Search results for Historic towns
Want to experience the history and culture of Japan in the midst of a traditional townscape? We have collected together some recommended destinations for you, from the streets of Kyoto to those traditional towns across Japan with a Kyoto-like atmosphere, from station towns that flourished in the Edo period to old farming villages like Shirakawago and Miyama.
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Ninen-zaka and Sannen-zaka (Slopes at Kiyomizu-dera)
- Kyoto
- The gently sloping lanes with stone pavement are lined with many traditional souvenir shops and serve as the main tourist street of Higas...
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Narai-juku
- Nagano
- After travelers came over the worst of the Torii Pass, what waited for them was a post-station town known as ”Narai of the Thousand...
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Hokanji Temple (Yasaka Pagoda)
- Kyoto
- Hokanji temple was built in the Asuka period (538 - 710). The five-story pagoda, known as Yasaka Pagoda, is 46-meter tall and a distinct ...
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Tsumago-juku
- Nagano
- The town maintains its look from the Edo Period, and was the first area to be designated as an important preservation district of histori...
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Magome-juku Historic Post Town
- Gifu
- Magome is a once prosperous historic post town located at the southern tip of Kiso Valley. The post town is located on a 600-meter long s...
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Gion
- Kyoto
- The area is commonly known as Gion Town, and it extends to Shinbashi Street in the north, Kennin-ji in the south, Yasaka Shrine in the ea...
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Higashi Chayagai
- Kanazawa
- Higashi Chayagai retains its geisha houses from the late Edo through the early Meiji periods (1750's-1870's). This invaluable ...
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Takayama Old Town
- Hidatakayama
- The area around Kami-Ichino Town, Kami-Nino Town and Kami-Sanno Town in Hida-Takayama developed as a city of merchants and is called as &...
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Nagamachi Samurai Houses
- Kanazawa
- A area where warriors once lived, the surrounding mud walls, stone ways, and stone pavements still retain a certain antiquated elegance. ...
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Wakasa Town
- Fukui
- In Kaminaka station, there is an exhibition hall that tells the history of how marine goods were brought to the capital via Wakasa throug...