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Isasumi Jinja
The shrine that carries the origin of the place name Aizu. It has long been held to be the tutelary shrine of the whole region.
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Nanko Shrine
It enshrines Matsudaira Sadanobu, lord of the Shirakawa domain. It adjoins Nanko Park, held to be the oldest public park in Japan, which Sadanobu opened to people of every rank.
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Shiramizu Amidado
The only National Treasure building in Fukushima. Ringed by the pond of a Pure Land garden, it shows that the cultural sphere of Hiraizumi reached as far as the coast.
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Iimoriyama
Where the Byakkotai took their own lives. The Sazaedo stands on this hill.
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Kaiseizan Daijingu
Called the Ise of the north. It was built alongside the reclamation of the Asaka plain.
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Yumoto Onsen Jinja
The shrine that records the first welling up of Iwaki Yumoto, sometimes counted among the three oldest springs of Japan.
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Soma Nakamura Jinja
The shrine from which the Soma Nomaoi sets out. The festival is an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.
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Soma Odaka Jinja
On the final day of the Nomaoi, the Nomagake rite is held here, in which bare horses are caught by hand and offered.
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Hanitsu Jinja
It enshrines Hoshina Masayuki, founder of the Aizu domain, and was called the Toshogu of Aizu.
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Nakano Fudoson
It claims to be one of the three great Fudo halls of Japan, with the Fudo enshrined inside a cave.
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Kashima Jinja (Shirakawa)
Its deity was invited from Kashima in Hitachi. A shrine guarding the frontier of the north.
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Nanko Jinja
It enshrines Matsudaira Sadanobu. Nanko Park is among the oldest public parks in Japan.