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  • Shirakawa Barrier
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    Fukushima Pref. Shirakawashi Hatajuku Shirakawauchi
    One of Japan's ancient checkpoints located a 30 minute bus ride from JR Shirakawa Station in Shirakawa City, Fukushima Prefecture. Considered one of the three major checkpoints of the bygone Mutsu Domain, descriptions of the barrier appear in the poems of Matsuo Basho and many other poets. Shirakawaseki no Mori Park is located nearby as well as facsimiles of ancient facilities that once stood here based on literature and other sources from the time. The barrier has been selected as a National Historic Site and is visited by many tourists.

    芭蕉が白川（江戸時代）の関で詠んだ歌がある 心許なき日かず重るまゝに、白川の関にかゝりて旅心定りぬ 白河の関は東北の入口でここに関所があり、東北へ入る者を監視していたのだとずっと思っていたが、ここを訪れてボランティアガイドのおじさんから、いわゆる江戸時代の箱根の関所のような関ではなく、もっと古く 「奥州三古関のひとつに数えられる「白河関」。奈良時代から平安時代頃に機能していた国境の関で、当時は人...

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    Fukushima Prefecture Nishishirakawa County Izumizaki
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    Fukushima Ishikawa-gun Furudonomachi
  • Sugama Tofukuji reliquary stone pagoda
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    Fukushima Prefecture Ishikawa-gun Tamakawa
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