Aizuwakamatsu articles
Aizuwakamatsu local-knowledge articles — history, food and place names, with sources. Prep for "Aizu Expert Quiz".
- Aizu domain, the Boshin War, and the Aizu WarFrom founding lord Hoshina Masayuki's code of loyalty to Matsudaira Katamori's Kyoto post and the 1868 Aizu War, with sources.
- Aizu lacquerware, Aizu cotton, and Nanukamachi-doriAizu lacquerware and Aizu cotton both trace to Sengoku-era lord Gamo Ujisato's push to build local industry, explained with sources.
- Aizu's local dishes: wappa-meshi, kozuyu, and pickled herringWappa-meshi, kozuyu, pickled herring with sansho, and karatsuyu soba: the origins of Aizuwakamatsu's local dishes, explained with sources.
- Aizuwakamatsu's sake breweries and their historyAizuwakamatsu city is home to a cluster of sake breweries. Why they concentrated here, and their recent recognition, with sources.
- Akabeko's origin legends and Aizu bariko craft historyAkabeko, the red-cow folk toy, has more than one origin legend and none is settled fact. Its legends and craft history, with sources.
- The Byakkotai and the tragedy at IimoriyamaNineteen teenage Aizu soldiers took their own lives at Iimoriyama. From Nisshinkan schooling to the tragedy itself, with sources.
- Aizuwakamatsu's hard-to-read place names (Kozashi, Ikki, Monden)Kozashi, Ikki, Monden: real Aizuwakamatsu place names nearly impossible to read on sight, explained with history and sources.
- The double-helix design of Sazaedo (Entsu-sansodo)Sazaedo's spiral ramp lets visitors climb and descend without ever crossing paths. Its design and history, with sources.
- The history of Tsurugajo Castle's construction and reconstructionFrom Ashina Naomori's fort to Gamo Ujisato's keep, the Boshin War siege, and the 1965 rebuild. Tsurugajo Castle's history, with sources.
- What Aizuwakamatsu people are called (Aizuppo and Aizukko)Aizuppo and Aizukko: Aizuwakamatsu has more than one name for its people, from an old novel to a modern city declaration, sourced.