Uchiko historic district — Yōkaichi Gokoku (八日市護国) 八日市護国
600 metres of yellow houses, paid for by wax: the first protected district in Shikoku.
An old merchant district of Uchiko, in the hinterland of Ehime, made rich by the trade in vegetable wax used for candles and cosmetics throughout Japan.
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Uchiko