Joge White-Walled Townscape
In Japanese: 上下白壁の町並み
A post town on the old Iwami silver road that was ruled directly by the shogunate. Its main street keeps storehouses and merchant houses with white and namako walls and lattice windows.
Nearby
- Taishakukyo Gorge ≈ 50 min by car
- Okuda Genso and Sayume Art Museum ≈ 1 h by car
- Buttsuji Temple ≈ 1 h 5 min by car
- Ozekiyama Park ≈ 1 h 5 min by car
- Fukuyama Castle ≈ 1 h 10 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Getting there
- About 5 min walk from Joge Station (JR Fukuen Line)
- Good to know
- Guided walks (about 90 min, ¥2,000 per group of up to 20) 10:00–17:00, not on Mondays; few trains run between Fuchu and Joge
- Time needed
- 1 h 30 min
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-15. Report outdated info