The Real Last Samurai?

The Real Last Samurai?
Aizu-Wakamatsu
http://samurai-city.jp/en/

Might be another reason to visit Fukushima?

[link, history, culture, Japan, JT]

Originally shared by Michael Turtle

The city of Aizu-Wakamatsu, three hours north of Tokyo, was the last place in Japan to have samurai.

It was in this building - Tsuruga Castle - that they staged their final battle against the Imperial Army that was trying to unite the country under the power of the emperor in 1868.

#Samurai_Aizu