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Joge

Travel Information

Joge (上下) is Edo style town with romantic white walls located middle eastern Hiroshima prefecture. It developed as a post town between Sekishu and Bingo. There are many traditional houses which offers the time traveling to Edo period.

Tourist Info.
There is parking and restroom.

Access
0. at Fukuyama Station.
1. use JR Fukuen Line to Joge (1 hr.)


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Joge

Many houses has Namako walls, which is made with Kawara and white plasters. There for the scenery of white walls is very beautiful and famous. It was govern by Tokugawa government during Edo period.

Traditional Houses
Ex-Police station: built in Meiji period.
Tanabe House: built in Edo period.
Suehiro Sake brewery.
Okinaya Theatre: built in Taisho period.
Okada House: The house of Okada Michiyo.
Yoshidaya stores: built in Meiji period.