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One trip. One photo. Tonohetsuri, Shimogo, Fukushima, Japan
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Aizu 会津 original meaning – two gods met (会) by a river (津) in Aizu Takada Aizu Clan 会津藩 Katamori Matsudaira (松平容保) [1834-1893] was the lord (daimyo – 大名) of…
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Aizu Wakamatsu’s Famous Castle [1384-, 1590-, 1639-1874, 1965-present] These are the notes that I would use to tell the story of Tsurugajo when I did a tour of the castle.…
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Learn about the history of Aizu through a role-playing game. Instructions Explain the idea. （We will give each of you a character. You will be asked to respond to a…
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BACKGROUND Edo period – shogunate rule (local lords, no central government) Bushido – samurai were not busy with war, since Edo era was a 200 year era of peace Tokugawa…
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Tajima-machi is a wee town nestled in the mountains of Aizu (Fukushima, Japan). It is the largest town in Minami Aizu (south Aizu), and boasts a population of 14,000. As…
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Okay, I’ll admit it. I’m a Canadian who has never skied on Canadian soil. So shoot me! My first skiing expedition took place on the slopes of Tajima-machi’s Daikurayama Ski…
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I wrote these articles for a newspaper in Aizu Wakamatsu (Fukushima, Japan) in 1996. Hello! My name is Shaney Crawford and I am a Canadian who is living in Tajima-machi…