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Seki-juku
📍 Mie
Seki-juku was the forty-seventh of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō connecting Edo with Kyoto in Edo period Japan. It was located in former Ise Province in what is now the Seki neighborhood of the city of Kameyama, Mie Prefecture, Japan.
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Chirimen Street
📍 Kyoto
Chirimen Kaido is the common name for the Kaya Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings in Yosano Town, Yosa District, Kyoto Prefecture. It refers to the district facing the old road that stretches 700 meters north to south from the former Kaya Town Office building to the Nishiyama Factory.
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Gion
📍 Kyoto
Gion (祇園) is a district of Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan, originating as an entertainment district in the Sengoku period, in front of Yasaka Shrine. The district was built to accommodate the needs of travellers and visitors to the shrine. It eventually evolved to become one of the most exclusive and well-known geisha districts in all of Japan. Gion is the Japanese translation of the Buddhist term Jetavana. Yasaka Shrine, located in this district is the center of the Gion faith.
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Ine-ura
📍 Kyoto
Ine-ura (伊根浦) a.k.a. Ine-chō Ine-ura (伊根町伊根浦) is a coastal settlement that extends along the shores of Ine Bay and is situated in Ine Town, Yoza District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is designated as a national preservation district for traditional buildings. The residential cluster that lines the coast of Ine Bay is known as "Funaya," which are famous as National Preservation District for traditional buildings.
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Kamigamo
📍 Kyoto
Kamigamo is a name for the region located at the northernmost end of the urban area of Kyoto City, spanning the left bank of the Kamo River (Kamogawa) in Kita Ward, north of Kitayama-dori, extending to Mt. Ko and south of Mt. Jusan-ishi on the right bank of the Kamo River. This article also covers its predecessor, Kamigamo Village, Atago District.
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Kayabukinosato-Kitamura
📍 Kyoto
Kayabuki no Sato Kitamura is a mountain village located in Kita, Miyama-cho, Nantan City, Kyoto Prefecture. It retains many traditional thatched-roof houses, which have become rare today.
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Saga Toriimoto
📍 Kyoto
Saga Toriimoto is a district name in Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City.
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Three-year Slope
📍 Kyoto
Sannenzaka, or Sannen-zaka (三年坂), is a stone-paved pedestrian road and tourist attraction in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The road is lined with traditional buildings and shops, and is often paired with the similar road, Ninenzaka. The two roads lead to Kiyomizu-dera Temple, Kodaiji Temple and Yasaka-jinjia Shrine, which are a few famous sights in Kyoto. Sannenzaka itself is a narrow slope that is filled with around 60 shops and restaurants that sell traditional products and food from Kyoto. There are also notable shops for visitors to get a hands-on experience of Japanese culture, including tea ceremonies, as well as Maiko and Geisha makeovers.
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Arita Uchiyama
📍 Saga
The Arita-chō Arita-uchiyama Traditional Buildings Preservation District is a preservation area located in Arita Town, Nishimatsuura District, Saga Prefecture. It is designated as a national Important Traditional Buildings Preservation District. The district covers approximately 15.9 hectares, including parts of Iwayakōchi, Nakanohara, Akae-chō, Kōhira, Ōtaru, Kamikōhira, and Izumiyama in Arita Town.
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Hamashozumachi Hamakanayamachi
📍 Saga
Hamashozu-machi Hamakanaya-machi in Kashima City is an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings located in Kashima City, Saga Prefecture, covering approximately 2.0 hectares.
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Shiotatsu
📍 Saga
Shiotatsu is a collection of traditional townhouses located in Shiota-cho, Ureshino City, Saga Prefecture. It was selected as a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings in 2005.
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Fukusumi, Tambasasayama
📍 Hyōgo
The Fukusumi Traditional Buildings Preservation District in Tanba-Sasayama City is a designated area in Tanba-Sasayama City, Hyogo Prefecture. It is selected as a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings, covering approximately 25.2 hectares including parts of Fukusumi, Kawahara, Aguchi, and Nishinono.
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Izushi
📍 Hyōgo
Izushi is a district in Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture, and was formerly a castle town of Izushi Castle. It is designated as a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings under the name Toyooka City Izushi Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.
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Kitano-chō and Yamamoto-dōri
📍 Hyōgo
Kitano-cho Yamamoto-dori is a Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings located around Kitano-cho and Yamamoto-dori 1-chome to 3-chome in Chuo Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. Many Western-style buildings (ijinkan) built during the Meiji and Taisho periods remain here. Yamamoto-dori is also known as Ijinkan-dori.
