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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Tadami Line
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Lacquerware and Crafts, Kirinoko Ningyokan
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Aizu’s sauce-katsudon
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Iwaki Marine Tower
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Nanukamachi-dori walking trail
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WONDER FARM
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Play with snow at ski resorts in spring
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Tsuruga-jo Castle
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Kitakata ramen, asara (morning ramen)
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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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No.1 Tadami Bridge View Spot
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Sazaedo
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Aquamarine Fukushima "Environmental Aquarium"
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Goshiki-numa Ponds
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Experience of making the traditional Aizu craft of Makie (lacquerware craft)
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Aizu-Wakamatsu Station
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Ouchi-juku
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Iwaki la la mew
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Higashiyama Onsen
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Walking around Kitakata
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Goshikinuma Walking Trail
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Shiramizu Amida-do
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Komine-jo Castle
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Spa Resort Hawaiians
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Koriyama Station
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Iwakishi Sekitan Kasekikan, Horuru (Iwaki Coal and Fossil Museum) (Currently closed)