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Towns tagged “Old streetscape”
214 towns that Machigatari wrote up under “Old streetscape”, across 45 prefectures.
“Old streetscape” is an editorial tag, chosen town by town. This is not a complete count of every town in Japan that fits, and a town missing here is not a town that doesn't fit. Towns are listed by prefecture in local government code order, with no ranking.
Hokkaido3
Hokkaido pageAomori Prefecture1
Aomori Prefecture pageIwate Prefecture3
Iwate Prefecture pageMiyagi Prefecture4
Miyagi Prefecture page- Tome CityA school's entrance has an open balcony.Toyoma Higher Elementary School
- Tomiya CityWhere it crumbled, they dug into a hill.Shitoda Tunnel, water tunnel
- Murata TownShop storehouses and gates, in pairs.Murata, storehouse streetscape
- Taiwa TownSeven hills line up across the plain.Nana-Yakushi-gake, the seven peaks
Akita Prefecture3
Akita Prefecture pageYamagata Prefecture4
Yamagata Prefecture pageFukushima Prefecture4
Fukushima Prefecture page- Kitakata CityUnder a thatched roof, 44 thick pillars.Kumano Shrine Nagatoko, Shingu
- Kunimi TownA double moat was cut into bedrock.Atsukashiyama Embankment
- Shimogo TownSoft layers wore away; towers stand.To-no-Hetsuri, tuff cliff
- Minamiaizu TownIts hanamichi is set up only for shows.Omomo Stage, shrine grounds
Ibaraki Prefecture3
Ibaraki Prefecture pageTochigi Prefecture2
Tochigi Prefecture pageGunma Prefecture3
Gunma Prefecture pageSaitama Prefecture9
Saitama Prefecture page- Kawagoe CityThe warehouses are still open for business.Clay-walled warehouse streets
- Gyoda City"Saitama" was born among these mounds.Sakitama burial mounds
- Soka City634 pines on the road Bashō walked.Sōka Matsubara
- Koshigaya CityA flood-control pond became the town's lake.Koshigaya Lake Town
- Warabi CityJapan's smallest city, once a post town.Warabi-juku
- Okegawa CitySafflower, once second only to Yamagata.Okegawa safflower
- Satte CityAbout 1,000 cherries, and rapeseed below.Gongendō cherry bank
- Ogawa TownA town of Hosokawa paper, from kozo alone.
- Sugito TownNo sea, no hills: summer lanterns afloat.Furutone lantern festival
Chiba Prefecture4
Chiba Prefecture page- Noda CityThatch smoked with firewood at times.Former Hananoi House
- Sakura CityThe last lord returned to build a house.Former Hotta House, Meiji villa
- Katori CityUpstream salmon are offered to a deity.Yamakura Daijin salmon festival
- Otaki TownStaff gathered its stone on the coast.Otaki Town Office, Naka-chosha
Niigata Prefecture6
Niigata Prefecture page- Nagaoka CityA trowel-drawn kirin stands on the kura.Kote-e storehouse, Settaya
- Gosen CityBeyond cedars, a temple with a corridor.Jikoji cedar avenue
- Joetsu CityA lion statue lies before a former bank.House with the Lion Statue
- Sado City18 gold pieces a month named a village.Sasagawa Juhachimai-mura
- Izumozaki TownNarrow-fronted houses line the street.Tsumairi street, Hokkoku Kaido
- Sekikawa VillageWritten “snake-eating,” read Jabami.Jabami, a great snake legend
Toyama Prefecture4
Toyama Prefecture pageIshikawa Prefecture4
Ishikawa Prefecture page- Kanazawa CityIts gate glass is said to have lit ships.Oyama Shrine gate
- Kaga CityShip planks wall the shipowners' houses.Hashidate shipowners' houses
- Hakusan CityEvery roof keeps its snow-clearing ladder.Shiramine storehouse homes
- Nonoichi CityThis main house came from Kanazawa in 1891.Kita family residence
Fukui Prefecture6
Fukui Prefecture page- Obama CityTwo Kamakura-era treasures in the hills.Myotsu-ji hall and pagoda
- Ono CityOn Hangeshō, skewered grilled mackerel.Hangeshō grilled mackerel
- Katsuyama CityFossils and their strata, both protected.Dinosaur fossils, Tetori Group
- Sakai CityFive- and six-sided rock columns run 1 km.Tojinbo