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Ooya-cho Oosugi
📍 Hyōgo
Ōya-chō Ōsugi is a traditional buildings preservation district located in Yabu City, Hyōgo Prefecture. In 2001, an approximately 11.1-hectare area was designated as a Hyōgo Prefecture Historic Landscape Formation District. In 2017, the 5.8-hectare core of this area was selected as a national Important Traditional Buildings Preservation District.
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Tambasasayama City Preservation District for Groups of Historic Sasayama Buildings
📍 Hyōgo
This is a preservation district for traditional buildings located in Tanba-Sasayama City, Hyogo Prefecture. It was established by the urban planning of Tanba-Sasayama City and is designated as a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.
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Seibuchiku area in Hakodate
📍 Hokkaido
The townscape of the Hakodate Western District is an area in Hakodate City, Hokkaido, selected as a Hokkaido Heritage site.
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historic streets of Sawara
📍 Chiba
The Sawara Townscape is a historic district in Sawara, Katori City, Chiba Prefecture (formerly Shimosa Province), where historical buildings are preserved. It flourished as a merchant town and has long been called the 'Little Edo of Hokuso' and the 'Town of Water.' In 1996, it was the first in the Kanto region to be selected as a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings. In 2009, it was named one of the 100 Landscapes of the Heisei Era, and in 2018, it was designated as a Japan Heritage site along with Sakura City (castle town), Narita City (gate-front town), and Choshi City (port town).
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Yuasa-cho Yuasa
📍 Wakayama
The Yuasa, Yuasa-cho Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings is a townscape preservation area located in Yuasa-cho, Arida-gun, Wakayama Prefecture. It is designated as a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.
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Kawagoe
📍 Saitama
Kawagoe is a place name in Iruma District, Musashi Province. During the medieval period, it was also written as Kawagoe (河越), but it is now unified as Kawagoe in Saitama Prefecture.
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Kitadai-Minamidai, Kitsuki
📍 Ōita
The Kitsuki City Kitadai Minamidai Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings is a traditional building preservation area located in Kitsuki City, Oita Prefecture. It served as a residential area for samurai in the former castle town of the Kitsuki Domain. It was selected as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings on November 28, 2017.
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Mameda-machi
📍 Ōita
Mamedamachi is a district located along the Kagetsu River in the northern part of the city center of Hita City, Oita Prefecture. Architecture built since the Edo period remains standing today. It is a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings, and on April 24, 2015, it was certified as a Japan Heritage site as part of the 'Modern Japan Education Heritage Group - The Origin of Learning and Manners'. This entry also discusses the former municipality of the same name that existed in the region.
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Tondabayashi Jinaimachi
📍 Osaka
Tondabayashi Jinaimachi (富田林寺内町) is a popular name of the old temple-based town (Jinaimachi) located in Tondabayashi City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional Buildings (1997) in Tondabayashi-shi Tondabayashi (富田林市富田林重要伝統的建造物群保存地区). The town retains town blocks from the Sengoku period, along with machiyas built from the mid-Edo period on.
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Gojō Shinmachi
📍 Nara
Gojo Shinmachi is the name of an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings located in the vicinity of Gojo Shinmachi Street (Ise Kaido) in Gojo City, Nara Prefecture. Originating as a castle town, the district was developed after Shigemasa Matsukura, a retainer of the Tsutsui clan, was appointed lord of Futami Castle in 1608 and governed Gojo and Sue. The new town, formed between Gojo and Futami, consisted of East, Central, and West towns. By 1623, it already had approximately 95 houses, a streetscape not significantly different from the current 110 houses. Currently, 143 out of 330 buildings in the district are identified as traditional structures.
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Imaichō
📍 Nara
Imai-cho is a district located in the central part of Kashihara City, Nara Prefecture, comprising chome 1 through 4. Originally a temple town from the Sengoku period, it features about 500 traditional buildings out of nearly 1500, making it the district with the highest concentration of such structures in Japan. It is designated as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings. The area also houses 9 nationally important cultural properties, 3 prefectural designated cultural properties, and 5 city designated cultural properties, and was designated as a Japan Heritage site on April 28, 2017.
