be aware of this information H17 A24 Culture Center Higashiyama Onsen 20 Terms and Agreements Statement, and click the “I Agree”(同意する) button. H27 A14 min 45 before connecting to the service. 文化センター前 東山温泉駅 min *Re-login will be required after 3 hours. (You can connect to the service up to 3 *Wi-Fi is free at locations where Aizu Bicycle Rental (Takahashi Shokai) ☎0242(22)1492 times per day). this mark is displayed. Matsumotoya (Japanese confectionery) ● Nanokamachi 40 松本家 min Oyakuen Garden 1,000 yen for 1 day / 600 yen for 2 hours / 東山温泉 300 yen for each additional hour 西若松駅 20 25 15 [1.2km] min min min Nishiwakamatsu Ministop ● Higashiyama Onsen JR Station Bicycle Rental 路線バスターミナル ミニストップ (Aizuwakamatsu Station Car Rental) ☎0242(24)5171 Tsurugajo Castle 40 Station min Aizu Bukeyashiki Local Bus Terminal Tsurugajo Castle Tower (Samurai Residences) 至 芦ノ牧温泉・浅草（会津鉄道） 至 芦ノ牧温泉 鶴ヶ城天守閣 1,500 yen for 1 day / 500 yen for 2 hours or less / 1,000 for 2-4 To Ashinomaki・To Asakusa (Aizu Railway) To Ashinomaki Onsen hours A B C 【温泉】 D 10 11 12 13 E F G To Aizuwakamatsu Station (JR Ban-etsu West Line) Baisenya

石堂園茶舗 Chuo Street 至 会津若松駅 （JR磐越西線） ● Café Ishidoen Chaho (café) 伊勢屋 Iseya (Japanese tea shop) 焙煎屋珈琲店 ● 中 (Japanese confectionery) ● 金剛寺 央 Kongoji 通 卍 り Temple B ● Umeya 七日町駅 宿たかや Aibasse アイバッセ 常光寺 (liquor shop) Nanukamachi Yado Takaya (building with leased 卍 Jokoji Temple うめや商店 ルーチェ ● commercial space) Luce (Italian cuisine) Station 延命地蔵尊 ● Meguriai Kannon ● Eki Café 駅Cafe Enmei Jizoson (goddess of mercy) 白木屋漆器店 Suzukiya (guardian deity of children) 卍 めぐりあい観音 太郎焼総本舗 Shirokiya ホテル大阪屋 Sho 祥 Rihei Lacquerware 1 H6 A33 Nanukamachi Station Lacquerware Hotel (soba noodles) Store 鈴木屋利兵衛 熊野屋菓子店 Kawachiya 河内屋 Taroyaki Sohompo (Japanese cuisine) Store Osakaya 七日町駅前 Kumanoya Kashi-ten Aizu Shinsen Gumi Kiaji 季味 (confectionery) 七日町白木屋前 会津新選組記念館 (Japanese confectionery) ● Memorial Hall (Japanese cuisine) ● H4 A35 Nanokamachi Shirokiya 免税

252 [0.8km] Nanokamachi Street 七日町通り 大町四ツ角 B B

Keirinji Street Omachi Yotsukado Nuriichi ぬり一 七日町店 ● Showa 昭和なつかし館 Amidaji ● ● ● ● Daruma だるま Fukunishi 卍 H5 A34 Nanokamachi Chuo (Showa period museum) Lacquerware Store (nabe & yakiniku) Inachu 稲忠 Lacquerware Natsukashikan Temple 七日町中央 Papa Caldo (rush products） Store 福西漆器店 Noguchi Hideyo 阿弥陀寺 Taroan 太郎庵七日町菓房 (Italian cuisine) 桂 ● イトー美術 (confectionery) パパカルド Ito Bijutsu Aizuya あいづ家 林 (art gallery) 寺 Hoshiban Erosokuten (French cuisine) 大善屋 ● 通 Daizenya 阿弥陀寺東 (candle shop) ほしばん絵ろうそく店 Mitsutaya(miso dengaku) (kimono shop) Gallery Rin ギャラリー凛 り H7 A32 Amidaji Higashi Yamadera Chaya やまでら茶屋 (kimono shop) 満田屋 バスカフェ BUS CAFE(café) ●

