Takizawa Honjin, Aizuwakamatsu

Name: Takizawa Honjin
Address: Aizuwakamatsu, Japan

#3 among attractions in Aizuwakamatsu

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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. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 37°30'22"N, 139°57'10"E

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Takizawa Honjin – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Oyaku-en, Ōtsukayama Kofun, Fukushima Museum, University of Aizu.

1.2 miSW
Park, Buddhist architecture
Oyaku-en, Aizuwakamatsu
30 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.
0.7 miNW
Archaeological site
Ōtsukayama Kofun, Aizuwakamatsu
17 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.
1.5 miSW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Fukushima Museum, Aizuwakamatsu
40 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.
1.5 miNW
Universities and schools
University of Aizu, Aizuwakamatsu
38 min walk • 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.
~970 ftSE
Historical place
Mt. Iimoriyama, Aizuwakamatsu
5 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.