West Squad Cemetery

in the boshin war

Original Text

It is located a little west of the townspeople tradition hall. As the name suggests, soldiers such as Satsuma and Choshu who attacked Aizu during the Boshin War and died in the vicinity of Wakamatsu are buried. I feel that the family crest of the domain is a thing that extends the past.

even if it's an enemy

Original Text

About 10 minutes walk from Aizuwakamatsu Station, it will be in the Tomeiji Cemetery near the Machikata Traditional Hall. The Western Army that attacked Aizu during the Boshin War. The Western Army is burying the officers who died in the Western Army. Even if I was an enemy, I felt that I was cherishing the dead 々.

It is a cemetery where the victims of the new government army "Western Army", including the Satsuma Choshu, were buried.

Original Text

It is a graveyard where the victims of the new government army "Western Army" including Satsuma Cho were buried. It was quiet because it was far from the main tourist route of Aizu, so there were no people to visit.

It's a cemetery that's still in good condition.

Original Text

Turn right at the intersection in front of Aizu Town Katadenshokan. While walking, there is a stone pillar carved with the name of the temple and the Western Army Cemetery on the general road, a kindergarten on the left, a park on the right, and beyond. It is the tomb of a Western soldier who died in the Boshin War. There were many temples around here, and there were many tombs surrounded by fences with a family crest on the entrance door in one part of the temple. The graveyard was temporarily devastated, but it was renovated and well maintained, and it was still on the explanation board that it treats people who died in a distant place politely.