The Matsudaira Tombs (会津藩主松平家墓所 院内御廟 Aizuhan shumatsu dairake bosho in'naigobyō) are located in the southeastern part of Aizuwakamatsu, close to Higashiyama Village, on a hill not far from the Aizu Bukeyashiki samurai mansions.

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The mountain contains the tombs of eight out of nine generations of the Matsudaira lords, from the second to the ninth daimyo of Aizu:
  • Hoshina Masatsune (保科正経, 1669–1681)
  • Matsudaira Masakata (松平正容, 1681–1731)
  • Matsudaira Katasada (松平容貞, 1731–1750)
  • Matsudaira Katanobu (松平容頌, 1750–1805)
  • Matsudaira Kataoki (松平容住, 1805)
  • Matsudaira Katahiro (松平容衆, 1806–1822)
  • Matsudaira Katataka (松平容敬, 1822–1852)
  • Matsudaira Katamori (松平容保, 1852–1868)

The gravesite of the first lord of Aizu, Hoshina Masayuki (保科正之, 1643–1669) is at Hanitsu Shrine in Inawashiro. While Masatsune was buried in a Buddhist-style tomb, all his successors were buried in peculiar tortoise-shaped Shinto-style tombs. Along with the lords of Aizu, there are numerous graves of family members and retainers. Each Shinto-style tomb consists of three stone blocks.

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The site was designated a "National Historic Site" in 1987.

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Access: you can reach the Matsudaira Family Tombs by Aizu City Bus (A12/16 or H25/29 station, "Innai"). Follow the signs and the path up the hill (five minutes walk). Please refer to our Aizuwakamatsu page for more information on transportation.


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