{"id":2212,"date":"2011-08-19T13:30:43","date_gmt":"2011-08-19T12:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/insidejapanblog.com\/?p=2212"},"modified":"2026-02-26T15:11:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:11:00","slug":"not-forgetting-aizu-the-real-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/19\/not-forgetting-aizu-the-real-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Not forgetting Aizu &#8211; the real Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Like this post? 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href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F2212\" title=\"Reddit\" class=\"wpfai-reddit wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-reddit fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><\/ul><p>The lady was working in a stall on Iimoriyama hill.\u00a0 It`s a popular sightseeing\u00a0 spot.\u00a0 On an autumn afternoon almost 150 years ago,\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Byakkotai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">19 teenage boys committed\u00a0harakiri there<\/a>,\u00a0an event\u00a0now celebrated in Aizu folklore.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The samurai aren`t\u00a0around anymore, but the story of how they lived (and died sometimes) still inspires visitors.\u00a0\u00a0You can see this\u00a0at\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/fuku-tabi.jp\/en\/sightseeing\/2011\/06\/000031.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tsuragajo castle<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/fuku-tabi.jp\/en\/sightseeing\/2010\/01\/000033.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">old samurai residences <\/a>and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/fuku-tabi.jp\/en\/sightseeing\/2010\/02\/000041.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nisshinkan<\/a>, the school attended by the hara-kiri teenagers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2214\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2214\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02742.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2214\" title=\"DSC02742\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02742-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02742-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02742-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02742-1200x676.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02742-720x405.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02742-1440x811.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02742-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02742-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02742-900x507.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2214\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View from Hara-kiri hill.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2215\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2215\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02746.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2215\" title=\"DSC02746\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02746-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02746-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02746-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02746-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02746-720x405.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02746-1440x810.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02746-390x219.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02746-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02746-900x506.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2215\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Painting of hara-kiri scene.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;On the coast, people complain more, they have a fiery temper&#8221;, the garlic-seller told me.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We`re not like that here, not most\u00a0of us anyway&#8221;, she said.<\/p>\n<p>I remembered her words when I saw the Aizu\u00a0manifesto.\u00a0\u00a0Marked on notice boards\u00a0posted around the district, it urges people to show pride as an Aizu citizen, respect seniors, and show <em>gaman <\/em>(fight\/endurance).\u00a0Since March 11th, the people of Aizu have needed\u00a0<em>gaman,\u00a0 <\/em>for Aizu is in Fukushima prefecture.<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The word Fukushima\u00a0rings danger bells, for foreigners and many Japanese.\u00a0\u00a0Whether you are talking about Fukushima the city, Fukushima the prefecture or Fukushima\u00a0the nuclear plant, it doesn`t seem to matter. \u00a0Since March 11th, school trips and group tours\u00a0have stopped coming, the stunning\u00a0sights of Aizu are bare.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2219\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2219\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02794.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2219\" title=\"DSC02794\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02794-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02794-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02794-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02794-1200x676.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02794-720x405.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02794-1440x811.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02794-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02794-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02794-900x507.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2219\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shrine along walking trail in the hills of Aizu.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Business has dropped 90%&#8221;,\u00a0I was told.<\/p>\n<p>Looking closely, visitors\u00a0have nothing to fear.\u00a0 Fukushima prefecture can be split into 3 vertical strips:\u00a0 Hamadori, the coastal strip, \u00a0is where the Fukushima nuclear plant is;\u00a0 Nakadori, the central strip, is\u00a0where the Tokyo to Aomori northern bullet train runs through;\u00a0 Aizu is the strip in the west, shielded from the worst of the radiation by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.japan-i.jp\/explorejapan\/tohoku\/fukushima\/inawashiro-bandaiplateau\/d8jk7l000002r7jm.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azuma mountain range, <\/a>and by distance (around 100km &#8211;\u00a0much more in west Aizu).<\/p>\n<p>The geography is so\u00a0different that the Fukushima weather forecast is split into 3 regions: \u00a0Hamadori, Nakadori\u00a0and Aizu.\u00a0\u00a0The mountain ranges give\u00a0Aizu\u00a0some of the best onsen resorts, hiking trails and ski slopes in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Radiation levels in Aizu\u00a0are less than in Rome,\u00a0similar\u00a0to Hong Kong, and not\u00a0significantly higher than London.\u00a0 Thousands of\u00a0refugees from Hamadori\u00a0and\u00a0Nakadori\u00a0are\u00a0in Aizu where it`s safe.\u00a0\u00a0They have not left Fukushima prefecture.\u00a0 Levels are so low, children from radiation-affected areas are brought here on weekends and holidays to\u00a0play outside.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/livinginaizu.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This excellent blog <\/a>by English artist, educator and writer, Geoff Read, who now lives in Aizu, explores some of the beauty of the Aizu countryside.\u00a0\u00a0Visitors aren`t travelling here as\u00a0a favour, it`s a spectacular part of Japan, well-worth\u00a0worth visiting anyway.\u00a0 I first realised that on a visit 5 years ago, and\u00a0my trip this week has reaffirmed it.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2216\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2216\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02814.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2216\" title=\"DSC02814\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02814-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02814-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02814-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02814-1200x676.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02814-720x405.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02814-1440x811.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02814-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02814-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02814-900x507.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2216\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yunokami onsen station.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_2217\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2217\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02757.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2217\" title=\"DSC02757\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02757-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02757-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02757-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02757-1200x676.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02757-720x405.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02757-1440x811.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02757-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02757-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02757-900x507.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2217\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boy sits under Aizu manifesto at countryside station platform.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2218\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2218\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02772.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2218\" title=\"DSC02772\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02772-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02772-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02772-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02772-1200x676.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02772-720x405.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02772-1440x811.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02772-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02772-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02772-900x507.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2218\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ouchi, a shukuba town, a series of traditional resthouses on an old walking trail.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2220\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2220\" style=\"width: 211px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02702.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2220\" title=\"DSC02702\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02702-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02702-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02702-723x1024.jpg 723w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02702-1200x1698.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02702-720x1019.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02702-1440x2038.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02702-390x552.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02702-780x1104.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02702-900x1274.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2220\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hideyo Noguchi, the bacteriologist on the 1,000yen note (on right in the photo), grew up in Aizu.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2221\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2221\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02731.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2221\" title=\"DSC02731\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02731-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02731-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02731-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/dsc02731-1200x676.jpg 1200w, 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