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The day Aizu Tsuruga Castle was surrendered during the Boshin War (Fukushima Prefecture)

Aizu-Wakamatsu Castle (Tsuruga Castle) photographed after the surrender. Source: Wikipedia
Aizu-Wakamatsu Castle (Tsuruga Castle) photographed after the surrender. Source: Wikipedia

Boshin War and saw the Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture as the main battlefield , the Aizu clan surrendered to the new government forces on September 22, 1868 (November 6, 1868 in the Gregorian calendar) Tsuruga Castle was opened to the public.

This happened exactly one month after the defeat at the Battle of Mother Pass on August 21, 1868 (October 6, 1868 in the Gregorian calendar) and the entry of the new government forces into Wakamatsu Castle

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The day Nakadori (asteroid) was discovered (Fukushima Prefecture)

Asteroid (image)
Asteroid (image)

The asteroid Nakadori was discovered on September 22, 1998 , at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA .

It was named on May 9, 2012, after the Nakadori area of ​​Fukushima Prefecture , which suffered major damage following the Great East Japan Earthquake

The following 11 asteroids were also named and announced at the same time for similar reasons to Nakadori

  • Aizu
  • Iwate
  • Miyagi
  • Aomori
  • Ibaraki
  • Tochigi
  • Chiba Prefecture
  • Hamadori
  • Rikuzentakata
  • Sakae Village
  • Tsunan Town

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