Traditional Streets/Houses Spots in Nara Area

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Nara
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Category

Travel / Tourism

Other Sightseeing

Traditional Streets/Houses

Uda-Matsuyama Historic District

Travel / Tourism

Nara Pref. Udashi Oudahirou

Uda-Matsuyama originally developed as a castle town after the construction of Akiyama Castle by the Akiyama Clan during the warring states period. The area was selected as an Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional Buildings in 2006 for its well-preserved scenic townscape. Its rows of vintage townhouses have made Uda-Matsuyama a popular spot to walk and explore.
Takatori Town Tosa Street Historic District

Travel / Tourism

Takatori Town, Takaichi-gun, Nara Prefecture

This expansive historic townscape on Tosa Street in Takatori Town is still home to original samurai residences and townhouses from when the town prospered as the castle town of Takatori Castle. Visitors can feel the atmosphere of these ancient times. In March each year, there is an event called Machiya no Hina-meguri in which hina dolls are displayed in the area's homes.
Imaicho Town Historic District

Travel / Tourism

Nara Pref. Kashiharashi Imaichou

This historic district in which a majority of the townhouses have been carefully preserved still appears as it did during the Edo period. It was selected as an Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional Buildings in 1993. Taking a walk through the town will make you feel like you've stepped back through time to when the town was so prosperous that it was said that 70% of the money in Yamato is gathered in Imai.
Takenouchi Moated Settlment

Travel / Tourism

Nara Tenri-shi Takenouchicho

"The Takenouchi district in Tenri City is one of Japan's ""moated settlements"" encircled by a moat with the aim of warding off invasions from enemies. The Nara Basin is dotted with moated settlement sites dating all the way back to the Muromachi period. Takenouchi is known as the highest such moated settlement, situated at an elevation of around 100 meters above sea level."

Nara

Nara City Ikaruga / Yamatokoriyama Asuka Kashihara Yamanobe Road / Sakurai Yoshino Tenkawa Village / Totsukawa Village Ikoma

Travel / Tourism Other Sightseeing Traditional Streets/Houses

Nara Areas

With a reputation almost as stellar as that of Kyoto, Nara is a must-visit for those searching for the remains of "traditional Japan." The largely green Nara city holds the majority of the prefecture’s treasures, such as the iconic Todai-ji Temple, in which a 15-meter tall Great Buddha sits, and Nara Park, where deer flock to befriend passersby. While mountains are by no means hard to come by in this area, for hiking with a reward, head to the Kii Mountains’ Yoshino district in spring, when the hillsides put on an impressive display of white and pink cherry blossoms.