Aizu Bukeyashiki

Hidden gem in Aizu with old Japanese atmosphere. Dogs are allowed except the indoors of the building for no additional fee. Recommend the place even for the rainy days.

Rich in history, very well laid out, easy to know the route with well placed signs, good plaques explaining what different things are, and a very nice gift shop at the end. Thoroughly enjoyed it! Much better than the castle.

Beautiful historic grounds in Aizuwakamatsu! When you purchase a ticket to go inside you are greeted by wonderful staff and a nice warm rice sweet drink which is great during the winter season!

From there it's a self guided tour through the historic samurai residence filled with great history and exhibits!

I definitely recommend especially if you're taking the tour bus route!

A huge Samurai houses. The main one reminds me English palaces. You can enjoy seeing around.

Literally the best samurai residence for me so far. The place is HUGE and it has a lot of information (especially if you can read Japanese). I spent a good part of my visit to Aizu here.

A beautiful place. The preserved manor is very interesting and pretty, the archery at the end was really fun.

Must visit. Japanese historical gem. Exemplary Japanese architecture.

A great place to get to know Japanese history. Might be interesting for kids. Keep in mind tho that it's kind of old, and so are some of the props. But that's what made it special imo.

I saw many people complaining about the entrance price here in their reviews, but you should keep in mind that being located in Tohoku, Aizu doesn't get that many visitors, so the price is quite understandable.

Anyhow, the souvenir shop is very nice and you can find some very cool things here.

p.s. If you visit Bukeyashiki on January the 1st, you will be given amazake and mochi for free.

It's a beautiful place, and you can create your own akabeko (red cow, the icon of aizu). And they also have the archery area, but I think it closed when rain comes. And you can buy souvenir on tax free shop. Cheap but good quality. Love it

Absolutely fantastic experience! The staff were quite friendly and accomodating and the tour itself is lovely. Walking through the retainer hall and glimpsing the inner garden makes you feel like you're in a movie or something. I had a blast practicing archery at the end. If you're in the area, I'd definitely recommend!

Rich in history.
Definitely worth a visit for anyone interested in Samurai.

Fascinating reconstruction of a samurai manor house with good interpretation.

Great educational museum

The Samurai Residence in Aizu-wakamatsu is the best preserved and renovated traditional residence of Japanese warriors. It is huge so be prepared to spend at least one hour there. There are several museums in this place including a Fine Art museum of Buddhism. The souvenir shop is also good.

Very nice experience, gives you a great insight of the head-samurai's living standart. Daily life scenes are depicted by human-sized figures and english descriptions are available everywhere. You get a nice impression of ancient Japanes building style. Worth the money.

Great experience walking alongside and through this manor. With signs in both English and Korean it was informative as well as enthralling. Great place to stop at!

Very interesting and exciting.

I have seen many Samurai house before. This is the largest Samurai house for one single family I have evev seen (except the daimyos, of course).

They keep the place as real before. Let people know about Samurai life in the past.

Historical place