Aizuwakamatsu, Nostalgia for a Glorious Past
Fukushima prefecture sadly jumped to the news when in 2011 a strong earthquake followed by a tsunami caused enormous devastation on the entire coast. Many people, however, may not know that the largest and most important cities of the prefecture, including the one that bears its name and serves as the capital, are actually about 50km inside, along the valley of the Abukuma River and they have avoided the devastation brought by the tsunami. Many also may also not know that the