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Tsurugajo -the only one castle in Japan today with red tile roofs in Aizu Wakamatsu seen also by Byakkotai samurai
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Aizu Wakamatsu is one of the famous sightseeing places in Japan.
Speaking of Aizu Wakamatsu, a popular tourist area is Tsurugajo castle.
It is well known as the castle survived the ruthless attack for a month in the Boshin War in 1868.
6 years after the war, Tsurugajo was demolished by the Meiji government.
The castle was re-established in 1965, and then in 2001 Aizu Wakamatsu City restored “Hoshii-yagura,” a food storage, and “Minamihashiri-nagaya,” which is said to be an arsenal or a fortress.
These two buildings are connecting to the tenshukaku, the main keep of the castle.
Furthermore, there is a museum inside of the main keep which provides a good opportunity to learn the history of Aizu Wakamatsu.
Tsurugajo now recollects the image of last days of Tokugawa shogunate as all the tiles had been changed to red ones 4 years ago.
It is the only castle that has a main keep with red tiles in Japan, and a place worth visiting.
Note: Tenshukaku is not the castle itself, but only one part of the castle. A main keep is the highest and largest watch-tower of a castle constructed during the Azuchi-Momoyama period to Edo period.
Address: Outemachi1-1
Aizu Wakamatsu City, Fukushima
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Phone: 0242-23-8000 (Aizuwakamatsu Tourism Bureau)
Hour: 8:30-17:00 (Last admission is 30 minutes before closing)
Holiday: None
Admission: Adult 410yen, Child 150yen
(Ticket for both the castle and Rinkaku Tea Cottage: Adult 510yen)
Transportation: Classic Town Bus “Haikara-san” or “Akabe”
5 minutes on foot from the “Tsurugajo Iriguchi” bus stop
Banetsu Expressway
15 minutes from the Aizuwakamatsu I.C.
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http://www.tsurugajo.com/
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