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Located at the southern end of the Fukushima Prefecturewelcomes people to beautiful seasonal attractions – cherry blossoms in spring, fresh green in summer, colored leaves in autumn and snow scape in winter. Many old historical sites still remain in the town including temples on the mountain and important shrines such as Baba Tsutsu Kowake Shrine and Yatsuki Tsutsu Kowake Shrine. Old Site of Tanagura Castle (Kamegajo Park)In 1622, a samurai lord, Nagashige Niwa was transferred to Tanagura. Under a commission from the shogunate, he started to construct a castle. In 1624, Niwa relocated the local deity, Chikatsu Myojin (or Tsutsukowake Shrine), to another location and began the construction of Tanagura Castle in 1625, which was completed in 1627. During the long 240 years of its history, the castle served as a stronghold of the master samurai for 16 generations but fell in 1868 during the Boshin Civil War. A funny legend about the castle is that the castle masters were transferred whenever a large turtle appeared on the surface Tohoku northern Japan region, Tanagura of the surrounding moat. Therefore, the castle was also called Kamegajo Castle (the Castle of Turtles). Yamamoto Fudo-son TempleAfter going along the road lined with 100-year-old cedar trees and walking up the 130 stone steps, there is a large cave where the principle worship image is enshrined. During his pilgrimage in the Old Site of Tanagura Castle (Kamegajo Park)105Tanagura Town