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Houses and fields stacked up a slope so steep that top and bottom differ by 390 metres in altitude.
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Higashi-Iya Ochiai is a town name in Miyoshi, Tokushima Prefecture. The postal code is 778-0202. Selected as a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings. It is a mountainous area in the east of Miyoshi, bordered by Tsurugi Town, Mima District, and Higashi-Iya Sugo to the east, Higashimiyoshi Town, Miyoshi District, to the north, Higashi-Iya Kubo to the south, and Higashi-Iya Okunoi and Nishi-Iyayama Village Ko-Iya to the west. In recent years it has been called the "Village in the Sky," and the whole area has been selected as a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.
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Founded / opened：Edo period Highlights / collection：Village on a slope with a 390-metre difference in elevation, Stone walls and thatch Genre：Architecture, Outdoor art and land art
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