野口英世青春館 Shinmei Street (Japanese confectionery) Tsurunoe 鶴乃江酒造 Sanban ● Noguchi Hideyo Seishun Hall Momen Ito もめん絲 Sake Brewery 田中稲荷神社 (cotton manufacture) Yamashita Aizu Ichiban-kan Tanaka Inarijinja Shrine 三番山下 (café) (café) 神 會津壹番館 明 通 り ● Chofukuji Temple うえき庵 Uekian (general store) ハトヤ食堂本店 Kitakoji Tanakainarijinjya ● Nagatoya 長門屋七日町店 卍 H9 長福寺 大和町 (Japanese confectionery) Hatoya Shokudo 北小路田中稲荷神社前 Seishun Street H10 Noguchi Hideyo Seisyunkan To Ashinomaki・To Asakusa H8 Yamatomachi Honten (pork cutlets on rice 野口英世青春館前 (Aizu Railway) Yamatomachi Street Suzuran(candle shop) 西蓮寺 with sweet sauce) Monjoue 至 芦ノ牧温泉・浅草（会津鉄道） 鈴蘭 大 ● Sairenji 和 モンジュー (gelato) Temple 町 野 Shibukawa Donya 通 口 (local cuisine) 渋川問屋 り 英 卍 世 シティーホテル石橋 青 SAMURAI 末廣酒造嘉永蔵 春 2 City Hotel 通 Suehiro Kaeigura り CITY Sake Brewery Ishibashi Nanoka-Nanoka- Noguchi Hideyo Seishun Street 野口英世青春広場 maｃhimachi This area is where the world famous Noguchi Hideyo Seishun Hiroba bacteriologist and Nobel Prize candidate, ● A Hideyo Noguchi (the figure found on the 1,000 Area yen note), spent his youth. rea H11 Noguchi Hideyo Seisyunhiroba 野口英世青春広場前

山形屋本店 牛ぞう Yamagataya Honten mmended Goo まるよし Nakajima (candle shop) Reco ds Gyuuzou Maruyoshi セブンイレブン (pork cutlets on rice (yakiniku) 桐屋権現亭 竹籐 Taketo (Japanese tavern) Seven-Eleven with sweet sauce) (bamboo craft) B ● なかじま Kiriya Gongenteii SAMURAI (soba noodles) CITY Yoruzuya B B B (Japanese tavern) Makko-chan Nagomi Yosaku よさく よろずや Kamisakabayashi Maizaka Daitouryou (Japanese tavern) (Japanese tavern) (Japanese tavern) (Japanese tavern) (Japanese (Japanese CityCity HallHall まこっちゃん なごみ 上酒林 tavern) tavern) Awamanju Lacquerware cups Mitsurou 舞酒 大統領 3 sweet made from steamed chestnuts cute lacquerware goods candle made from honeycomb: AreaArea with anko inside:100 yen (per piece) :1,200 yen (1 piece)~ 480 yen (per piece)~ Mogura えびや (Japanese tavern) Kawachiya MAP/Ｐ15.F-1 Suzuran MAP/Ｐ14.E-1 Bus Cafe MAP/Ｐ16.G-1 Noguchi Hideyo Seishun Street Ebiya (eel) Aizu Campaign Crew 土竜 There are plenty of shops and Misa Endo 會愛茶屋 restaurants to visit in the area AiAichaya where you can enjoy a drink (Restaurant) or delicious food at night!

