_in_Mima,_Tokushima,_Japan.jpg)
Overview
An indigo trading town where the firewalls between houses grew ever taller as displays of wealth.
About this place
Wakimachi Minamimachi is a Place of Scenic Beauty in Wakimachi, Mima, Tokushima Prefecture. It is also called the Udatsu Townscape. Selected as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings on 16 December 1988. It has been selected as Shikoku 88 Views No. 8, one of the Tokushima 88 Views, one of the 100 Recommended Viewpoints of Nishi-Awa, one of the 100 Townscapes, one of the 100 Roads of Japan and one of the 100 Historical Climates of Beautiful Japan. It is designated an Awa Historical and Cultural Road. As the "townscape of udatsu and white walls," it received the fiscal 1986 Hand-made Hometown Award (Townscapes Nurtured by People and Climate).
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened：Edo period Highlights / collection：85 traditional buildings, Udatsu that grew taller through rivalry Genre：Architecture
Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Before you go
Three questions from the World Question Box that relate to this entry.
Same place in other collections
More in Architecture
Check before you visit · References
The original sources are listed here. Confirm opening hours, whether visits are accepted, fees and access with the latest official information.
Crafts and specialties of this prefecture
Written by Value Village from public sources. Nothing here is reproduced from another site. Languages: ja / en
Photos of Tokushima
Reference photos of the region related to this entry. They are not photos of the listed facility or product.
Enlarge ↗Instagram posts from Tokushima (from official accounts)
There are no posts linked to this place yet. Posts from the prefecture's official accounts are shown, rotating every minute.