University of Aizu, Aizuwakamatsu

Name: University of Aizu
Address: Aizuwakamatsu, Japan

#7 among attractions in Aizuwakamatsu

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The University of Aizu in Aizuwakamatsu, Japan, is the first university dedicated to computer science engineering in Japan. It has about 1,100 students enrolled in its undergraduate and graduate programs. The university's motto is "to advance knowledge for humanity" and it carries out significant research in computer science. ()

Local name: 会津大学 Established: 1993 (31 years ago)Coordinates: 37°31'26"N, 139°56'17"E

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University of Aizu – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Aizuwakamatsu Castle, Oyaku-en, Isasumi Shrine, Takizawa Honjin.

2.5 miS
Recreated 14th-century castle and museum
Aizuwakamatsu Castle, Aizuwakamatsu
65 min walk • Aizuwakamatsu Castle, known locally as Tsuruga Castle, stands as a proud testament to Japan's feudal past in the city of Aizuwakamatsu. This historical fortress, encircled by deep moats and towering stone walls, was constructed in the late 14th century and has since...
2.3 miS
Park, Buddhist architecture
Oyaku-en, Aizuwakamatsu
59 min walk • Oyaku-en 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.
7.1 miSW
Temple
Isasumi Shrine, Aizumisato
180 min walk • Isasumi Shrine is a shrine in Aizumisato, Fukushima, Japan. Isasumi was designated as the chief Shinto shrine for the former Iwashiro province.
1.5 miSE
Museum
Takizawa Honjin, Aizuwakamatsu
38 min walk • The Takizawa Honjin is a building in the city of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan which was used as a honjin by the daimyō of Aizu Domain during the Edo period. The building was designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan in 1971 and a National Historic Site of Japan in 1970.
0.8 miSE
Archaeological site
Ōtsukayama Kofun, Aizuwakamatsu
22 min walk • The Ōtsukayama Kofun is an early Kofun period zenpō-kōen-fun key-hole shaped tumulus located in what is now part of the city of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima in the southern Tōhoku region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1972.
2.4 miS
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Fukushima Museum, Aizuwakamatsu
62 min walk • Fukushima Museum is a prefectural museum in Aizuwakamatsu, Japan, dedicated to the natural history, history, and culture of Fukushima Prefecture. The museum opened in Tsuruga Castle Park in 1986.
2.9 miSE
Mausoleum
Aizu Matsudaira clan cemetery, Aizuwakamatsu
75 min walk • The Aizu Domain Matsudaira clan cemetery is located in two locations. One is in the city of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, and the second is in the town of Inawashiro, Fukushima Japan. The cemetery contains the graves of the successive daimyō of Aizu Domain. The cemeteries were collectively designated a National Historic Site in 1987.
4.1 miNE
Temple, Buddhist architecture
Enichi-ji, Bandai
105 min walk • Enichi-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon-shu Buzan-ha sect in the town of Bandai, Yama District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The temple was founded in the Heian period as Enichi-ji, and the ruins of its previous incarnation were designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1970.
4.6 miNW
Temple
Shōjō-ji
118 min walk • Shōjō-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon-shu Buzan-ha sect in Yugawa, Kawanuma District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
1.6 miSE
Historical place
Mt. Iimoriyama, Aizuwakamatsu
43 min walk • 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.
2.8 miS
37°29'8"N • 139°57'14"E
Hui jin wu jia wu fu, Aizuwakamatsu
71 min walk • Museum