H10 Noguchi Hideyo Seisyunkan 野口英世青春館前 Shinmei Street Loop 野 口 Loop (café & bar) Pirosu 興徳寺 英 (Restaurant) 世 Kotokuji Remnants of 甲賀町口門跡 青 ぴろす 神 卍 Temple 春 明 Koga-machi-guchi Wall 通 通 Takino り り Acustic x Nodate Shichifuku Dango Aizu Cotton Pochettes Uraeto Bashi, Zodiac Chopsticks (local cuisine) Aizukko (Japanese tavern) 会津っこ non-electric wooden acoustic 7 kinds of dango representing handmade accessories made from lucky Aizu painted chopsticks: 會津稽古堂 田季野 speaker-mount for I-phones Nanukamachi:90 yen (per piece) traditional Aizu cotton:1,500 yen (per 1 set: 2,700 yen 桐 Kiri Aizu Keikodo ● :9,000 yen~ Kumanoya Kashi-ten MAP/Ｐ14.E-1 piece) Momen Ito MAP/Ｐ14.E-1 Nuriichi MAP/Ｐ14.E-1 Beans (Japanese tavern) Beans b-prese MAP/Ｐ15.F-4 ● Oedo The magic of 野口英世青春広場前 City Hall Annex (Japanese tavern) (Tourism Division) お江戸 the castle town at night H11 Noguchi Hideyo Seisyunhiroba 市役所第三庁舎（観光課） ende Recomm d Cafes 国際交流協会 くるくる軒 From the beginning of July to the International Kurukuruken(Chinese noodles) end of November, the historical 串ぜん Kushizen Association (Japanese tavern) buildings of Aizuwakamatsu City Hoppe ほっぺ will be lit up at night. 4 左雨 ビーグルシェフ サルーテ Sakanaya さかな家 (Japanese tavern) Sassa(yakiniku) Beagle Chef (Restaurant) Salute (yakiniku) (Italian cuisine) Suiun Hananomai はなの舞 (Japanese cuisine) (Japanese tavern) 翠雲 MAP/Ｐ12.D-1 MAP/Ｐ16.G-2 Yunohana Yokan Floresta Aizu Ichiban-kan H12 A29 Aizuwakamatsu City Hall 会津若松市役所前 a popular onsen specialty since a doughnut shop that serves healthy, a café related to Noguchi Hideyo 市役所 Tsuruga(horse meat) 鶴我 long ago: 85 yen(1 stick) delicious donuts. There is also a café. : Coffee: starting at 400 yen (per Ozawa Candle Shop 小澤ろうそく店 Musshu-masuya City Hall Matsumotoya MAP/Ｐ13.D-3 : Donuts: 130 yen (per donut)~ cup)~ (Japanese tavern) Shatoregura (local cuisine) Aizu Campaign Crew b Prese (Lacquerware Store) 夢酒升や 紗都麗蔵 b-プレゼ Photograph of City Hall Natsuko Tsunoda Yoshita(horse meat) 14 15 吉し多 16 Here are some traditional Aizu Lacquerware items of Aizu that have Goods and been cherished through When Gamo Ujisato the ages. became the lord of Aizu, he brought Activities lacquerware artisans from Oumi who began making lacquerware in Aizu. Local makie techniques, including gold leafng, are famous all over Japan.

Fukubun Lacquerware Store MAP/Ｐ11.Ｂ-1 Seki Lacquerware Store MAP/Ｐ11.Ｂ-2 Suzuzen Lacquerware Store MAP/Ｐ11.Ｂ-2 b Prese Lacquerware Store MAP/Ｐ15.Ｆ-４ Nuriichi Lacquerware Store MAP/Ｐ14.Ｅ-1 Shirokiya Lacquerware Store MAP/Ｐ16.Ｇ-1 Akabeko Fukunisi Lacquerware Store MAP/Ｐ16.Ｇ-1 Akabeko (red Suzukiya Rihei Lacquerware Store MAP/Ｐ16.Ｇ-1 cow) is one Aizu’ s most famous traditional toys. Te head bobs up and down and side to side when the cow is moved. Legend has it Bansho Handmade Crafts MAP/Ｐ12.Ｄ-1 that the toy protected children Aizu Painted from an epidemic. Warabi MAP/Ｐ11.Ｂ-2 Candles A high-quality craft with a long history in Aizu. It is said that around 300 years ago, the majority of the candles used in Edo (the capital) were produced here in Aizu. Okiagari Aizu Cloth (Cotton) Cotton cloth that Koboshi features a distinctive, colorfully striped pattern. Te cloth was Because this fgure used in a kimono worn by the stands right back up after it’s heroine Yae Niijima, in the Taiga knocked down, Okiagari Koboshi television drama series, “Yae no have become a beloved symbol of Sakura”. and resilience. It is custom to Ozawa Candle Shop MAP/Ｐ15.F-４ buy one more than the number of Yamada Momen Orimoto Yamagataya Honten MAP/Ｐ16.G-3 people in your family. Yamada Folk Craft Workshop MAP/Ｐ11.B-1 MAP/Ｐ11.B-2 Hoshiban Erosokuten MAP/Ｐ14.Ｅ-1

