Iimoriyama and Sazaedo
In Japanese: 飯盛山・さざえ堂
The hill where the young Byakkotai samurai took their lives in 1868, with their graves and a view over Aizu-Wakamatsu, and the 1796 Sazaedo hall with its double-spiral ramp.
Important Cultural Property (Sazaedo)
Nearby
- Oyakuen Garden ≈ 10 min by car
- Tsuruga Castle ≈ 15 min by car
- Nanukamachi-dori Street ≈ 15 min by car
- Higashiyama Onsen ≈ 15 min by car
- Aizu Clan School Nisshinkan ≈ 25 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Getting there
- Aizu city loop bus (Haikara-san / Akabe) from JR Aizu-Wakamatsu Station to Iimoriyama-shita, then 5 min walk
- Fee
- Hill free; Sazaedo adults ¥400, students ¥300, children ¥200
- Good to know
- Sazaedo opens 8:15–sunset (Apr–Nov) and 9:00–16:00 (Dec–Mar), no closing days. A moving walkway runs beside the steep steps
- Time needed
- 1 h 30 min
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-12. Report outdated info