Ōuchi, juku, 大内宿, small, post, station, japan, period, part, aizu, nishi, kaidō, located, town, shimogō, minamiaizu, district, fukushima, prefecture, famous, numerous, traditional, thatched, buildings, from, period, that, line, main, street, main, street, cont. Ōuchi juku 大内宿 Ōuchi juku was a small post station in Japan s Edo period and part of the Aizu Nishi Kaidō 1 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 2 Main street in Ōuchi juku Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 Gallery 4 References 5 External linksHistory editŌuchi 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 2 and the area has been designated as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings The village is now a popular tourist attraction 3 See also editAizu Nishi Kaidō Simogo Fukushima Groups of Traditional Buildings To no hetsuriGallery edit nbsp Beautiful bird s eye view of Ouchi juku nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Soba shop nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp References edit Visit Minami Aizu Ouchijuku Visit Minami Aizu Accessed November 29 2007 a b Ouchijuku and Yunokami Onsen Japan National Tourist Organization Accessed November 29 2007 Sight Seeing in Shimogo Ōuchi juku in Japanese Town of Shimogo Accessed October 16 2008 External links editOuchi juku Travel association nbsp This Fukushima Prefecture location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ōuchi juku amp oldid 935029994, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
