Ouchi-juku was a small post office in the Edo period and part of the Aizu Nishi Kaido trade route. Merchants who were passing through could get food and accommodation here. It is located in Shimogo City, Minamiaizu District, Fukushima Prefecture is famous for the traditional thatched roof buildings that line its main street.
Ouchi-juku has been recognized as an important cultural heritage and much is being done to keep the small town in its original form. For example, there are no overhead power cables here and the buildings are kept in their original form. Nowadays, the buildings along the wide main street in Ouchi-juku are mainly used for restaurants and small souvenir shops where you can find local and traditional products. The area is best known for its soba noodles and roasted char.
Ouchi-juku is a popular travel destination all year round, but especially in winter, when the thatched roofs are covered in snow, the scenery turns into a winter wonderland.
Located 20 km south of Aizu, the nearest station is Yunokami Onsen. It takes about 35 minutes from Aizu-Wakamatsu and costs 1030 yen. A bus runs up and down around every hour form April to November and costs 1000 yen round trip.
일본 에도현 아이즈니시카이도 도로를 따라 이동하는 사람들을 위한 전원 피난처인 초가지붕 마을을 소개한다. 지역화된 소바, 전통 상품, 그리고 치솟는 풍경을 함께 보자.
후쿠시마 현 오우치주쿠 일대는 에도 시대부터의 전통적인 마을과 네기 소바(메밀국수)로 잘 알려져 있지만, 직접 소바를 만들어보는 새로운 체험을 해보자!
1987년에 설립된 시모고의 오카와-기류 타이코 보존 협회(大川渓流太鼓保存会)는 일본 타이코 드러머로 구성된 단체이다. 그들의 활기찬 공연은 전통 문화와 지역 민속 문화를 결합시켜 좋은 평가를 받고 있다.