4K WALK - Aizu Wakamatsu City - Fukushima, Japan

Don't miss our drive in Aizu Wakamatsu City:    • 4K Drive in JAPAN - Aizu Wakamatsu City, F...   If you like our videos, please consider subscribing to our channel. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TOKYOSMITH?... We are also on Twitter and Instagram: Twitter:   / tokyosmithjapan   Instagram:   / tokyosmith   00:00 Nanokamachi-dori Street 08:26 Lunch at AIZU YOROZUYA - I had a bowl of "Aizu Sauce Katsu-don" 08:54 Back to Nanokamachi-dori Street Nanokamachi-dori Street is a quaint shopping street with an olde-worlde atmosphere, located in central Aizu-Wakamatsu City. There is a mix of western-style buildings, and traditional Japanese architecture, including Japanese-style storehouses and wooden town houses, from the Taisho Period (1912-1926). This street is home to a number of shops selling local products such as Aizu lacquerware and Aizu momen (cotton made in the Aizu area). Nanokamachi-dori Street is a great spot to grab a bite to eat, and is also useful as a base to explore Aizu-Wakamatsu City. Suehiro Sake Brewery and Suzuzen lacquerware shop are just two of the esteemed businesses located close to this shopping street. https://fukushima.travel/destination/... Aizu Sauce Katsu-don (08:26) A bowlful of rice is covered with a layer of shredded cabbage and topped with freshly fried pork cutlet flavored with a special sauce. Each restaurant has its own secret recipe for the sauce, in which the cutlet is dipped to just the right degree to retain its crispiness. The combination, together with the crunchy accent of the cabbage, results in a perfect harmony of flavors. The dish may look earthy, but its taste is heavenly！ http://samurai-city.jp/en/eating/1386 Aizu (会津) is the westernmost of the three regions of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, the other two regions being Nakadōri in the central area of the prefecture and Hamadōri in the east. As of October 1, 2010, it had a population of 291,838. The principal city of the area is Aizuwakamatsu. It was part of Mutsu Province; the area once was part of Iwase Province created during the reign of Empress Genshō. The Yōrō Ritsuryo established the Iwase Province in 718 through the division of the Michinoku Province (Mutsu Province). It was composed of five districts of Shirakawa (白河), Iwase (石背), Aizu (会津), Asaka (安積) and Shinobu (信夫). The area encompassed by the province reverted to Mutsu some time between 722 and 724. During the Edo period, Aizu Domain (会津藩, Aizu-han) was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate which ruled most of the region from Aizuwakamatsu Castle. Following the Meiji restoration, it became part of the short-lived Iwashiro Province before becoming a region of Fukushima Prefecture. Although never an official province in its own right, Aizu has a very strong regional identify. (Wikipedia) Fukushima Fukushima is both the southernmost prefecture of Tōhoku region and the prefecture of Tōhoku region that is closest to Tokyo. With an area size of 13,784 km2 it is the third-largest prefecture of Japan, behind Hokkaido and Iwate Prefecture. It is divided by mountain ranges into three regions called (from west to east) Aizu, Nakadōri, and Hamadōri. (Wikipedia) Fostering unique traditions of food and culture, the fertile lands of Fukushima produce some of Japan's best fruit and sake. Nature is abundant here, and southern suburbanites have long been drawn to its famed onsen and pristine wilderness. More recently, winter sports enthusiasts have discovered Fukushima's charms. While the 2011 earthquake and tsunami hit the region hard, tourism has bounced right back, thanks to local spirit—as expected from people in the northern heartland of samurai culture. https://www.japan.travel/en/destinati... SAMURAI CITY AIZU in SPRING    • 【鶴ヶ城春のVTR】SAMURAI CITY AIZU in SPRING   SAMURAI CITY AIZU in WINTER    • 【鶴ヶ城冬のVTR】SAMURAI CITY AIZU in WINTER   Camera: GoPro HERO8 Black Filming Date: August 7th, 2020 #TokyoSmith #japantravel #japan