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Aizu Sazae-do

Travel Guide - Aizu Sazae-do

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Aizu Sazae-do is a temple noted for its unique, turban shell shape. It was constructed by Priest Ikudo in 1796 and designated as a national important cultural property in 1996.
The inside of the building is double helix structure and is also a wonder to behold. Visitors climbing up stairs never come across others walking down the stairs from the top.

Opening HoursOpening Hours

  • 8:15 - Sunset
  • 9:00 - 16:00 (January - March)

ClosedClosed

  • No closing days

Price / Entrance FeePrice / Entrance Fee

  • 400 yen (General, Adult)
  • 300 yen (Student)
  • 200 yen (Child)

Access / Public TransportAccess / Public Transport

  • 4 minutes from JR Aizu-Wakamatsu Station by Akabee bus. Get off at Iimoriyama-shita Bus stop.
  • 46 minutes from JR Aizu-Wakamatsu Station Haikara-san bus. Get off at Iimoriyama-shita Bus stop.

Address / LocationAddress / Location

  • 155, Ikkimachi Yahata, Aizuwakamatsu-shi, Fukushima, 965-0003
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Highlighting Japan @HighlightingJ - 2020-11-25
Sazae-do in Aizu, Fukushima Pref.
This unique building, which contains a double-spiral ramp leading to the top and… https://t.co/cdrPnUqxMu
Tokyo Fox 🦊 (東京狐) 🇬🇧🇯🇵 @tokyofox - 2020-06-25
Aizu Sazae-do Temple is the world’s only wooden building remaining from the mid-Edo Period. I visited a couple of y… https://t.co/JkBi6u7Qfm
Tokyo Fox 🦊 (東京狐) 🇬🇧🇯🇵 @tokyofox - 2020-06-25
This Buddhist cultural facility in Tokyo is a little reminiscent of the Aizu Sazae-do Temple in Aizu-wakamatsu as i… https://t.co/q88BHWsQZQ
big5world @big5world - 2017-05-25
Aizu Sazae-do temple in the hills where 19 young boys did seppuku (ritual suicide) during the Battle of Aizu 1868. https://t.co/Zw5gbb5xu5
Sami Martin @readysetgaijin - 2017-03-17
📷 rediscoverfukushima: The ceiling of Sazae-do, a Buddhist temple in Aizu Wakamatsu City. Sazae-do was... https://t.co/omWkrwHdAa
Jose Concepcion @TheBlueWizard77 - 2016-11-15
Beautiful, vernacular and unique! Must see in Japan ;) https://t.co/h2Mf6tVlIL
Herman Kasper @hermankasper - 2016-10-21
Aizu Sazae-do tower interior: Sazae-do is an old wooden tower in Aizu Wakamatsu, with a rare architectural st... https://t.co/qr5glz38ms
Muza-chan 「ムザちゃん」 @Muzachan - 2016-10-21
A #Japan Photo per Day - Aizu Sazae-do tower interior https://t.co/ZsgiCnp10j https://t.co/tqpA7Hf5O0
Outtasight @OuttasightPV - 2015-01-10
.@MSalt69 Buddhists beat them to the secret of life in 1796; the Aizu Sazaedo double helix temple in Aizuwakamatsu http://t.co/hkBM5JRS4U

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