The most popular souvenir from Aizu is red, the “red cow” Akabeko. Actually, red is a special color for Aizu, because the Aizu Castle, Tsuruga-jo, is the only Japanese castle with a red roof.
Destroyed after the Boshin War, Tsuruga-jo was rebuilt in 1965 and, a few years ago, the roof was restored to the color it had during the Edo Period.
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