Ōuchi-juku
Ōuchi-juku was a small post station in Japan's Edo period and part of the Aizu Nishi Kaidō. 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.
- Hamlet
- …lies at an elevation of around 670 metres (2,200 feet)
- …is also known as “Ōuchi”
- …dates from 1643
- Description: Post station in Fukushima, Japan
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Ōuchi-juku
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Latitude
37.33363° or 37° 20′ 1″ north
Longitude
139.86066° or 139° 51′ 38″ east
Open location code
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From Chinese to Spanish—“Ōuchi-juku” goes by many names.
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