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Our guide
Ōuchi-juku was a small post town on the Aizu Nishi Kaidō road in the Edo period, in what is now the town of Shimogō in southern Aizu. It is famous for the many thatched Edo-period buildings that still line its main street.
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Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
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- Ja-fukushima-ohuchijuku-4 — ja:User:Fluffy nns . Uploaded by 百楽兎 · Public domain · source · resized
- 大内宿 - panoramio (12) — くろふね · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- 大内宿 - panoramio (10) — くろふね · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- Yunokamionsen sta — Filler · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Yunokami-Onsen Station 011 — Tennen-Gas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Washing place and waterway,Ouchi-jyuku,Shimogo-town,Japan — Katorisi · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Ja-fukushima-ohuchijuku-7 — Original uploader was Fluffy nns at ja.wikipedia · Public domain · source · resized
- Ja-fukushima-ohuchijuku-3 — Original uploader was Fluffy nns at ja.wikipedia · Public domain · source · resized
- International Harvester S-1700 001 — Tennen-Gas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Ōuchi-juku (大内宿, Ōuchi-juku) was a small post station in Japan's Edo period and part of the Aizu Nishi Kaidō. It is now located in the town of Shimogō in Minamiaizu District, Fukushima Prefecture, and is famous for the numerous traditional thatched buildings from the Edo Period that line its main street.
Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: History
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