{"id":29258,"date":"2017-09-13T08:00:44","date_gmt":"2017-09-12T23:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?p=29258"},"modified":"2024-11-25T22:22:41","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T13:22:41","slug":"old-town-usuki-oita","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/old-town-usuki-oita\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover the Old Town of Usuki, Oita"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Sponsored by Tourism Oita<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Usuki<\/strong> is a small city located in <strong>Oita prefecture<\/strong>, <strong>Kyushu<\/strong>. It is easily accessible from <strong>Beppu<\/strong> and a day trip can be easily accomplished. Let&#8217;s discover <strong>Usuki<\/strong>, famous for its <strong>samurai residences<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>In the Footsteps of Samurai along Nioza Street<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Usuki&#8217;s samurai residence area<\/strong> is located in the heart of this city. The street is easy to find as it is parallel to the main shopping street &#8220;<strong>Haccho Oji<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The historic Nioza road<\/strong> is <strong>a narrow and beautiful walkway<\/strong> for about 200 meters. As you walk through this postcard-like street, you&#8217;ll come across <strong>temples<\/strong>, <strong>historical residences<\/strong> which remind you of the <strong>Edo period<\/strong>, <strong>tall stone walls<\/strong>, <strong>authentic dark wooden buildings<\/strong>, <strong>bright white walls<\/strong>, and <strong>traditional roofs<\/strong>. These objects are <strong>very well preserved and restored<\/strong>. While walking, you are directly immersed in the enchanting traditional atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-ta tw-text-small\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/old-town-usuki-oita\/voyapon-oita-usuki-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29338\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29338 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155439\/voyapon-oita-usuki-3-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Usuki's samurai residence area, Oita prefecture, Kyushu, Japan.\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155439\/voyapon-oita-usuki-3-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155439\/voyapon-oita-usuki-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155439\/voyapon-oita-usuki-3-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155439\/voyapon-oita-usuki-3.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-ta tw-text-small\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/old-town-usuki-oita\/voyapon-oita-usuki-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29339\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29339 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155427\/voyapon-oita-usuki-4-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Usuki's samurai residence area, Oita prefecture, Kyushu, Japan.\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155427\/voyapon-oita-usuki-4-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155427\/voyapon-oita-usuki-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155427\/voyapon-oita-usuki-4-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155427\/voyapon-oita-usuki-4.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/old-town-usuki-oita\/voyapon-oita-usuki-5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29340\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29340 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155414\/voyapon-oita-usuki-5-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Usuki's samurai residence area, Oita prefecture, Kyushu, Japan.\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155414\/voyapon-oita-usuki-5-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155414\/voyapon-oita-usuki-5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155414\/voyapon-oita-usuki-5-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155414\/voyapon-oita-usuki-5.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/old-town-usuki-oita\/voyapon-oita-usuki-6\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29341\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29341 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155400\/voyapon-oita-usuki-6-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Usuki's samurai residence area, Oita prefecture, Kyushu, Japan.\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155400\/voyapon-oita-usuki-6-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155400\/voyapon-oita-usuki-6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155400\/voyapon-oita-usuki-6-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155400\/voyapon-oita-usuki-6.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/old-town-usuki-oita\/voyapon-oita-usuki-8\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29342\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29342 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155345\/voyapon-oita-usuki-8-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Usuki's samurai residence area, Oita prefecture, Kyushu, Japan.\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155345\/voyapon-oita-usuki-8-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155345\/voyapon-oita-usuki-8-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155345\/voyapon-oita-usuki-8-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155345\/voyapon-oita-usuki-8.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>A Commercial Street, Haccho Oji<\/h2>\n<p>There is a very authentic <strong>shopping street called Haccho Oji. <\/strong> It is lined with many <strong>local craft shops<\/strong> (<strong>traditional shoes<\/strong>, <strong>kimono<\/strong>, <strong>sweets<\/strong> &#8230;) and <strong>grocery stores<\/strong> and other various items. Enjoy stopping by these places to sample their goods!<\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-ta tw-text-small\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/old-town-usuki-oita\/voyapon-oita-usuki-16\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29347\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29347 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155235\/voyapon-oita-usuki-16-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"A commercial street in Usuki, Oita prefecture, Kyushu, Japan.\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155235\/voyapon-oita-usuki-16-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155235\/voyapon-oita-usuki-16-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155235\/voyapon-oita-usuki-16-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155235\/voyapon-oita-usuki-16.