飫肥・飫肥藩５万7,000石の城下町 / Obi – the Castle Town

飫肥・飫肥藩５万7,000石の城下町 / Obi – the Castle Town

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Obi, the Castle Town, Miyazaki, Japan.
Some Samurai Yashiki or Samurai-machi areas,and Chounin-machi (the commercial area for the merchants) survive today in the form they once held in the Edo period , and many of them are designated as Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Historic Buildings.
Obi is often called Sho-kyoto (little Kyoto) and is tourist spots.
( Little Kyoto is a nickname given to towns and cities around Japan that resemble Kyoto City in their old streets and atmosphere.)

飫肥（おび）は宮崎県日南市にある地域で，飫肥城を中心とした飫肥藩5万7000石の旧城下町です。
江戸時代の武家屋敷町、町人町などの町並みが多く残され、重要伝統的建造物群保存地区として選定されています。
また，「九州の小京都」とも呼ばれ、多くの観光客が訪れています。