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