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Soy Sauce and Miso Factory, Fun Dokin<\/h2>\n<p>Situated not far from Haccho Oji Street, along the river, <strong>the Fun Dokin factory<\/strong> has been producing <strong>soy sauce<\/strong> and <strong>miso<\/strong> since 1861.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/old-town-usuki-oita\/voyapon-oita-usuki-11\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29345\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29345 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155303\/voyapon-oita-usuki-11-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Fun Dokin, a soy sauce company in Usuki, Oita prefecture, Kyushu, Japan.\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155303\/voyapon-oita-usuki-11-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155303\/voyapon-oita-usuki-11-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155303\/voyapon-oita-usuki-11-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155303\/voyapon-oita-usuki-11.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Kotegawa Sake Brewery<\/h2>\n<p>This <strong>sake<\/strong> brewery with <strong>a beautiful wooden entrance<\/strong> was established in 1855. It produces <strong>sake<\/strong> and <strong>shochu<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/old-town-usuki-oita\/voyapon-oita-usuki-13\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29346\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29346 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155249\/voyapon-oita-usuki-13-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Sake Brewery in Usuki, Oita prefecture, Kyushu, Japan.\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155249\/voyapon-oita-usuki-13-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155249\/voyapon-oita-usuki-13-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155249\/voyapon-oita-usuki-13-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155249\/voyapon-oita-usuki-13.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Kagiya Soy Sauce Shop<\/h2>\n<p>Created in 1600, it is <strong>the oldest soy sauce factory<\/strong> in <strong>Kyushu<\/strong>, boasting a <strong>415 year history<\/strong>! Impressive to see that Kagiya is still present after so many years. They are famous for <strong>crab soy sauce<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-ta tw-text-small\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/old-town-usuki-oita\/voyapon-oita-usuki-18\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29349\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29349 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155208\/voyapon-oita-usuki-18-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"A soy sauce shop in Usuki, Oita prefecture, Kyushu, Japan.\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155208\/voyapon-oita-usuki-18-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155208\/voyapon-oita-usuki-18-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155208\/voyapon-oita-usuki-18-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27155208\/voyapon-oita-usuki-18.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Usuki Castle<\/h2>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-ta tw-text-small\" dir=\"ltr\"><span lang=\"fr\">These are actually <strong>Usuki castle ruins<\/strong> that are located on the east side of the city. The view from the top allows <strong>a nice view<\/strong> of the city and the surrounding mountains.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-ta tw-text-small\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/old-town-usuki-oita\/voyapon-oita-usuki\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29352\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29352 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27154223\/voyapon-oita-usuki-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Usuki castle ruins in Usuki, Oita prefecture, Kyushu, Japan.\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27154223\/voyapon-oita-usuki-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27154223\/voyapon-oita-usuki-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27154223\/voyapon-oita-usuki-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27154223\/voyapon-oita-usuki.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Samurai Residence of Inaba Family<\/h2>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-ta tw-text-small\" dir=\"ltr\">During the <strong>Edo period<\/strong>, the local lord of Usuki was from the <strong>Inaba Clan<\/strong>. You can visit the house where the family lived (9:00 to 17:00 \/ 320yen). The residence is composed of several <strong>tatami rooms<\/strong>, wide corridors and a nice <strong>Japanese garden<\/strong>. <strong>Another samurai residence<\/strong> is open to the public as well, this is the <strong>Marumo Residence<\/strong>, located at the southern end of the city center.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-ta tw-text-small\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/old-town-usuki-oita\/voyapon-oita-usuki-20\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29351\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29351 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27154235\/voyapon-oita-usuki-20-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Samurai Residence in Usuki, Oita prefecture, Kyushu, Japan.\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27154235\/voyapon-oita-usuki-20-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27154235\/voyapon-oita-usuki-20-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27154235\/voyapon-oita-usuki-20-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/27154235\/voyapon-oita-usuki-20.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1nSBnAJrtzZ8A3vx-Kw7tcZ81CmE&amp;hl=en\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Translated by: Aika Ikeda<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sponsored by Tourism Oita Usuki is a small city located in Oita prefecture, Kyushu. It is easily accessible from Beppu&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":29341,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pgc_meta":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21,1415,23,1],"tags":[1353,1305,1398,1320,1298,1722,1367,1307],"class_list":{"0":"post-29258","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-food","8":"category-kyushu","9":"category-sightseeing","10":"category-sponsored","11":"tag-brewery","12":"tag-castle","13":"tag-history","14":"tag-garden","15":"tag-oita","16":"tag-old-town","17":"tag-sake","18":"tag-temple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Discover the Old Town of Usuki, Oita<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Stop by Usuki City in Oita prefecture to visit the well preserved 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