Carefully selected spots where you can enjoy Fukushima Aizuwakamatsu leisurely! Take a tour of a long-established store, soak in the hot spring water, and enjoy the history of Aizuwakamatsu's castle town.
Ozawa Shin candlestick shop
A painting used in place of flowers in snowy countries
A picture of a rose, a southern sky and a chrysanthemum
About 500 years ago, the painter of Aizu, which began with the encouragement of the cultivation of lacquer trees by his lord, Shunshin Hona. For the wedding ceremony, a pair of Aizu picture candlesticks with colorful flowers drawn is lit, and it is also the source of the word "Hana Candles". In addition, in winter of Aizu where there are few flowers, it seems to have begun to put paintings in Buddhist altar instead of flowers. A well-established store that preserves traditional techniques and builds one by one from the core. Candles over 100 years ago were decorated on the glass shelf in the store.
◆ Ozawa candlestick shop (ozawa candlelight)
Address Fukushima Prefecture Aizuwakamatsu City Nishieicho 6-27
Mochi
Luxury to stay in registered tangible cultural property
A well-established ryokan full of attractions that is designated as the first of the registered tangible cultural property of the country. You will be healed by the well-kept wooden construction. In addition, it is the feeling that the hot water bath "Kitsune hot water" at 45 ° C with a 100% sinking sink will become unusual. You can taste the local cuisine of Aizu, such as sweet potato boiled in sweet potato, pickled radish in pickles, and Kozuyu.
◆ Mukairaki
Official site
Nagatoya
A local confectionery shop that has continued since the Edo period
"Yotei Fantasia" of the reservation flood whose picture changes depending on the cut part
From Kanaga Hajime (1848), his lord, Matsuhiro Yohei, began receiving orders to make sweets for the common people. Including traditional nourished bread and candy, there are many sweets that have a modern sense while making use of traditional techniques.
◆ Nagatoya (Nagatoya)
Official site
Mitsuya
Aizu specialty, Miso Tada, which burns in the hearth
A long-established miso specialty store founded in Tenpo 5 (1834). You can buy homemade miso, and enjoy the Aizu specialty, Miso Taku, in the converted Miso store. Konnyaku (2 bottles), Tofu, Mochi, Satomo, Shingoro (half-crushed rice), "Misotanaku course" which is baked with charcoal of the hearth while putting 4 kinds of miso on herring miso is recommended!
◆ Matsutaya (Mitsutaya)
Official site
Tsurunoe Shuzo
Sake sommelier is also a popular sake "Aizu general"
From the left, "Aizu Junior General Junmai Daiginjo Special Brew Liquor", "Junimed Daiginjo Yuri", "Aizu Junior General Junmai Ginjo Yume no Yuka"
A long-established sake storehouse, which was founded in 1794, from the Edo Takara family, who served as the Aizu 頭 用 頭 寛. Deciding the best for commercial sake Japan In the pure rice ginjo category of the sake event "SAKE COMPETITION 2015," "Aizu Nakasu Junmya Daiginjo Toshoshu" ranked first. At the dinner party of President Trump's visit to Japan, "Junmy Daiginjo Yuri" is given out and it is a highly reputed sake store.
◆ Tsurunoe Shuzo (Tsuru no Eshizo)
Official site
Inside the teahouse castle tower Tsuruga castle (Wakamatsu castle ruins)
You can have tea in the tea room related to Tsurugajo
The teahouse is designated a prefecture designated important cultural property
When Yayoi Town of the Aizu Tsuruga Castle lord protected a child and a small prisoner of Chiri Chikyu who had been ordered to get angry by touching Hideyoshi's anger, the tea room built by Shogo was transferred and restored in Tsuruga Castle. Akamatsu's floor pillars in the tea room are said to have been worn by Shogo himself.
◆ Ryokan (Rinko)
Official site
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