- Minami-Echizen TownA flightless beetle in one high pond.Yasha diving beetle, Yashagaike
- Wakasa Town70,000 years of mud, now a world scale.Lake Suigetsu varves
Yamanashi Prefecture3
Yamanashi Prefecture pageNagano Prefecture13
Nagano Prefecture page- Nagano CityStones lean together into a roof shape.Omuro Kofun, gassho-gata chamber
- Suzaka CityA caldera stream falls down a cliff.Yonako Falls: Gongen and Fudo
- Shiojiri CityNear ruins, a spring unfrozen in winter.Hiraide Spring, near the ruins
- Chikuma CityRound part: oval or rounded-rectangular.Mori Shogunzuka, restored mound
- Tomi CityLong and short lattice bars alternate.Unno goshi, Unno-juku
- Miyota TownPrincesses stayed at a small post town.Odai-juku, Princess Post Town
- Tatsuno TownA serpent-like rock lies in the stream.Yokokawa no Jaishi (Snake Rock)
- Hiraya VillageStabled horse inns flourished here.Hiraya-juku, a Chuma post town
- Nagiso TownA wooden suspension bridge, 247.8 m.Momosuke Bridge, wooden span
- Okuwa VillageThree kinds of rock under green water.Atera Gorge, three rock types
- Chikuhoku VillageA road cut through rock runs on to Omi.The Great Cutting, Aoyagi
- Hakuba VillageA hundred Kannon stand on three sides.Kannonbara, 100 Kannon statues
- Obuse TownCeiling: dragon on red, phoenix in blue.Festival float ceiling paintings
Gifu Prefecture8
Gifu Prefecture page- Takayama CityBell gate said to be a former building.Unryu-ji bell gate, Kounkaku
- Mino CityA 9 m lighthouse stands at a river port.Kozuchi Port, Nagara lighthouse
- Ena CityGranite worn into a matsutake shape.Kasaishi, Enakyo granite
- Minokamo CityThe map has a "Mt. Fuji" north of town.Yamanoue Fuji, 357 m
- Hida CityWinter: 1,000 carp go to a castle moat.Seto River carp, Tenjin Pond
- Gujo CityIonic columns by a wooden clinic's door.Old Hayashi Ryoin Main Building
- Mitake TownFinance, cocoons, timber: merchant home.Shoka Takeya, Mitake post town
- Shirakawa VillageStone ditch to melt snow on the estate.Wada House, snow-melting ditch
Shizuoka Prefecture4
Shizuoka Prefecture pageAichi Prefecture8
Aichi Prefecture page- Nagoya CityOnce said to be Miyazuhime's tomb; now thought the Owari clan's.Danpusan Kofun
- Seto CityA wall of kiln tools lines the lane.Kamagaki-no-Komichi lane
- Handa CityLeft, a clog shop. Right, a tatami shop.Birthplace of Niimi Nankichi
- Toyokawa CitySheep-shaped inkstone from a kokufu siteSheep inkstone, Mikawa Kokufu
- Tsushima CityA river through town survives as a pond.Maruike, Tennogawa Park
- Toyota CitySpheres 4 to 8 cm wide dot river rock.Spherical granite of Mt. Sanage
- Tokoname CityChimneys of mixed heights line a slope.Noborigama (Toei Kiln)
- Chita CityWind-driven sideways, it tows a net.Fujii Maru, an utase boat
Mie Prefecture2
Mie Prefecture pageShiga Prefecture5
Shiga Prefecture page- Hikone CityA corner guardhouse watches two streets.Tsujibansho, ashigaru quarter
- Omihachiman CityA monk walks to a pole's end over water.Saotobi, Isaki-ji Temple
- Konan CityPines forked near the base crowd a hill.Hiramatsu Utsukushimatsu Habitat
- Higashiomi CitySome houses rise right from canal walls.Iba Naiko rural landscape
- Hino TownWall windows open on festival day.Sajikimado, Hino Festival window
Kyoto Prefecture6
Kyoto Prefecture page- Kyoto CityIce Age relicts live in a city pond.Midorogaike Biotic Community
- Maizuru CityAn inlet runs down the middle of town.Yoshihara, a fishers' town plan
- Nantan CityA jin'ya denied repairs became a castle.Sonobe Castle, gate
- Ujitawara TownSencha spreader's thatched birthplace.Nagatani Soen Birthplace, Hoiro
- Ine TownBoats are hauled up a stone-paved slope.Ineura funaya boat houses
- Yosano TownA nameless king's coffin of granite.Boat coffin, Ebisuyama Tomb 1
Osaka Prefecture9
Osaka Prefecture page- Sakai CityA 13-tier pagoda of earth and tile.Doto, a National Historic Site
