Aizuwakamatsu and Lake Inawashiro

On the way to Sendai, we passed through Aizuwakamatsu and visited the place where the Byakkotai committed suicide. Simply put, they were a group of samurai who fought for the old shogunate regime, many of whom were still teenagers. Although they represented a “backward” and “reactionary” force and were defeated, the Japanese still appreciate their loyalty and courage and choose to commemorate them.

Later I went to Lake Inawashiro and took a boat tour on the lake.