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Matsuyama
📍 Nara
Matsuyama is a regional name within the Ouda area of Uda City, Nara Prefecture, formerly known as Matsuyama-cho, Uda-gun. Also called Uda-Matsuyama, it flourished as a castle town for the Uda-Matsuyama Domain during the Edo period. Parts of the area are currently designated as a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.
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Murata-machi Murata
📍 Miyagi
Murata-cho Murata is an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings located in Murata Town, Shibata District, Miyagi Prefecture. It covers an area of approximately 7.4 hectares within Murata-cho Murata.
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Mimitsu
📍 Miyazaki
Mimitsu is an area in the south of Hyuga City, north-central Miyazaki Prefecture. The town name is Mimitsu-cho. The area includes Miyanoshita, Takamatsu, Ochika, Ekidori, Ishinami, Shinmachi, Tatei, Beppu, Yose, and Tanohara.
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Obi
📍 Miyazaki
Obi (飫肥) is a district located in Nichinan, in the southern part of Miyazaki Prefecture, in the Kyushu region of Japan. During the Edo period, it was the Jōkamachi (castle town) of Obi Castle, which was the seat of the Obi Domain, which was ruled by the Ito clan. The district was originally planned and laid out in the early Edo period, and the historical townscape has been preserved to this day. The district has been designated as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings in Japan, and is also known as the "Little Kyoto of Kyushu."
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Tonegawa, Shiiba Village
📍 Miyazaki
Tonegawa in Shiiba Village is an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings located in Shiiba Village, Higashiusuki District, Miyazaki Prefecture. It covers an area of approximately 39.9 hectares, including the Tonegawa and Okubo settlements, and is situated on the southern slope of a mountain valley.
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Ainokura Village
📍 Toyama
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Kanayamachi
📍 Toyama
Kanaya-machi is a place name in Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture. It is located close to the central urban area and once flourished as the center of the Takaoka copperware industry. The postal code is 933-0841.
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Suganuma Village
📍 Toyama
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Yamachōsuji
📍 Toyama
Yamachosuji is the name of a townscape in the central part of Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture, where many traditional buildings remain. 'Yamacho' refers to the merchant towns that developed along the old Hokuriku Road in the Takaoka castle town, and specifically designates the 10 towns that possess the 'Mikurumayama' floats for the Takaoka Mikurumayama Festival. The Mikurumayama are imperial carriages once used by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, which were given to the townspeople by Toshinaga Maeda and subsequently modified by each town. After a major fire destroyed most of the town in the Meiji era, fire-resistant buildings with earthen walls (dozo-zukuri) were constructed based on Toyama Prefecture regulations, many of which still stand today. It was selected as a national Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings in December 2000. It was also certified as a Japan Heritage site on April 24, 2015, as a component of the 'Takaoka: A Town Where Citizen Culture Flourishes Related to the Kaga Maeda Family - People, Skills, and Spirit'.
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Yoshihisa
📍 Toyama
Yoshihisa is a place name in Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture. It prospered as a merchant town frequented by Kitamaebune cargo ships. Its postal code is 933-0002, and the area encompasses Yoshihisa 1-chōme through 3-chōme.
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Furuichi-Kanaya Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings
📍 Yamaguchi
The Yanai City Furuichi Kanaya Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings is located in Yanai City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. It is designated as a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings, covering approximately 1.7 hectares of the Yanai-tsu area.
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Hamasaki Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings
📍 Yamaguchi
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Hiyako Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings
📍 Yamaguchi
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Horiuchi Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings
📍 Yamaguchi
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Sasanami-ichi Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings
📍 Yamaguchi
The Hagi City Sasanami-ichi Traditional Buildings Preservation District is a preservation area located in Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. It is designated as a national Important Traditional Buildings Preservation District. The area covers approximately 20.8 hectares within Sasanami, Hagi City.
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Akasawa
📍 Yamanashi
Akasawa is a settlement in Hayakawa Town, Minamikoma District, Yamanashi Prefecture. It flourished as a post town for pilgrims visiting Mount Minobu, the head temple of Nichiren Buddhism, and Mount Shichimen, another sacred mountain of the same sect. The settlement is selected as a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings. The postal code is 409-2733.
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Koshu City Enzan Shimoodawara Kamijo Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings
📍 Yamanashi
The Enzan Shimoodawara Kamijo Preservation District in Koshu City is a designated area for the preservation of traditional architecture located in Koshu City, Yamanashi Prefecture. It is designated as a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings and covers an area of approximately 15.1 hectares in Enzan Shimoodawara, Koshu City.
