Ochiai Shuraku
The important preservation district of historic buildings designated by the state. Private houses and stone walls built on the slope from the mid-Edo period to the Meiji period have the high historical value with their unique ingenuities. The district is the mountain village on the steepest slope among those designated for preservation.
Street address
- Ochiai Higashi-Iya, Miyoshi-shi, Tokushima Prefecture
About TOKUSHIMA Access
- Bus from JR Awa Ikeda Station (Bound for Kubo) → Get off at Ochiaibashi (About 110 minutes)
Opening Hours
Closed
Best season
- All year
Point
- The "Stay at Thatched Roof Farmhouse" plan enjoys high popularity among visitors, who can stay overnight in thatched roof houses scattered about in the rarely visited region deep in the mountains.
Spots around
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Ai-no-Yakata
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Ryozen-ji, the first temple of the pilgrimage circuit
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Awa Odori Dance Festival
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Awa Jurobe Yashiki (Puppet Theater and Museum)
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Otsuka Museum of Art
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Awaodori Kaikan
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Hiwasa Chelonian Museum Caretta
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Naruto Uzushio Whirlpools (Uzu-no-Michi)
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Naruto whirlpools
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Oku-Iya Niju Kazurabashi
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Tairyuji Ropeway
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Yakuo-ji Temple
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Oboke and Koboke Gorges (Oboke Gorges excursion boat)
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Hyoutanjima Cruise
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Tokushima Awaodori Airport
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Iya no Kazurabashi
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Hiwasa Hachiman Shrine Autumn Festival
