Travel Back in Time to the Ancient Japan
If there's a place where you can feel the charms of ancient Japan and experience the ancient Japanese way of life, it's Ouchijuku. This small village of picturesque thatched-roof houses hidden among forested mountains in Fukushima Prefecture is so perfectly preserved you'll feel like you traveled back in time to the period of samurai.
Ouchi-juku is filled with buildings that are over 300 years old, with traditional thatched roofs and streets with running water to either side. Many of the buildings have been preserved from this time, providing visitors with an authentic time-travel experience to one of Japan's most culturally rich periods. At the end of the main road is a short but steep set of stairs that leads to a temple. From the temple you can see a beautiful panoramic view of Ouchi-juku in its exquisite mountain setting.
Today, Ouchijuku stands as a rare example of an Edo period postal town, and it allows visitors to feel as though they have traveled through time thanks to the original scenery of the village, a striking ensemble of unpaved streets with running water on either side, majestic natural surroundings, no electricity cables in sight, and thirty 300-year-old thatch-roofed buildings that house a variety of shops and restaurants.
Ouchi-juku is filled with buildings that are over 300 years old, with traditional thatched roofs and streets with running water to either side. Many of the buildings have been preserved from this time, providing visitors with an authentic time-travel experience to one of Japan's most culturally rich periods. At the end of the main road is a short but steep set of stairs that leads to a temple. From the temple you can see a beautiful panoramic view of Ouchi-juku in its exquisite mountain setting.
Today, Ouchijuku stands as a rare example of an Edo period postal town, and it allows visitors to feel as though they have traveled through time thanks to the original scenery of the village, a striking ensemble of unpaved streets with running water on either side, majestic natural surroundings, no electricity cables in sight, and thirty 300-year-old thatch-roofed buildings that house a variety of shops and restaurants.