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Iwamura-chō Hondōri
📍 Gifu
Hondōri Iwamura-chō is the name of the town center of Iwamura in Ena, Gifu Prefecture, and was designated as one of the Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional Buildings on April 17, 1998. It is the merchant district of a former castle town that prospered during the Edo period as a political, cultural and economic center of the Tōnō region.
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Mino Old Street
📍 Gifu
Mino City Mino-machi Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings is a townscape preservation area in Mino City, Gifu Prefecture. It is known for its 'Udatsu' (ornamental fire-prevention walls) townscape and is designated as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings (Merchant Town).
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Ogimachi
📍 Gifu
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Sanmachi
📍 Gifu
Sanmachi is the name of a Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture. It spans approximately 150m east-to-west and 420m north-to-south, encompassing Kami-Sannomachi, Kami-Ninomachi, Kami-Ichinomachi, Kataharamachi, and parts of Shinmeicho 4-chome. It is commonly referred to as Sanmachi-dori.
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Fukiya
📍 Okayama
Fukiya is a district located in Nariwa-cho, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture. The name refers to the historical professions, artisans, and workshops involved in smelting and casting metal.
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Jōtō Street
📍 Okayama
The Joto Townscape Preservation District is an area located in the eastern part of the former castle town of Tsuyama Castle in Tsuyama City, Okayama Prefecture. The district retains the original layout established as a castle town in the early Edo period and maintains a merchant town atmosphere. The area features groups of traditional buildings formed from the Edo period to the early Showa period, conveying a strong sense of historic character. It was designated as a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings under the category of 'Merchant Town' on August 7, 2013, under the name 'Tsuyama City Joto Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings'.
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Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter
📍 Okayama
The Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter is a preserved townscape and tourist area located in Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture.
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Tsuyama City Jōsai Important Traditional Buildings Preservation District
📍 Okayama
The Tsuyama City Jōsai Important Traditional Buildings Preservation District is a district in the western part of the former castle town of Tsuyama, located in Tsuyama City, Okayama Prefecture. The area retains the original street layout established during the Edo period, featuring both merchant and temple districts. The merchant district preserves traditional buildings developed from the Edo period through the mid-Shōwa period, while the temple district contains a collection of temples from various sects and eras dating back to the early Edo period. It was selected as an Important Traditional Buildings Preservation District in the category of 'Temple and Merchant Town' on December 23, 2020.
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Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine
📍 Shimane
The Iwami Ginzan (石見銀山) was an underground silver mine in the city of Ōda, in Shimane Prefecture on the main island of Honshu, Japan. It was the largest silver mine in Japanese history. It was active for almost four hundred years, from its discovery in 1526 to its closing in 1923.
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Tsuwano Old Street
📍 Shimane
The Tsuwano-cho Tsuwano Traditional Buildings Preservation District is a district located in the Hashikita area of Ushiroda, Tsuwano Town, Kanoashi District, Shimane Prefecture. The land divisions such as roads and waterways within the district have not changed significantly since they were laid out in the early Edo period. The area features a townscape formed by buildings dating from the end of the Edo period to the early Showa period, as well as Western-style architecture like the Catholic church. It was selected as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings in the category of 'Samurai town/Merchant town' on August 7, 2013.
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Yunotsu Onsen
📍 Shimane
Yunotsu Onsen is a hot spring located in Yunotsu-cho, Oda City, in the central part of Shimane Prefecture, which has been gushing forth since the time the area was known as Iwami Province. It is designated as a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings. As a port town, it is also registered as part of the UNESCO World Heritage site 'Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape'.
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Ōmori
📍 Shimane
Omori is a district in Oda City, Shimane Prefecture. During the Edo period, it served as the center for the Omori Magistrate's office, which governed the shogunal territory, and is well-known as the mining town for the Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine. It generally corresponds to the former Omori Town.
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Mitarai
📍 Hiroshima
Mitarai is a port town on Osakishimojima Island in the Seto Inland Sea (Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture). It was designated as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings in 1994, becoming the 38th such area selected in Japan.
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Takehara
📍 Hiroshima
Takehara is a place name in the south-central part of Hiroshima Prefecture, facing the Seto Inland Sea. This entry describes the history and features of the merchant town—known as the 'Little Kyoto of Aki'—which retains townscapes from the mid-Edo period to the Meiji era and is designated as a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.
