5 Sights in Aizuwakamatsu, Japan (with Map and Images)

Itsukushima Shrine (Itsukushima Jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. It used to be called Munakata Shrine and was built during the Eitoku period by three local noble families, Ishizuka, Ishibe, and Doie. The name of Itsukushima Shrine was changed in 1868 (the first year of Meiji) when the Shinto and Buddhist shrines were separated. Betsuto is Shōshuji Temple. The former shrine is a gōsha.

Wikipedia: 厳島神社 (会津若松市) (JA)

Aizu Samurai Residence is an open-air museum with a history theme located in Ishiyama, Higashiyama-cho, Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Centered on the residence of Saigo Yorimo, an elder of the Aizu clan, historical buildings that have been restored or relocated are lined up. The operating entity is Sotsuikan Corporation.

Wikipedia: 会津武家屋敷 (JA)

Iimori Mountain is a mountain near the city of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. It is notable as the site where members of the Byakkotai committed ritual suicide in 1868, during the Boshin War. It is located about 1.5 kilometers northeast of Tsuruga Castle.

Wikipedia: Iimori Mountain (EN)

Oyaku-en (御薬園) is a medicinal herb garden in the city of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The garden was designated a Place of Scenic Beauty by the Japanese government in 1932. It is also known as the Aizu Matsudaira-clan Garden .

Wikipedia: Oyaku-en (EN)

Dairyuji Temple (大龍寺) is a temple of the Rinzai sect Myoshinji sect located in Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The mountain number is Baoyun Mountain. Of the seven lucky gods of Aizu, the Hobukuro son is enshrined.

Wikipedia: 大龍寺 (会津若松市) (JA)