Let's walk around on Aizu Bange town guide
The place where the name of Bange appears in the official record is "Todera-Nagachyo" at Tengi 5 year (1057 year)
in the Heian period, and time in the Former 9 Years War. Kan-ei 2 year (1625 year, the time of Christian
Oppression) in the time of Mr.Ujisato Gamo, made was urban development
into a form of current town. The day of
the 4th and 9th each month was established as the market day, the people gathered from the distance from the
local neighboring and it was very crowded and bought and sold products. On the 14th of each month, "Day of 14th
market" is opened not only to provide the products of in the town, as well as the prefectural Aizu Agriculture and
Forestry High School students are also working to revitalize the region by opening events that provide the results
of learning. It is said that Edo era in the first market of New Year's day 14th was
especially lot of people.
Farmers from 15 years to 65 years of age are divided into two sets and
pull the Big Rice Bales. The odd Festival is
continued 400 years, fortune to up and down of rice price. This is the
biggest event for town today. Pull the Big Rice
Bales are participation also solicited from the general public, and foreign
nationals are participation in the
international participation is coming out too. While enduring the freezing temperature, it boasts the energy and
strength that to pull 5t the Big Rice Bale, if you have confidence in the
loincloth appearance of red and white, why
not try entry into the festival. Inquiries to Aizu Bange Town Tourism Product Association (Tel 0242-83-2111).
Meiji 11 year (1878 year) British woman traveler who visited Bange on June
11, Isabella Bird(then 47 years old)
was the impression of the Bange in the diary of those days, the muddy feet
as damp, and the mosquito was
troubled. "so first impression was not good, but "The residents
are kind and polite and it feels very good to see
them. " leave a favorable impression. Would you like to become a modern Isabella Bird, and go out for a walk
in Aizu Bange town? That even people in town were casually pass by and didn't notice anything such as like that.
or "Oh~! I didn't know! you can meet to the matter.
Before the town was urban development in Kan-ei 2 year (1625 year), the
main street was the North-back-street
lined with temples. Want to call it Bange Mt. 5 of temples in North-back-street, Hokkai-ji,
Komyo-ji, Kosho-ji,
Kitoku-ji, Jorin-ji are have constant temples have various episodes and
you can also meet the breath of a historical
culture. Aizu Bange had been damage caused by a flood and big fire by the Meiji period
from ancient times.
A valuable thing is included in the thing which escaped the woes as a folk
material and a cultural property in the
treasures of temples and shrines, etc. of the creation and the luck. Because
of that, the ancient documents
concerning the treasured article and the established and the auspicious
of the temples and shrines are lost.
But the valuable thing as folk material and cultural assets is included
in the thing which escaped the woes.
It is likely to become a clue to see them and to understand Aizu Bange
town. However, unlike other tourist sites,
the temples of Bange is not open to the public. To visit the inside the main hall, Please
contact the Aizu Bange town Tourism Product Association (℡ 0242-83-2111) in advance.
Please feel free to refreshing the "Buddha-City Aizu Bange".
Welcome! to Aizu Bange. You may encounter with something nostalgic!