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Tomonoura
📍 Hiroshima
Tomonoura (鞆の浦), formerly known as Tomonotsu (鞆の津), is a port in the Tomo ward of Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It stands on the southern point of the Numakuma Peninsula, 14 kilometers south of Fukuyama Station, with a population of about 3,500 people as of 2017.
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Higashiiya Ochiai
📍 Tokushima
Higashi-Iya Ochiai is a town name in Miyoshi City, Tokushima Prefecture, with the postal code 778-0202. It is designated as a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.
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Tebajima
📍 Tokushima
Tebajima is an island located in Mugi Town, Kaifu District, Tokushima Prefecture. Except for the residential areas, the entire island is designated as part of the Muroto-Anan Kaigan Quasi-National Park.
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Uwachō Unomachi
📍 Ehime
Unomachi in Uwa-cho is a designated Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings located in Seiyo City, Ehime Prefecture.
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Yōkaichi-Gokoku
📍 Ehime
Yokaichi Gokoku is a Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings in Uchiko Town, Kita District, Ehime Prefecture. It is categorized as a wax-producing town. It was designated as a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings in 1982. Along the street that developed at the foot of the mountain, there are traditional buildings such as merchant townhouses and the mansions of wealthy merchants spanning approximately 600m from north to south.
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Shukunegi
📍 Niigata
Shukunegi is a town located at the southernmost tip of Sado City, Niigata Prefecture (Postal code: 952-0612). In a narrow sense, it refers to its central district, which is designated as a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings. It developed as a port of call for Kitamaebune cargo ships, which reached their peak between the late Edo and early Meiji periods. The townscape, created by shipwrights, has been preserved, retaining the atmosphere of that era.
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Kauemonchō
📍 Tochigi
Kaemon-cho is a place name in Tochigi City, Tochigi Prefecture. The postal code is 328-0072.
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Kuranomachi
📍 Tochigi
Kura no Machi is a term used to describe the historic landscape of the Tochigi region in Tochigi City, Tochigi Prefecture (formerly Tochigi Town, Tsuga District, Shimotsuke Province). The area is named for the many historical buildings dating from the late Edo period to the modern era, particularly those constructed in the 'kura' (storehouse) style. Various entities and facilities, such as the Kura no Machi Cruise and the Kura no Machi Tourist Bus, bear this name. Along with places like Kawagoe and Sawara, it is also referred to as a 'Ko-Edo' (Little Edo).
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Taketomi Island
📍 Okinawa
Taketomi Island is an island in the town of Taketomi, within Yaeyama District of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Taketomi is one of the Yaeyama Islands. The population of Taketomi Island was 323 as of January 2012.
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Tonaki Island
📍 Okinawa
Tonakijima Island is an island in Okinawa Prefecture. It belongs to Tonaki Village, Shimajiri District.
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Hachiman
📍 Shiga
The Omihachiman City Hachiman Traditional Buildings Preservation District is the name of a preservation district for traditional buildings located in the old town area of Omihachiman City, Shiga Prefecture. Covering an area of 13.1 hectares centered on the Hachiman Moat, the grounds of Himure Hachimangu Shrine, Shinmachi Street, and Nagahara-cho Street, 180 buildings and 93 structures within the district are identified as traditional buildings. It was selected as a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings in the 'Merchant Town' category on April 30, 1991.
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Hanashobu Street
📍 Shiga
Hanashobu-dori Shopping Street is a shopping arcade located in Hikone City, Shiga Prefecture. It is situated in the 'Kawaramachi Serimachi District', which has been selected by the Agency for Cultural Affairs as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.
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Himure Hachimangū
📍 Shiga
Himure Hachiman-gū (日牟禮八幡宮) is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Ōmihachiman, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The city is named after this shrine, and it is located within the Omihachiman City Traditional Buildings Preservation Area. The shrine has two main festivals, the Sagichō Matsuri (左義長まつり) and the Hachiman Matsuri (八幡まつり) which are both designated National Intangible Folk Cultural Properties.
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Sakamoto
📍 Shiga
Sakamoto is a town name and district in Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture. It flourished historically as a temple town (monzen-machi) for Enryaku-ji Temple and Hiyoshi Taisha Shrine. The current administrative town divisions include Sakamoto 1-chome through Sakamoto 8-chome, and in a broader sense, it includes Sakamoto Honmachi and neighboring Shimosakamoto.
