Ouchi-juku

FUKUSHIMA CULTURE

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Ouchi-juku is a post station developed in about 1640 on the Aizu-Nishi Kaido trade route that ties together Aizuwakamatsu and Nikko-Imaichi. It prospered as an important freight and transportation hub when the lord of Tsuruga-jo Castle visited Edo (Tokyo). Today, groups of thatched houses that reflect the landscape of the Edo era remain, and the area has been designated as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings. Visitors can enjoy specialty gourmet dishes such as negi soba (buckwheat noodles topped with spring onions) and iwana (trout) sandwiches.

View scenic routes that include this spot

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Street address: Ouchi Yamamoto Shimogomachi Minamiaizu-county, Fukushima
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Access

Route1

Take the Aizu Railway from JR Aizu Wakamatsu Station to Yunokami-onsen-eki Station.
From April to November, take the shared taxi “Saruyu-go” for about 20 minutes, and get off at Ouchi-juku Iriguchi.
From December to March, take a taxi for about 10 minutes

Route2

Take the “Kanko Rosen Bus” bound for Aizu Wakamatsu, from JR Shin-Shirakawa Station, for 1 hour. Get off at Ouchi-juku.(Monday, Saturday, Sunday, and national holidays from April to November)

Opening Hours: About 9:00-17:00 (varies depending on the store)

Closed: Varies depending on the establishment

Website: http://ouchi-juku.com/index.php?English

Best season: All year

Point: There are also guest houses where visitors can stay. The annual snow festival is held in February every year. There is also an affordable ticket set that includes tickets for the Saruyu-go tour bus and the Aizu Railway.