Ōuchi-juku & Tō-no-Hetsuri — Aizu Post-TownLoop.
Distance
75 km
Duration
1 day
Climb
600 m
Ōuchi-juku & Tō-no-Hetsuri — Aizu Post-Town Loop.
A short, easy day south of the Aizu-Wakamatsu castle town along the old Aizu-Nishi Kaidō. Highlights are Ōuchi-juku, an Edo post town of thatched-roof houses, the thatched Yunokami-Onsen railway station, and the tower cliffs of Tō-no-Hetsuri above the Ōkawa River.
Quick facts
SurfacePaved
Distance75 km
Days1
Total climb600 m
DifficultyEasy
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The route.
Aizu-WakamatsuStart · Start at the samurai castle town (Tsuruga Castle), then head south into the Ōkawa valley.
Ōuchi-jukuPhoto Spot · Edo-era post town of thatched-roof houses; try negi-soba eaten with a whole leek for a spoon.
Yunokami-Onsen StationRestaurant · Japan's only thatched-roof railway station, with a foot-bath and an irori hearth in the waiting room.
Tō-no-HetsuriScenic Point · 200 m of tower-like river cliffs carved by the Ōkawa; a footbridge crosses to the base.
ShimogōEnd · End at Shimogō town in the Minami-Aizu hills; loop back to Aizu-Wakamatsu or continue toward Nikkō.
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