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Higashiyama-Higashi
📍 Ishikawa
Higashiyama-Higashi is a district in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. It is a Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings, widely known as the Higashi Chaya District. Measuring approximately 130m north-to-south and 180m east-to-west, it covers about 1.8 hectares. Two-thirds of the 140 buildings in the district are traditional, with many tea house-style townhouses dating from the establishment of the district to the early Meiji period. It is one of Kanazawa's major tourist spots.
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Kaga Hashitate
📍 Ishikawa
Kaga Hashitate in Kaga City is an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings located in Kaga City, Ishikawa Prefecture. It covers an area of approximately 11 hectares, stretching about 550 meters north-to-south and 680 meters east-to-west in Hashitate-cho, Kaga City. Along with Kaga Higashidani, it is one of two areas in Kaga City designated as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.
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Kaga Higashitani
📍 Ishikawa
Kaga Higashitani is an Important Traditional Buildings Preservation District located in Kaga City, Ishikawa Prefecture.
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Kazuemachi
📍 Ishikawa
Kazuemachi is a town name located along the Asano River in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. On October 1, 1999, it was restored as an old town name, becoming a pioneer in the old town name restoration movement.
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Monzen-machi Kuroshima-machi
📍 Ishikawa
Monzen-machi Kuroshima-machi is a town name in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture. Its historical administrative history includes Kushibi-sho Kuroshima-mura in the former Noto Province, Fuge District, as well as Kuroshima-mura in Fuge District, Monzen-machi Kuroshima-machi in Fuge District, and Monzen-machi Kuroshima-machi in Hosu District.
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Shiramine
📍 Ishikawa
Shiramine in Hakusan City, Ishikawa Prefecture, is an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings. The district covers approximately 10.7 hectares within the Shiramine area of Hakusan City.
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Teramachi Temple Area
📍 Ishikawa
The Teramachi Temple District is a collective name for temples located in Teramachi and Nomachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. During the feudal period, temples were gathered in this area along the Sai River as a defensive measure against Ikko-ikki uprisings. Similarly, the Utatsuyama Foothills Temple District was formed on the east side of Kanazawa Castle, and the Kodatsuno Temple District was formed on the Kodatsuno Terrace to the southeast. It is the largest of the city's three temple districts, featuring nearly 70 temples, including the Myoryuji Temple, known as the Ninja Temple.
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Utatsuyama Temple Area
📍 Ishikawa
The Utatsuyama Sanroku Temple Group is a cluster of temples located in Higashiyama, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. It was selected as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings in 2011. It is one of the three major temple groups in Kanazawa, alongside the Kodatsuno Temple Group southeast of Kanazawa Castle and the Teramachi Temple Group to the southwest.
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Imajo-juku
📍 Fukui
Imajojo-juku was a post station on the Hokuriku-do (Hokkoku Kaido) located in Nanjo-gun, Echizen Province, now situated in Minamiechizen-cho, Fukui Prefecture. In August 2021, it was designated as a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.
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Kumagawa-juku
📍 Fukui
Kumagawa-juku is a post town on the old Saba Kaido road connecting Wakasa and Kyoto, located in Wakasa-cho, Mikatakaminaka-gun, Fukui Prefecture. It is designated as a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings under the name 'Wakasa-cho Kumagawa-juku Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings'. On April 24, 2015, it was also certified as a Japan Heritage site as a constituent cultural property of 'Heritage of Wakasa's trade connecting the sea and the capital - Miketsukuni Wakasa and the Saba Kaido'.
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Obama Nishigumi
📍 Fukui
Obama Nishigumi is the common name for the Obama Nishigumi Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings, located in the western part of Obama City, Fukui Prefecture. The townscape, which stretches across the western part of the city, is composed of merchant districts, teahouse districts, and temple districts centered around the Tango Kaido road. It was designated on June 9, 2008, for well-retaining the streets and land layout of a modern castle town.
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Chikugo-Yoshii
📍 Fukuoka
Chikugo-Yoshii is a traditional building preservation district located in the former Yoshii-machi of Ukiha City, Fukuoka Prefecture, known for its white-walled earthen storehouse townscape. It was designated as a National Important Preservation District in 1996. Following major fires, merchant houses with fire-resistant earthen walls were built during the Meiji era, and 162 structures are currently designated as preserved properties. While some properties are vacant, there has been a trend of former residents and new migrants renovating them into shops for locals and tourists.
