Ouchi-juku (大内宿) is a historic post town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan during the Edo period (1603-1868). This historic post town has been preserved for over 300 years. Many of the traditional thatched-roof houses and stone-paved streets in Ouchi-juku have been preserved and restored to their original appearance. It was designated as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings by the Japanese government in year 1981.
Today, Ouchi-juku is a popular tourist destination and attracts visitors from all over Japan and around the world who come to experience the historic atmosphere and enjoy the local cuisine and traditional crafts.
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Visitors can just park the vehicle at the outside and straight walk in to the town.
There are many different types of tree that rarely to see in the other countries.
There is a shrine where you can visit and pray for beliefs.
This is the example of traditional thatched-roof house.
Maple leaves only appear during autumn season.
We hike up by using the stairs to see the overview of Ouchi-juku.
There is an old shrine temple that doesn’t look like operate anymore.
We just randomly go to a soba restaurant for lunch and this is how the restaurant looks like.
This is what we eat for lunch which is Negi Soba (Green Onion Buckwheat Noodle). We need to use Negi as our chopstick to scoop up the noodle and bite it after eating the noodle. Sounds interesting right?
Souvenir shops are available for visitor to buy some gifts.
A lot of interesting handcraft items that visitor can check it out from the shop.
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Information
Address: Ouchi, Shimogo, Minamiaizu District, Fukushima 969-5207, Japan
Operating hours: 10am to 4pm (Monday to Sunday)
Entrance fee: FREE
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