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.
More Information about Ochiai Shuraku
Street address
- Ochiai Higashi-Iya, Miyoshi-shi, Tokushima Prefecture
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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Oboke and Koboke Gorges (Oboke Gorges Excursion Boat)
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Awa Odori Kaikan
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Awa Jurobe Yashiki (Puppet Theater and Museum)
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Hiwasa Chelonian Museum Caretta
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Naruto Whirlpools
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Yakuoji Temple
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Oku-Iya Niju Kazurabashi
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Otsuka Museum of Art
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Awa Odori Dance Festival
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Tokushima Awaodori Airport
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Hyoutanjima Cruise
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Tairyuji Ropeway
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Naruto Uzushio Whirlpools (Uzu-no-Michi)
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Iya no Kazurabashi
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Hiwasa Hachiman Shrine Autumn Festival
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Ai-no-Yakata
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Ryozenji Temple, the First Temple of the Shikoku Pilgrimage