was a small post station in Japan's Edo period and part of the Aizu Nishi Kaidō.Visit Minami Aizu Ouchijuku. Visit Minami Aizu. Accessed November 29, 2007. 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.Ouchijuku and Yunokami Onsen. Japan National Tourist Organization. Accessed November 29, 2007.
History Ōuchi-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, and the area has been designated as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings. The village is now a popular tourist attraction.Sight Seeing in Shimogo--Ōuchi-juku. Town of Shimogo. Accessed October 16, 2008.
Gallery
See also Aizu Nishi Kaidō Simogo,Fukushima Groups of Traditional Buildings To-no-hetsuri
References
External links Ouchi-juku(Travel association)