Iizaka, Fukushima

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JapaneseName = 飯坂
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Prefecture = Fukushima prefecture
Region = Tōhoku
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Iizaka (飯坂; -machi) was a town located in Date District, Fukushima, Japan. The town is situated north of Fukushima city

As of April 1, 2006, the town has an estimated population of 23,314. Iizaka is best known for its many onsen, most notably Sabakoyu Onsen, a public bath located downtown and reminiscent of similar onsen of the Edo period. Iizaka is one of the most famous onsen towns in the Tōhoku region with over 70 hotels and ryokan along the banks of the Surikami River devoted to the enterprise. The ruins of Otori Castle, built by the Sato family, (lords of Iizaka) in the 12th century and Ioji Temple are also located in Iizaka. Ioji Temple contains a "kuyo-to", a verticlal slab stone monument, which has been declared an Important Prefectural Cultural Asset. The castle grounds are now a park. Ioji Temple was originally founded by Kōbō-Daishi, the founder of the Buddhist Shingon sect, in 827. A Yakushi Nyorai (the holy image of Siddhārtha, the founder of Buddhism) made by Kōbō-Daishi has been enshrined inside it. [Takeda T., page 78.]

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*Citation |last1=Takeda |first1=Toru |last2=Hishinuma |first2=Tomio |last3=Kamieda |first 3=Kinuyo |last4=Dale |first4=Leigh |last5=Oguma |first5=Chiyoichi |date=August 10, 1988|title= Hello! Fukushima - International Exchange Guide Book |edition=1988 |place=Fukushima City|publisher=Fukushima Mimpo Press

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*ja icon [http://www.city.fukushima.fukushima.jp/kouhoushi/shisei/06-05/k-12.pdf Fukushima official website] (with reference to the population)
*en icon [http://www.city.fukushima.fukushima.jp/english/sightseeing/hotspa.html Fukushima official website] (with reference to Iizaka)
* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/JA/8/Iizaka.html Map of Iizaka]

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* Onsen