会津若松城

紅葉の秋、雪景色の冬

季節ごとに伺っていますが、桜の時期の会津若松城は格別でした。

福島県会津猪苗代の達沢不動滝です。夏はマイナスイオンで涼しく、秋は紅葉?冬は巨大な氷柱が圧巻です

紅葉に包まれる鶴ヶ城?
初の福島県！と言うことで、鶴ヶ城に訪れてきました。
城下にある、紅葉と絡めて１枚?

ボランティアの人曰く、今年は色づきが少し悪いそうです。それでも見頃を迎えた鶴ヶ城は美しい。

来年もまた来ます?

撮影地 福島県

Went to Fukushima over the Golden Week holiday.

On our first day we took a bus to Ouchi-Juku and had a great time looking at all the buildings and different shops. The negi soba (soba with a large leek) is famous there so my girlfriend ended up ordering that. She said it was a bit difficult to eat, but fun and tasted great. We also ended up trying a variety of different snacks in the area. The Age-Manju (deep fried manju) was really tasty and we actually ended up getting again later. I was able to take a photo from the famous photo spot at Ouchi-Juku as well (photo #4). I only have an iPhone camera, so the quality isn't the best, but I'm happy with how it turned out.

On the way back from Ouchi-Juku we returned via Yunokami Onsen Station and so we got to use the footbath that was attached to the station. It was a really great way to rest up after walking for so long.
The station itself was also really photogenic, so I snapped a couple photos from the platform and between the railroad tracks.

The hotel we were staying at for the night was in Aizu-Wakamatsu and on the way we found a nice little shop with a large akabeko cow outside and the staff was kind enough to take a photo of us with it.

For dinner, we went to a place called Sassa (左雨) and had a really great time. We ended up talking to the owners for a bit and they were super nice. It was also the best tonkatsu I've eaten in my entire life. It was cooked tp perfection, and the dressing that came with the salad and cabbage matched perfectly with it. We probably ended up eating way too many fried foods but it was all really tasty.

The next day we visited Tsuruga Castle.
The castle was quite cool, but it was a bit more crowded than Ouchi-Juku. Considering it was Golden Week, it wasn't much of a surprise.

Either way we had a great time. We started off going for a boat ride around the moat (I got my daily exercise in, as I was rowing the whole time lol). After that we went up into the castle and were able to see a view of the city from the top which was pretty cool. There were also live performances going on in the field in front of the castle which were fun to watch.

At that point it was about lunch time so we went over to the row of food stalls (photo #16) and grabbed a bite to eat. There were shops selling all sorts of goods as well, so we spent some time window shopping. After Tsuruga Castle, we went to Oyakuen Garden (御薬園). We ended up sharing a green tea by the pond and relaxing for a bit which was nice.

There were a lot of koi inside the pond and a variety of birds flying around as well, so the atmosphere was very relaxing. Photo #20 is supposedly the best view in the garden (it was written on a sign) so I snapped a photo of it. The photo doesn't do it justice, but it was a really incredible view.

All in all, we had a really amazing time in Fukushima, but we definitely would like to visit again, as there's a lot we didn't get to do still. I really wanted to try an akabeko workshop but we didn't get the chance, which was a bit disappointing, but we still had a lot of fun, so I can't complain.

I definitely recommend visiting Aizu-Wakamatsu if you have the chance!

鶴ヶ城での四月開催の桜まつり！

猪苗代湖の夕焼け

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雪で白い外壁がさらに映えて綺麗ですね。

福島県会津若松市にある鶴ヶ城（つるがじょう）は、1934年に国の史跡に指定された歴史あるお城。
若松城（わかまつじょう）や会津若松城（あいづ わかまつじょう）とも呼ばれています。

鶴ヶ城の歴史は古く、約630年前の1384年に築城。
その後、大地震の被害を受けたため大規模改修が行われ、現在の姿へ復元されました。

会津若松市のシンボルでもある鶴ヶ城は見どころ満載。
赤瓦の天守閣は、国内で唯一鶴ヶ城でしかみれないそう。
また、天守閣内にある「鶴ヶ城天守閣博物館」では、さまざまな企画展示も開催。
てっぺんの5層には展望室があり、360度会津の絶景を楽しめます。

お城の入口にある鶴ヶ城会館では、お土産や民芸品を販売しているほか、郷土料理のわっぱ飯やソースかつ丼、喜多方ラーメンなどお食事もおすすめです。

◆鶴ヶ城◆
【住所】〒965-0873 福島県会津若松市追手町1-1
【交通アクセス】
東京駅→（東北新幹線/90分）→郡山駅乗換（磐越西線/60分）→会津若松駅下車
【駐車場】有り
普通車360台（有料）
（鶴ヶ城西出丸駐車場、鶴ヶ城南口駐車場、鶴ヶ城東口駐車場の3か所）

江戸時代に会津若松市と日光今市を結ぶ重要な道の宿場町として栄えた「大内宿」
現在も江戸時代の面影をそのまま残し
この景観を引き継ぐために店舗兼住居として実際に生活されているそうです。
写真は小高い丘から撮ったんですが
30軒以上の茅葺屋根の民家が立ち並ぶ光景は圧巻でした。

I love the reflection the bridge and surrounding treeline makes on the surface of the river in this photo. Really beautiful stuff. I'd like to visit Aizu-Wakamatsu because I've heard that Aizu-Wakamatsu Castle is awesome and also the local sake in the area is supposed to be really good as well. I'm not too familiar with the area but I know Aizu-Wakamatsu is surrounded by mountains and that Mt. Bandai is over there. Maybe that's it in the background? I'm not too sure, but whatever the case may be it's a really breathtaking photo. Japan's snowscapes really are a gift that keeps on giving. Especially this year there's a ton of beautiful landscapes like this and getting to see them posted everywhere is really great. Everyone has such amazing photos it makes me want to try my hand at photography ?. Maybe someday, we'll see lol

会津若松市秋の花火です。
秋の花火は空気も澄んでいて
とても綺麗でした