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Kurogi, Yame City
📍 Fukuoka
Kurogi in Yame City, Fukuoka Prefecture, is an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings. The district covers approximately 18.4 hectares, including parts of Kurogi-machi Kurogi and Kurogi-machi Kuwahara. It is also known as Chikugo-Kurogi.
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Ōuchi-juku
📍 Fukushima
Ōuchi-juku was a small post station in Japan's Edo period and part of the Aizu Nishi Kaidō. It is now located in the town of Shimogō in Minamiaizu District, Fukushima Prefecture, and is famous for the numerous traditional thatched buildings from the Edo Period that line its main street.
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Kakunodate
📍 Akita
Kakunodate is a place name in Semboku City, Akita Prefecture, and also the name of a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings. The land division from the feudal era remains preserved, and many buildings such as samurai residences still stand, leading it to be called the 'Little Kyoto of Michinoku'.
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Yokote City Masuda Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings
📍 Akita
The Yokote City Masuda Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings is a preservation district located in Masuda-machi, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture. It is a preservation district designated by the city planning of Yokote City and is selected as a national Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.
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Kiryū Shinmachi
📍 Gunma
Kiryu Shinmachi was a town located in Yamada District, Kozuke Province (Gunma Prefecture), which corresponds to the current Honcho and Yokoyama-cho areas of Kiryu City. A wide variety of structures, including townhouses, storehouses, and weaving factories with saw-tooth roofs, remain today, and the area is designated as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings. On April 24, 2015, it was also recognized as a Japan Heritage site as a constituent cultural asset of 'Kakaa Denka: Gunma's Silk Story'.
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Makabe
📍 Ibaraki
Makabe in Sakuragawa City is an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings located in Sakuragawa City, Ibaraki Prefecture. It covers an area of approximately 17.6 hectares within Makabe-cho Makabe, Sakuragawa City.
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Higashiyamate
📍 Nagasaki
Higashiyamate is a town name (postal code 850-0911) and a regional name in Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture. The region, which includes part of the neighboring Oura-machi, is designated as the Higashiyamate Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings and is also a key landscape formation area within the city's Higashiyamate/Minamiyamate district.
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Kōjirokūji
📍 Nagasaki
Kojiro-koji is an area located in Kunimi-cho, Unzen City, Nagasaki Prefecture, designated as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings. The designated area measures approximately 450 meters north-south and 250 meters east-west, covering about 9.8 hectares.
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Kōnoura
📍 Nagasaki
Oshima-mura Kounoura is a designated Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings located in Oshima-mura, Hirado City, Nagasaki Prefecture.
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Minami-Yamate
📍 Nagasaki
Minami-Yamate is a town name and regional name in Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture.
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Aoni
📍 Nagano
Aoni is a mountain village settlement located in Hakuba Village, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture. It is a part of the Hokujo district of the village.
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Inariyama-juku
📍 Nagano
Inariyama-juku was the 10th post station on the Hokkoku-nishi Kaido road, starting from Seba-juku. It also served as a junction between the Hokkoku-nishi Kaido (Zenkoji-nishi Kaido) and the Tani Kaido. It currently corresponds to Inariyama in Chikuma City, Nagano Prefecture.
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Kiso-Hirasawa
📍 Nagano
Kiso-Hirasawa is a district located in the mountainous area of southern Shiojiri City, Nagano Prefecture.
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Narai-juku
📍 Nagano
Narai-juku was the thirty-fourth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō, as well as the second of eleven stations along the Kisoji. It is located in the present-day city of Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
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Tsumago-juku
📍 Nagano
Tsumago-juku is a historic town in Nagiso in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It was the forty-second of the sixty-nine post towns on the Nakasendō. It has been restored to its appearance as an Edo-era post town and is a popular tourist destination.
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Unno-juku
📍 Nagano
Unno-juku is the name of a post town on the Hokkoku Kaido road during the Edo period, located in Hon-unno, Tomi City, Nagano Prefecture. It forms a historical townscape today, with about 100 houses lining both sides of the street, and has been selected as one of the '100 Best Roads in Japan'.
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Nakachō
📍 Aomori
Nakacho is a former castle town district located on the north side of Hirosaki Castle in Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture. The district retains much of the street layout from the Edo period and consists of a former samurai residential area. The front gates facing the streets, as well as the Sawara (sawara cypress) hedges and black-board fences, well convey the historical atmosphere. It was designated as a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings (Type: Samurai Town) on May 31, 1978, under the name 'Hirosaki City Nakacho Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings'.
