Rediscover Fukushimaさんのインスタグラム写真 - (Rediscover FukushimaInstagram)「Isasumi Shrine's history is thought to be connected to how the Aizu region got its name - a story that has been recorded in two of Japan’s most legendary books of folklore. According to the tale, around 2000 years ago, four shogun were entrusted with uniting the four areas of land which would become Japan. Two of these shogun happened to be father and son. One was sent to the north-east, and the other to the north-west. When the father and son had completed their work uniting the towns in their respective areas, they met in the middle. They named the area “Aizu” (会津), which can be translated as “The riverbank (津) where we met (会)”. The father and son travelled to Mt. Mikagura-dake, a mountain that borders Niigata Prefecture and Aizu, and prayed to the shinto god of pioneering new lands to protect Aizu, and the rest of Japan. Isasumi Shrine is thought to be built where they met. Today we were live on Facebook strolling through Isasumi Shrine’s Iris Festival, which goes until July 5th (Wednesday next week!). You can find a link to the video on our stories. Seasonal flowers at the shrine: ▪️Iris (iris garden outside Isasumi Shrine): Mid-Jun. to early Jul. ▪️Usuzumi Sakura Cherry Blossom: Late Apr. to early May ▪️Japanese Wisteria: Mid-May ▪️Hydrangea: Mid-July 🍁 It also looks striking during autumn! Don’t forget to save this post for your next visit to Isasumi Shrine! We were also live from Ouchi-juku’s soba dojo today, where we tried our hand making soba noodles! Please check it out if you’re interested. 🥰 #visitfukushima #fukushima #aizumisato #isasumi #isasumishrine #beautiful #photooftheday #tohokucamerafan #visitjapanjp #visitjapanes #visitjapanus #visitjapanuk #visitjapantw #japaneseshrine #japanese #beautifuljapan #japanesearchitecture #summer #summerinjapan #naturephotography #aizu #aizumisato」6月26日 17時15分