- Suita CityA headman's house, likened to a lord's.Former Nakanishi Residence
- Izumiotsu CitySpanish-style house in a seaside suburb.Former Umino House
- Kaizuka CitySaid to be built without a single nail.Kuginashi-do, Koon-ji Kannon-do
- Tondabayashi CityA triangular gable sits on a curved one.Nishikiori Shrine main hall
- Neyagawa CityHollowed upper stone on a lower stone.Ishinohoden Kofun, stone chamber
- Sennan CityEroded hills looked like rivers of sand.Sunagawa Kisho, name's origin
- Katano CityParts of the moat serve as rice paddies.Kisabe Castle, aka Katano Castle
- Hannan CityTwenty-odd inns lined the border valley.Yamanaka post town, Kishu Road
Hyogo Prefecture4
Hyogo Prefecture page- Ako CityTwenty-one of the forty-seven lived in this castle town.Home of Chushingura
- Takasago CityA 500-tonne stone that looks afloat.Ishi-no-Hoden
- Tamba-Sasayama CityJapan Heritage No. 1 was this town's folk song.Dekansho-bushi
- Tatsuno CityLight soy sauce began with this river's water.Birthplace of usukuchi soy
Nara Prefecture8
Nara Prefecture page- Yamatokoriyama CityGoldfish lay eggs on "fish nest" plants.Fish nests, milfoil and clubmoss
- Kashihara CityTwo square holes in a row on a boulder.Masuda-no-Iwafune, Mt. Kaibuki
- Gojo CityRoadbed to Jodo was finished, but no track was laid.Former JNR Goshin Line (unbuilt)
- Gose CityA hole presumed to drain the pillar pit.Kosedera, pagoda pillar base
- Uda CitySo twisted, it barely looks like cedar.Yatsufusa Sugi, Sakurami Shrine
- Ikaruga TownA tomb used as a medieval Buddhist hall.Hotokezuka Kofun, hall in a tomb
- Takatori TownMiniature cookware was found in a domed chamber.Yoraku Kanjo Kofun, Yoraku tombs
- Shimoichi TownA February fair echoes an old market.Shimoichi Ebisu Shrine fair
Wakayama Prefecture3
Wakayama Prefecture pageTottori Prefecture7
Tottori Prefecture page- Yonago CityThree pagodas planned east of the hall.Kamiyodo Haiji ruins
- Kurayoshi CityEight retainers died after their lord.Daigakuin, Satomi & 8 retainers
- Wakasa TownWinter water runs in the turntable pit.Turntable, Wakasa Station
- Chizu TownNo car could reach it until 1967.Itaibara, Rokushaku-michi
- Daisen TownA thatched headman's estate from 1769.Kadowaki Family Residence
- Hino TownLucky name, said to stem from iron minesKamochi Shrine
- Kofu TownA dance for a lord, kept up 500 years.Ebi Jushichiya, Kodaiji Dance
Shimane Prefecture3
Shimane Prefecture pageOkayama Prefecture8
Okayama Prefecture page- Kurashiki CityTapping spectators' heads with fans.Suinkyo, Achi Shrine festival
- Tsuyama CityA gable-entry hall with a karahafu porchNakayama-zukuri, Nakayama Shrine
- Takahashi CityA bengara merchant's shop front, keptOld Katayama House, bengara shop
- Setouchi CityIts ware is unearthed in Nara's capital.Sabukaze Ancient Kiln Sites
- Maniwa CityBlack spots on bamboo come from fungus.Torafudake bamboo habitat
- Yakage TownA garden that took 21 years to build.Daitsuji Garden, Sekijuen
- Shinjo VillageFire-prevention channels flank the road.Gaisen-zakura Dori, Shinjo-juku
- Shoo TownRed pointed roof, once a district officeFormer Katsuta District Office
Hiroshima Prefecture4
Hiroshima Prefecture page- Kure CityA breakwater of two concrete freighters.Concrete ship "Takechi Maru"
- Takehara CityA stage-built hall, in view across town.Fumeikaku, Saihoji Temple
- Fuchu CityThe theater also served as a cinema.Okinaza, a wooden theater
- Higashihiroshima CityA grape you can eat whole was bred here.Shine Muscat, breeding site
Yamaguchi Prefecture3
Yamaguchi Prefecture pageTokushima Prefecture4
Tokushima Prefecture page- Mima CityFive shrines sit in a stone enclosure.Shinmei Shrine, walled sanctuary
- Miyoshi CityA vine bridge, rebuilt every 3 years.Iya Kazurabashi (vine bridge)
