Aizu Matsudaira clan cemetery, Aizuwakamatsu

Name: Aizu Matsudaira clan cemetery
Address: Aizuwakamatsu, Japan

#6 among attractions in Aizuwakamatsu

Mausoleum

Gallery (1)

Map

Facts and practical information

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. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 37°29'6"N, 139°57'31"E

Address

Aizuwakamatsu Japan

ContactAdd

Social media

Add

Aizuwakamatsu

Day trips

Aizu Matsudaira clan cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Aizuwakamatsu Castle, Oyaku-en, Takizawa Honjin, Ōtsukayama Kofun.

1.6 miW
Recreated 14th-century castle and museum
Aizuwakamatsu Castle, Aizuwakamatsu
41 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...
0.9 miNW
Park, Buddhist architecture
Oyaku-en, Aizuwakamatsu
24 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.
1.5 miN
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.
2.1 miNW
Archaeological site
Ōtsukayama Kofun, Aizuwakamatsu
53 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.
5.2 miNE
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Tenkyōkaku, Bandai-Asahi National Park
134 min walk • Tenkyōkaku is a Western-style French Renaissance style residence built as a summer villa for Prince Arisugawa Takehito located in Inawashiro, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
1.3 miW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Fukushima Museum, Aizuwakamatsu
34 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 miNW
Universities and schools
University of Aizu, Aizuwakamatsu
75 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.
7.3 miNW
Temple
Shōjō-ji
186 min walk • Shōjō-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon-shu Buzan-ha sect in Yugawa, Kawanuma District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
1.3 miN
Historical place
Mt. Iimoriyama, Aizuwakamatsu
34 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.
~1370 ftW
37°29'8"N • 139°57'14"E
Hui jin wu jia wu fu, Aizuwakamatsu
7 min walk • Museum
4.4 miNE
Dam
Jūrokkyō Dam, Bandai-Asahi National Park
112 min walk • The Jūrokkyō Dam is a dam in Inawashiro, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.