Obi Castle Town

The castle town of the Ito clan for about 280 years, with stone walls, samurai houses and a moss-covered cedar grove on the old main enclosure.

Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings

Nearby

• Sakamoto Rice Terraces (Sakatani) ≈ 25 min by car
• Udo Jingu Shrine ≈ 30 min by car
• Namikiri Shrine ≈ 30 min by car
• Kojima Island (Monkey Island) ≈ 45 min by car
• Horikiri Pass ≈ 50 min by car

Travel times are rough estimates by car.

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Getting there

About 20 min walk from JR Obi Station; or bus from Miyazaki Station to Obi-jokashita

Fee

Streets free; facilities 300 yen each or 800 yen combined

Good to know

First district in Kyushu chosen as a preservation district (1977)

Time needed

2 h

Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-12. Report outdated info