Joge White Plaster Townscape

Reference/Local/Exhibition/Literature Museum

5.0

This area in Fuchu City, Hiroshima Prefecture prospered during the Edo period both as land under the direct control of the shogunate government and as a post station town which served as a center for trade in the Chugoku region. The entire area is filled with traditional old storehouses and townhomes covered with white plaster and namako walls and fitted with lattice doors. Many of these buildings are still used as shops and homes to this day, and visitors rave that here you can enjoy atmospheric scenery which is still heavily colored by the area’s past as a wealthy trade and financial district. Joge Christian Church serves as a symbol of the area and has even been included in a list of 100 Best Cultural Sites in Hiroshima Prefecture.

Spot details

Address: Hiroshima Fuchu-shi Jogecho Joge Map
Area: Northern Area
Phone: 0847623999
Hours: 10:00-17:00
Closed: Monday
Fees: [Admission fee]Free
Parking Lot: Available(4spaces)
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available (Ashtrays are installed in the parking lot in front of our facility.)
Wi-Fi: Available
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day: Yes
Estimated stay time: 30-60 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Available
Infant friendly: Available
Pet friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

上下白壁の町並みの観光拠点、展示物が素晴らしい

Reviewed : 2020.02.25

上下出身の作家「岡田美知代」の生家を改築した資料館です。上下の歴史や昔話、住民の作品など、2階は岡田美千代関係の資料が展示されています。武田信玄の軍師山本勘助の具足なども展示されています。「上下ひなまつり」の時期だったので、展示されている雛人形も見事でした。入館無料です。