The heart of the samurai spirit Inishie Yume Kaido (the avenue of long-gone dreams)
～ Walking Kenshi-no-Komichi (the samurai path) ～
The roughly 3 kilometer-long avenue goes between the entrance of Hiyashiyama Onsen (hot spring), eastside of the city, and Mt. Iimoriyama. At the foot of mountains along the avenue lies a narrow way called Kenshi-no-Komichi (samurai path) which leads to many historic remains and scenic sites.

■Sazaedo Pagoda

An internationally unique building with double-helix staircases

■The gravesite of Byakkotai
(White Tiger Brigade)
samurai youths

The final resting place of a group of 16 to 17-year old samurai youths who committed ritual suicide during the Boshin War (1868 – 1869)

■Aizu Samurai Residences

The residential complex demonstrating how samurai families lived in the Edo Era

■The Aizu Clan Lord Matsudaira Family Gravesite

One of Japan’s best daimyo (feudal lord) graves for its magnificent scale A huge stone monument reaching to 5 meters on each turtle-shaped grave stone is astonishing.