![sazaedo front](https://i0.wp.com/countrysidejapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/sazaedo-front.jpg?resize=225%2C300&ssl=1)
Sazaedo is located at the foot* of Mt.Iimori, where 19 young samurais committed suicide by seeing a burning their lord’s castle in 1868 when Aizu Domain was artificially hit by the new government after the Edo Shogunate to show it.
*)There was a guide to recommend using a paid escalator not to get tired when going to the sacred place from now on. What about that?
The Aizu-Wakamatsu city at twilight that spreads to the west was very impressive.
![twilight aizu wakamatsu city](https://i0.wp.com/countrysidejapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/twilight-aizuwakamatsu.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1)
Sazaedo means not only the name ‘Turban shell Temple’ in English but also the shape of inside structure. When you enter from the front, the slope climbs in a spiral to the right. However, when you cross the bridge at the top, it turns into a descending counterclockwise slope, and at the end you will be behind the building. This structure not only did not cause traffic congestion inside, but it was also a place where people could visit many Buddha efficiently by placing 33 Kannon(Buddha statues) on the slope at that time. Was it profitable in faith?
![sazaedo inside top](https://i0.wp.com/countrysidejapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/sazaedo-inside-top.jpg?resize=225%2C300&ssl=1)
![sazaedo front](https://i0.wp.com/countrysidejapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/sazaedo-side.jpg?resize=225%2C300&ssl=1)
Distant view of Inawashiro Lake like Death Sea in Israel and Jordan and Mt.Bandai illuminated by the setting sun
![bandai mountains](https://i0.wp.com/countrysidejapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/bandai-mountains.jpg?resize=525%2C394&ssl=1)
![tou no hetsuri shrine](https://i0.wp.com/countrysidejapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/tounohetsuri-shrine.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)