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[[File:Imoriyama Aizuwakamatsu in Summer.jpg|thumb|Iimori Hill]] |
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[[File:Byakko-tai shrine at Iimori-yama 3.JPG|thumb|Gravestones of Byakkotai Warriors]] |
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{{nihongo|'''Iimori Hill'''|飯盛山|Iimori Yama}} is a mountain near the city of [[Aizuwakamatsu]], [[Fukushima Prefecture]], [[Japan]].<ref name="Lonely Planet - Iimori-yama Historic Site in Aizu-Wakamatsu">{{cite web |title=Iimori-yama Historic Site in Aizu-Wakamatsu |url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/japan/aizu-wakamatsu/attractions/iimori-yama/a/poi-sig/1309078/356760 |website=[[Lonely Planet]] |accessdate=10 March 2019}}</ref> It is located at the northwest corner of the city of Aizuwakamatsu.<ref name="Rough Guide">{{cite book|url={{Google books|lDYnDwAAQBAJ|The Rough Guide to Japan|page=PT430|plainurl=1}}|title=The Rough Guide to Japan |publisher=Rough Guides UK |date=2017 |isbn=9780241326107 |page=430}}</ref> It is notable as the site of the [[Seppuku|ritual suicide]] of members of the [[Byakkotai]] in the [[Boshin War]].<ref name="JNTO - Tsuruga Castle Park">{{cite web |title=Tsuruga Castle Park |url=https://www.japan.travel/en/spot/658/ |website=[[Japan National Tourism Organization]] |accessdate=8 March 2019}}</ref> There are two monuments at the top of the hill, one is a gift from [[Italian Fascist Party]] in 1928,<ref name="Rough Guide" /> and another from [[Nazi Germany]]. They were installed for showing great reverence for Byakkotai |
{{nihongo|'''Iimori Hill'''|飯盛山|Iimori Yama}} is a mountain near the city of [[Aizuwakamatsu]], [[Fukushima Prefecture]], [[Japan]].<ref name="Lonely Planet - Iimori-yama Historic Site in Aizu-Wakamatsu">{{cite web |title=Iimori-yama Historic Site in Aizu-Wakamatsu |url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/japan/aizu-wakamatsu/attractions/iimori-yama/a/poi-sig/1309078/356760 |website=[[Lonely Planet]] |accessdate=10 March 2019}}</ref> It is located at the northwest corner of the city of Aizuwakamatsu.<ref name="Rough Guide">{{cite book|url={{Google books|lDYnDwAAQBAJ|The Rough Guide to Japan|page=PT430|plainurl=1}}|title=The Rough Guide to Japan |publisher=Rough Guides UK |date=2017 |isbn=9780241326107 |page=430}}</ref> It is notable as the site of the [[Seppuku|ritual suicide]] of members of the [[Byakkotai]] (White Tiger) in the [[Boshin War]].<ref name="JNTO - Tsuruga Castle Park">{{cite web |title=Tsuruga Castle Park |url=https://www.japan.travel/en/spot/658/ |website=[[Japan National Tourism Organization]] |accessdate=8 March 2019}}</ref> There are two monuments at the top of the hill, one is a gift from [[Italian Fascist Party]] in 1928,<ref name="Rough Guide" /> and another from [[Nazi Germany]]. They were installed for showing great reverence for Byakkotai spirit, however, after Japan's defeat in World War II, the Occupation Army of the United States of America vandalized them.<ref name="iimori-poi">{{cite web|url=http://www.iimoriyama.jp/iimori.html |title=Points of Interest in Iimori-yama |access-date=2019-06-13 }}</ref> |
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[[File:さざえ堂 - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Sazae-dō]] |
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Iimori Hill has been heavily commercialized and the site includes many souvenir shops and exhibitions.<ref name="Rough Guide" /> The staircases from foothills to top are fairly steep, though there is a handy escalator.<ref name="Rough Guide" /> Downhill from Iimori Hill stands {{nihongo|Sazae-dō|さざえ堂}}, a octagonal wooden pagoda built in the eighteenth century, which formerly sealed 33 statues of Buddhist goddess<ref name="Rough Guide" /><ref name="iimori-poi" /> The statues were removed by [[Shinbutsu bunri]] policy during Meiji era.<ref name="iimori-poi" /> Another shrine in the site is {{nihongo|Uga-shindō|宇賀神堂}} near Sazae-dō, which was built in late seventeenth century and deifies a white snake as god of abundance and fertility.<ref name="iimori-poi" /> |
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Iimori Hill (飯盛山, Iimori Yama) is a mountain near the city of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.[1] It is located at the northwest corner of the city of Aizuwakamatsu.[2] It is notable as the site of the ritual suicide of members of the Byakkotai (White Tiger) in the Boshin War.[3] There are two monuments at the top of the hill, one is a gift from Italian Fascist Party in 1928,[2] and another from Nazi Germany. They were installed for showing great reverence for Byakkotai spirit, however, after Japan's defeat in World War II, the Occupation Army of the United States of America vandalized them.[4]
Iimori Hill has been heavily commercialized and the site includes many souvenir shops and exhibitions.[2] The staircases from foothills to top are fairly steep, though there is a handy escalator.[2] Downhill from Iimori Hill stands Sazae-dō (さざえ堂), a octagonal wooden pagoda built in the eighteenth century, which formerly sealed 33 statues of Buddhist goddess[2][4] The statues were removed by Shinbutsu bunri policy during Meiji era.[4] Another shrine in the site is Uga-shindō (宇賀神堂) near Sazae-dō, which was built in late seventeenth century and deifies a white snake as god of abundance and fertility.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Iimori-yama Historic Site in Aizu-Wakamatsu". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e The Rough Guide to Japan. Rough Guides UK. 2017. p. 430. ISBN 9780241326107.
- ^ "Tsuruga Castle Park". Japan National Tourism Organization. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Points of Interest in Iimori-yama". Retrieved 2019-06-13.
External links
- Official website(Japanese)