was a small post station in Japan's
Edo period
The , also known as the , is the period between 1600 or 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when the country was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and some 300 regional ''daimyo'', or feudal lords. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengok ...
and part of the
Aizu Nishi Kaidō.
[Visit Minami Aizu Ouchijuku](_blank)
Visit Minami Aizu. Accessed November 29, 2007. It is now located in the town of
Shimogō in
Minamiaizu District,
Fukushima Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Fukushima Prefecture has a population of 1,771,100 () and has a geographic area of . Fukushima Prefecture borders Miyagi Prefecture and Yamagata Prefecture ...
, and is famous for the numerous traditional thatched buildings from the Edo Period that line its main street.
[Ouchijuku and Yunokami Onsen](_blank)
Japan National Tourist Organization. Accessed November 29, 2007.
History
Ōuchi-juku was an important post town whose buildings served as shops, inns and restaurants for travellers. Many buildings have been preserved as they were before the
Meiji Restoration
The , referred to at the time as the , and also known as the Meiji Renovation, Revolution, Regeneration, Reform, or Renewal, was a political event that restored Imperial House of Japan, imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. Althoug ...
,
and the area has been designated as an
Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings. The village is now a popular tourist attraction.
[Sight Seeing in Shimogo--Ōuchi-juku](_blank)
Town of Shimogo. Accessed October 16, 2008.
See also
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Aizu Nishi Kaidō
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Simogo,Fukushima
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Groups of Traditional Buildings
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To-no-hetsuri
Gallery
Image:OuchiDamM.jpg, Beautiful bird's eye view of Ouchi-juku.
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Image:ja-fukushima-ohuchijuku-2.jpg, Soba
Soba ( or , "buckwheat") are Japanese noodles made primarily from buckwheat flour, with a small amount of wheat flour mixed in.
It has an ashen brown color, and a slightly grainy texture. The noodles are served either chilled with a dipping sau ...
shop
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References
External links
Ouchi-juku(Travel association)
Tourist attractions in Fukushima Prefecture
Buildings and structures in Fukushima Prefecture
Post stations in Japan
History of Fukushima Prefecture
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