Mima
Mima is best known within Tokushima Prefecture for Wakimachi’s Udatsu Townscape, a preserved merchant street marked by udatsu: raised plaster firebreak walls along the rooflines. Set in the valley of the Yoshino River, one of Shikoku’s principal rivers, Wakimachi prospered through the indigo trade during the Edo period. Timber-fronted houses, white-plastered storehouses and weighty tiled roofs preserve the scale of this former commercial quarter. The district is designated an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings, recognising a streetscape shaped by river commerce and the wealth of indigo merchants. Low mountains around the Yoshino River valley give this historic part of Mima a distinctly inland Shikoku setting.
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Among the cities of Tokushima Prefecture, Mima stands out for the Udatsu Townscape in its Waki district, a preserved street of Edo-period merchant houses. The city lies beside the Yoshino River, whose broad valley has long shaped settlement and agriculture in central Shikoku. Waki prospered through the indigo trade, and many old stores retain udatsu: raised plastered partitions designed to limit the spread of fire between buildings. Their distinctive rooflines recall the wealth generated by a trade that connected this inland town with wider Japanese markets. Find related webcams across the Yoshino River valley to build a fuller picture of Mima and Tokushima Prefecture.
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