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Nakamachi Komise Street
📍 Aomori
Nakamachi Komise Street is an arcade-like passageway in Kuroishi City, Aomori Prefecture, that has existed since the early Edo period. It is said that such a street preserved in a unified form is rare in Japan.
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Honjima-chō Kasashima
📍 Kagawa
Kasajima, Honjima-cho is a district (oaza) in Marugame City, Kagawa Prefecture. It is located on Honjima, one of the Shiwaku Islands scattered in the Seto Inland Sea (West Bisan Seto). The central area preserves old townscapes dating back to the Edo period and is designated as a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings. Despite the name, it is not a standalone island but a district within Honjima.
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Doi Kachuu
📍 Kōchi
Doi Kachuu, located in Aki City, Kochi Prefecture, is one of Japan's Scenic Byways. In this context, a 'byway' does not refer to a specific road, but rather an initiative that utilizes the local nature and culture to improve landscapes, revitalize the region, and promote tourism. It aims to create and rediscover routes primarily for walking, centered on traditional samurai residences where visitors can experience history and culture.
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Tokorogo
📍 Tottori
Tokorogo in Daisen Town is an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings located in Daisen Town, Saihaku District, Tottori Prefecture. It covers an area of approximately 25.8 hectares within Tokorogo.
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Utsubuki-tamagawa
📍 Tottori
Utsubuki Tamagawa is a Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings located in Kurayoshi City, Tottori Prefecture. It is commonly known as the White Wall Storehouse Group and is designated as a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.
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Wakasa-juku
📍 Tottori
Wakasa-shuku is a merchant town that served as a post town located in Wakasa Town, Yazu District, Tottori Prefecture. In August 2021, it was designated as a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings under the name 'Wakasa Town Wakasa Traditional Buildings Preservation District'.
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Chiran Samurai Residences
📍 Kagoshima
The Samurai Residence Street is a road located in Gun, Chiran-cho, Minamikyushu City, Kagoshima Prefecture. Its official administrative route name is the Minamikyushu City Road Shirobaba Line, commonly known as the Samurai Residence Street Line. It is a 0.8 km long road through a samurai town that runs east-to-west through an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings. During the Satsuma Domain's rule, it also served as a road used for travel to Kagoshima.
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Izumi-Fumoto
📍 Kagoshima
Izumi Fumoto is a townscape preservation district in Fumoto-cho, Izumi City, Kagoshima Prefecture. It is a cluster of samurai residences that served as a defensive stronghold for the Satsuma Domain, characterized by streets enclosed by stone walls built with round stones and high hedges.
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Akaiwa
Akaiwa is a large district (oaza) located in the southwest of Nakanojo Town, Agatsuma District, Gunma Prefecture. The mountain village and sericulture settlement at its center is selected as a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings (under the selection name 'Nakanojo Town Kunimyo Akaiwa Traditional Buildings Preservation District'). The postal code is 377-1311 and the area is 13.23 square kilometers.
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Arimatsu Historic Townscape Conservation District
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Gokasho-kondo-cho, Higashiomi
Gokasho-Kondo-cho is a town located in the Gokasho district of Higashiomi City, Shiga Prefecture.
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Hamanakamachi Hachihongishuku
Hachihongi-juku in Hamanaka-machi, Kashima City, Saga Prefecture, is an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings. The district covers approximately 6.7 hectares within the Hama-machi area of Kashima City.
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Hanazawa no Sato
Hanazawa no Sato is the common name for a village located in the Hanazawa district of Yaizu City, Shizuoka Prefecture. Numerous old private houses are preserved throughout the village, and it was the first area in Shizuoka Prefecture to be designated as a national Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.
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Kanegasaki Town Jonai Suwa-koji
Kanegasaki Town Jonai Suwa-koji is a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings located in Kanegasaki Town, Isawa District, Iwate Prefecture. It covers an area of approximately 34.8 hectares, spanning 690m east-west and 980m north-south, and is part of the Nishine area of Kanegasaki Town.
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Maezawa, Minamiaizu Town
Maezawa in Minamiaizu Town, located in Minamiaizu-gun, Fukushima Prefecture, is an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings. The district covers approximately 13.3 hectares within the Maezawa area.
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Wakimachi Minami-machi
Wakimachi-minamimachi is a scenic spot located in Oaza Wakimachi, Wakimachi, Mima City, Tokushima Prefecture. It is also known as the 'Udatsu Townscape.'