- Mugi TownHomes ring a once-thriving bonito port.Tebajima, a fishing village
- Tsurugi TownIts name is written large over the arch.Sadamitsu Gekijo (貞光劇場)
Kagawa Prefecture3
Kagawa Prefecture pageEhime Prefecture6
Ehime Prefecture page- Matsuyama CityPines shaped like an English painter's.Shijushima (Turner Island)
- Uwajima CityOnce a police station, it came home.Uwajima City Historical Museum
- Ozu CityA hall said to be a court, at a jin'ya.Rinpōkaku, Niiya jin'ya site
- Iyo CityThe name “Eiyo” is said to be unique.Eiyoji, Miyauchi family temple
- Seiyo CityJapanese style, with arched window tops.Former Kaimei School Building
- Uchiko TownAfter the flood, rebuilt without piers.Tamaru Bridge, covered bridge
Kochi Prefecture6
Kochi Prefecture page- Muroto CityIshiguro walls and a row of townhouses.Kiragawa townscape, ishiguro
- Aki CityA landowner handmade every clock part.Noradokei, Hatakenaka Residence
- Nahari TownRails cut the path; a bridge was built.Hōon-ji Overpass, Sankō-in path
- Yasuda TownA numeral is carved into a corner stone.Oomukae Tunnel, forest railway
- Nakatosa TownFish are cut up at the sink by the door.Kure Port and Fishing Town
- Sakawa TownGifted saplings grew into a cherry spot.Makino Park
Fukuoka Prefecture6
Fukuoka Prefecture page- Yame CityXu Fu's tomb, they say. A yearly fire.Donanzan Kofun, Donanzan Fusube
- Okawa CityA canal's two banks had different lords.Kobo and Enokizu, border town
- Munakata CitySeven wells quenched travelers' thirst.Tsujiido well, Akama-shuku
- Fukutsu CityA tomb's chamber is now a sanctuary.Miyajidake Kofun, Fudo Shrine
- Ukiha CityThree gables in a row face the front.Hirakawa Residence, kudo-zukuri
- Asakura CitySeven wheels start turning each June 17.Triple Waterwheel, Asakura group
Saga Prefecture5
Saga Prefecture page- Imari CityHedges of arrow bamboo, legend says.Satokuji Yadake Hedge Street
- Kashima CityThe gate and hall form a dragon's belly.Fumyoji, dragon-shaped precinct
- Ureshino CityA local mason built the shrine's bridge.Stone arch bridge, Hatten Shrine
- Arita TownWestern house, washi walls and ceilings.Former Tashiro Western House
- Omachi TownBrick substation, now a place to gather.Kishima Substation, Rengakan
Nagasaki Prefecture4
Nagasaki Prefecture page- Shimabara CityFour wash sections, used top to bottom.Hamanokawa Spring, washing place
- Hirado CityA lord's isle: all plant-taking banned.Kurokojima primeval forest
- Unzen CityThe old lord's main house dates to 1930.Old Nabeshima House, Kojirokuji
- Shinkamigoto TownMany houses keep stone-slab lower walls.Akao settlement, koshi-ita-ishi
Kumamoto Prefecture4
Kumamoto Prefecture page- Tamana CityA bridge's middle dips for firm footing.Suya and Kozaki Bridges, Takase
- Yamaga CityThe statue leapt onto a vine, they say.Aira-tobikazura of Sagara
- Uki CityThis bridge is wider than long.Misumi West Port, Ichinohashi
- Kikuyo TownA hole's swirl is said to flush silt.Hanaguri, Babagusu Ide canal
Oita Prefecture4
Oita Prefecture page- Hita CityRank came from grades, not birth or age.Kangien, Hirose Tanso's academy
- Bungotakada CityA simple Amida hall stands among trees.Fukiji main hall
- Kitsuki CityTwo slopes face each other over a valley.Suya and Shioya slopes
- Kusu TownA roundhouse fans out around a turntable.Former Bungo-Mori Roundhouse
Miyazaki Prefecture4
Miyazaki Prefecture pageKagoshima Prefecture3
Kagoshima Prefecture pageOkinawa Prefecture4
Okinawa Prefecture page- Nakijin VillageFukugi rows shield homes from the wind.Imadomari Fukugi Woods, Hogo
- Nishihara TownA tree said to be over 400 years old.Sawafuji, Uchima Udun
- Tonaki VillageRyukyu-era farmland is partly preserved.Jiwari farmland, Tonaki Island
- Taketomi TownA pier that helped modernize fishing.Iko Pier, Kuroshima
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