Mt. Iimori
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During the Boshin Civil War, when a group of 20 16-to-17-year-old teenagers from the 2nd brigade of the "Byakkotai" military unit retreated from the Battle of Tonoguchihara, they traveled through a side road of the Takizawa Pass and passed through the tunnel of the Tonoguchi Dam before arriving at Mt. Iimori. There, they saw the keep of Tsuruga-jo Castle enveloped in black smoke and thought: "As the castle falls, so shall we for our lord"." There area is now the site of their final resting place.
More Information about Mt. Iimori
Street address
- Yahata Bentenshita, Ikkimachi, Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima
Access
Route1
- Take the Haikara-san or Akabe bus to "Iimoriyamashita". Then a 5-min walk.
Route2
- Ban-etsu Expressway: 15 min. from the Aizuwakamatsu IC exit
Opening Hours
Closed
- Open every day
Best season
- Apr., May
Point
- The Mt. Iimori Tourist Information Center and the ticket-selling area at the start of the Moving Slope are good places to get information. ※The Mt. Iimori Tourist Information Center is closed during the winter. (early Dec. to late Mar.)
Spots around
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Nanukamachi-dori walking trail
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Iwakishi Sekitan Kasekikan, Horuru (Iwaki Coal and Fossil Museum) (Currently closed)
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Tadami Line
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Komine-jo Castle
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Koriyama Station
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Play with snow at ski resorts in spring
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Iwaki la la mew
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Aquamarine Fukushima "Environmental Aquarium"
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Higashiyama Onsen
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Sazaedo
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Aizu’s sauce-katsudon
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No.1 Tadami Bridge View Spot
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Aizu-Wakamatsu Station
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Spa Resort Hawaiians
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Goshikinuma Walking Trail
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WONDER FARM
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Weeping cherry trees along the ruins of the Nichu-sen railway tracks
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Urabandai, Goshiki Onsen Hot Spring
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Tsuruga-jo Castle
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Goshiki-numa Ponds
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Kitakata ramen, asara (morning ramen)
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Walking around Kitakata
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Experience of making the traditional Aizu craft of Makie (lacquerware craft)
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Iwaki Marine Tower
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Lacquerware and Crafts, Kirinoko Ningyokan
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Ouchi-juku
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Shiramizu Amida-do