天領の商業地，大宇陀・宇陀松山のまちなみ / Ouda, Uda-Matsuyama, a shogun’s demesne.
Ouda area flourished as an important point for traffic between Nara, Kyoto and Ise from the ancient era. In th […]Continue Reading…(続きを読む） «天領の商業地，大宇陀・宇陀松山のまちなみ / Ouda, Uda-Matsuyama, a shogun's demesne.»
View Article蔵のまち，栃木 / Tochigi, with many traditional warehouses
In the Edo period, Tochigi-City flourished as the staging post on the Nikko-Reiheishi Kaido Road, and as the c […]Continue Reading…(続きを読む） «蔵のまち，栃木 / Tochigi, with many traditional warehouses »
View Article西大寺五福通り，看板建築のまちなみ / Saidai-ji, Gofuku-Street, with nostalgia
The scenery of the Gofuku-Street, along which ‘kanban kenchiku’ shops (literally ‘signboard […]Continue Reading…(続きを読む） «西大寺五福通り，看板建築のまちなみ / Saidai-ji, Gofuku-Street, with nostalgia»
View Article岩木山を望む城下町，弘前 / Hirosaki, beautiful castle town
Hirosaki is a castle town and was the Tsugaru clan ruled the 100,000 koku tozama han Hirosaki Domain from Hiro […]Continue Reading…(続きを読む） «岩木山を望む城下町，弘前 / Hirosaki, beautiful castle town»
View Article日本三大花街，長崎丸山の残り香を探して / Nagasaki-Maruyama, the gay quarters
In 1642, brothels that had been spread across Nagasaki-City, which flourished as the only one window to the We […]Continue Reading…(続きを読む） «日本三大花街，長崎丸山の残り香を探して / Nagasaki-Maruyama, the gay quarters»
View Article長崎，南山手のまちなみ / Minami-Yamate, Nagasaki, foreigner’s residences
大浦天主堂 Oura Church Ōura Church (Ōura Tenshudō) is a Roman Catholic church in Nagasaki, Japan, built soon after […]Continue Reading…(続きを読む） «長崎，南山手のまちなみ / Minami-Yamate, Nagasaki, foreigner's residences»
View Article長崎，東山手のまちなみ / Minami-Yamate, Nagasaki, foreigner’s offices
長崎東山手洋風住宅群 江戸時代末期（幕末）に日本が開国し1859年（安政6年）に長崎港が開港場になると、市内に外国人居留地が設定されましたが、東山手は市内で最初に居留地となった場所です。 このため、各国の領事館等が相次い […]Continue Reading…(続きを読む） «長崎，東山手のまちなみ / Minami-Yamate, Nagasaki, foreigner's offices»
View Article備中の小京都, 高梁 / Takahashi, ‘Little Kyoto of Bicchu’
The townscape of Takahashi, which are referred to as ‘Little Kyoto’. Takahashi flourished as the a […]Continue Reading…(続きを読む） «備中の小京都, 高梁 / Takahashi, 'Little Kyoto of Bicchu'»
View Article美濃，紙漉の伝統を伝える里/ Mino, with a thriving traditional paper industry.
Mino City has been flourished as a production center for traditional Japanese paper since the 8th century, due to the abundant and clear waters of the Nagara and Itadori Rivers. The Udatsu no Agaru...
View Article美しい町家が続く城下町，津山のまちなみ/ Tsuyama, old trophy merchants’ residences remain.
Tsuyama flourished as a junction of trades between the two ancient powers, Izumo and Yamato, and as a castle town. The castle is gone now, but, A samurai’s residence ,and old merchants’ residences are...
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