Hands-on Activities Folk Crafts Folk Crafts Traditional Crafts Traditional Crafts Okiagari Koboshi Akabeko Painting Maki-e Lacquerware Painted Candles Activity: 30 minutes to 1 hour Activity: 30 minutes to 1 hour Activity: 1 ‒ 1.5 hours Activity: 40 minutes ‒ 1 hour 700 yen ‒ 870 yen 840 yen ‒ 870 yen 1,080 yen -3,240 yen 864 yen - 1,620 yen Yamada Folk Craft Workshop Bansho Handmade Crafts Lacquerware Studio Suzutake Hoshiban Erosokuten ☎0242(23)1465 MAP/Ｐ11.Ｂ-1 ☎0242(27)4358 MAP/Ｐ12.D-1 ☎ 0242(27)9426 OutsideMAP/Ｐ11.Ｂ-1 of map area ☎ 0242(27)1873 MAP/Ｐ14.Ｅ-1 Aizu Bukeyashiki (Samurai Residences) Warabi Suzuzen Lacquerware Store Ozawa Candle Shop ☎0242(28)2525 MAP/Ｐ12.Ｄ-3 ☎0242(24)0020 MAP/Ｐ11.B-2 ☎ 0242(22)0680 MAP/Ｐ11.Ｂ-2 ☎ 0242(27)0652 MAP/Ｐ15.F-４ Tsurugajo Kaikan Aoi Craft Workshop Bansho Handmade Crafts Yamagataya Honten Outside of map area ☎0242(28)2288 MAP/Ｐ11.Ｃ-3 ☎0242(27)6400 ☎ 0242(27)4358 MAP/Ｐ12.Ｄ-1 ☎ 0242(22)5769 MAP/Ｐ16.G-3 Aizu Clan Nisshinkan School Tsurugajo Kaikan Fukubun Lacquerware Store MAP/Ｐ11.C-3 ☎0242(75)2525 Outside of map area ☎0242(28)2288 ☎ 0242(22)2846 MAP/Ｐ11.Ｂ-1 Aizu Bukeyashiki (Samurai Residences) * It is better to make reservations MAP/Ｐ12.D-3 in advance for activities ☎0242(28)2525 *prices include tax Aizu Clan Nisshinkan School ☎0242(75)2525 Outside of map area

Fruit Picking enjoy picking fruit in the surrounding farm areas from early summer to autumn.

17 17 18 18 Aizu’s cuisine is sure to be a pleasant addition to your journey.

Aizu Specialties

usually foods preserved through drying or salting, which are then Te cuisine of Aizu is rooted in the everyday cooked using a variety of techniques. Modern local food, which includes sauce katsudon and ramen, is also popular. lives of During the commonwinter, the mountainous people Aizu area is covered in Enjoy the town at night by visiting the local izakaya, and snow. Due to the snowy climate, the traditional dishes of Aizu are trying out some of the regional food and sake.

Sauce Katsudon Ramen A popular dish featuring fried pork Ramen has long been a very cutlets on top of Aizu-grown rice popular dish in Aizu, as and layered with thinly sliced evidenced by the fact that the cabbage. The freshly fried cutlets region originated the Kitakata are flavored with a special sauce. Ramen, one of the top three types of ramen in Japan. Nakajima MAP/Ｐ16.G-３ Shirokujyaku Shokudo Medetaiya MAP/Ｐ12.Ｃ-2 MAP/Ｐ12.Ｃ-2 Ipputei MAP/Ｐ12.Ｄ-3

Tontei MAP/Ｐ12.Ｄ-3

Wappameshi

A local dish of rice and food steamed in a circular wood container.

Takino MAP/Ｐ16.G-4 Togoto MAP/Ｐ10.B-2 Aizu Rice Aizu Horse Meat Because of the meat’s pink color, it The climate and pure water specific is called sakura (cherry blossom). It to the basin produces delicious rice is often enjoyed with sake. which is recognized nationally as Traditional Aizu Dishes top of its class. Tsuruga MAP/Ｐ16.G-4 Kozuyu, Nishin Sansho-zuke, and Bodara- Shibukawa Donya MAP/Ｐ14.Ｅ-1 Yoshita MAP/Ｐ16.G-4 ni are local dishes that have been enjoyed Tagoto MAP/Ｐ10.Ｂ-2 in the mountainous land of Aizu since MAP/Ｐ16.G-4 olden times. Takino Bodara-ni Cod fillets dried to a rock-like hardness are softened in water and stewed in soy sauce and sugar for many hours until the meat and bones are soft enough to eat. Dengaku Handmade Soba Nishin Sansho-zuke Said to have been the staple for Noodles samurai during a battle; skewers of This consists of migaki nishin (dried herring fillets) food basted in miso and grilled. Aizu produces fine-quality sobako (buckwheat sandwiched between sansho (Japanese pepper) flour) that offers excellent aroma and flavor. leaves and pickled in vinegar, sake (rice wine), and Mitsutaya MAP/Ｐ15.F-1 Kiriya MAP/Ｐ12.D-2 MAP/Ｐ16.G-３ soy sauce. It's a great companion with sake. Ohide Chaya MAP/Ｐ12.D-3 Sho MAP/Ｐ16.G-1 Kozuyu Aizu Jidori (local chicken) A hearty soup made from dried scallop stock and seasoned with salt and soy sauce. The soup Aizu Jidori are locally bred chicken contains taro, carrots, shiitake mushrooms, and which have been bred over a long other vegetables, plus tiny balls of wheat gluten period of time, and produce firm called mamefu. Kozuyu is a regional specialty meat (from living free range). and a must for wedding feasts in Aizu.

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