Bunkazai TabiA travel guide to Japan’s cultural heritage

Cultural heritage in Fukushima

National Treasure buildings and historic districts in Fukushima.

Ouchi-juku, Shimogo: The thatched post town seen from above

Historic districts

Ouchi-juku, Shimogo

Shimogo, Fukushima

A post town on the old highway between Aizu and Shimotsuke, where thatched, hip-roofed houses stand at nearly even intervals along a street about 450 meters long, their gable ends facing the road. Residents still cut thatch and re-roof the houses together, keeping the shape of an Edo-period post town alive in the mountains.

Shiramizu Amida-do (Ganjo-ji)

Heian · Temples · National Treasures

Shiramizu Amida-do (Ganjo-ji)

Iwaki, Fukushima

Shiramizu Amida-do (Ganjo-ji) is a temple in Iwaki, Fukushima. Its Shiramizu Amida-do (Amida Hall) is a designated National Treasure (Late Heian period, 1160).

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Maezawa, Minamiaizu

Historic districts

Maezawa, Minamiaizu

Minamiaizu, Fukushima

Maezawa, Minamiaizu is a mountain village in Minamiaizu, Fukushima, selected in 2011 as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.

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Odzuke, Kitakata

Historic districts

Odzuke, Kitakata

Kitakata, Fukushima

Odzuke, Kitakata is a rural market town in Kitakata, Fukushima, selected in 2018 as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.

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