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Towns tagged “Post town”
186 towns that Machigatari wrote up under “Post town”, across 34 prefectures.
“Post town” 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.
Iwate Prefecture2
Iwate Prefecture pageMiyagi Prefecture6
Miyagi Prefecture page- Iwanuma CityA chapel with exposed stone masonry.Iwanuma Church, stone chapel
- Kurihara CityA gate shut since Emperor Meiji used it.Arikabe Honjin, the closed gate
- Tomiya CityWhere it crumbled, they dug into a hill.Shitoda Tunnel, water tunnel
- Shichikashuku TownWater said to have mirrored a princess.Kagamishimizu, river headwaters
- 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 Prefecture1
Akita Prefecture pageYamagata Prefecture2
Yamagata Prefecture pageFukushima Prefecture6
Fukushima Prefecture page- 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
- Kitashiobara VillageThe village records over 300 alpine plants in a marsh.Oguninuma Marsh plant community
- Nishiaizu TownA bridge that held a crossing ceremony in 1938.Former bridge
- Okuma TownLion-clad children danced at the shrine.Kumagawa Shishimai Dance
Ibaraki Prefecture4
Ibaraki Prefecture page- Toride CityA ferry links a district split by river.Ohori no Watashi ferry
- Ushiku CityCarved with four characters, not a name.Kaizen-ippo Signpost, Ogawa Usen
- Kasumigaura CityAn eight-ken-wide inn in mid-town.Inn in Inayoshi, Minagawaya
- Sakai TownFuji seen from the embankment in winter.Embankment near Sakai river port
Tochigi Prefecture6
Tochigi Prefecture page- Tochigi CityEach island in the pond has a shrine.Muro no Yashima, Omiwa Shrine
- Kanuma CityA school of chosen wood, little warped.Former Awano Junior High School
- Sakura CityA big statue, cast in parts and joined.Bronze Fudō Myōō, Kōmyō-ji
- Shimotsuke CityA plant 'extinct' in Tochigi was found.Tōsawa-toranoo, Higashine
- Mibu TownA tomb doorstone sits in a castle park.Azuma Kofun, doorstone
- Nasu TownA stone, split in two.Sessho-seki, the Killing Stone
Gunma Prefecture9
Gunma Prefecture page- Annaka CityTwo symbols drawn on a map of 1661Onsen symbol, Isobe Onsen
- Midori CityTwo layers, two different sets of toolsIwajuku Site, Locality A
- Yoshioka TownBamboo felled; an octagonal tomb found.Mitsuya Kofun, octagonal tomb
- Shimonita TownThree square stone walls in a column.Arafune Cold Storage, Nos. 1-3
- Naganohara TownWhite university initial on a transomFormer Kita-Karuizawa Station
- Tsumagoi VillageA verse hints at a checkpoint bypassNukemichi Monument, Ozasa
- Takayama VillageA church that cost 252 yen 99 sen 8 rinNakuta Church, an 1887 chapel
- Tamamura TownHis posthumous name begins “Sugakuin.”Saito Gigi's grave, wasan master
- Meiwa TownA station moved across the Tone River.Kawamata Station, over the Tone
Saitama Prefecture19
Saitama Prefecture page- Saitama CityA bonsai village that has turned 100.Omiya Bonsai Village
- Kumagaya CitySaitama's first National Treasure hall.Kangi-in Shōden-dō
- Kawaguchi CityStill pouring molten iron into molds.Kawaguchi iron casting
- Honjo CityHanawa Hokiichi's home until age 15.Hanawa Hokiichi's birthplace
- Kasukabe CityAn 800 kg kite rises into the May sky.Giant kite on the Edo River
- Konosu CityPoppies bloom on the Arakawa riverbed.Poppies on the Arakawa
- Fukaya CityBorn here: the father of Japan's economy.Shibusawa Eiichi's birthplace
- Ageo CityThe shrine and its bearers end up in mud.Hirakata doroinkyo
- 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
- Asaka CityKurome River waterwheels drew copper wire.Waterwheel copper drawing
- Wako CityWhere element 113, nihonium, was born.RIKEN
- Okegawa CitySafflower, once second only to Yamagata.Okegawa safflower
- Kuki CityFloats wrapped in 500 lanterns spin at night.Kuki Lantern Festival
- Sakado CityHome of the Koma, a clear Kanto river.
- Satte CityAbout 1,000 cherries, and rapeseed below.Gongendō cherry bank
- Fujimino CityThe 1937 village office still stands.Former Ōi village office
- Sugito TownNo sea, no hills: summer lanterns afloat.Furutone lantern festival
Chiba Prefecture3
Chiba Prefecture pageTokyo9
Tokyo page- Shinjuku WardAlumni drive returned a cast-iron gate.Former Gakushuin Gate, cast iron
- Shinagawa WardCheckerboard-blocked windows on a vault.Former Mitsui Bunko Second Vault
- Itabashi WardThe road widened, but the mound stayed.Shimura Ichirizuka, Nakasendo
- Adachi WardSuribachizuka and Funayamazuka are gone.Shirahatazuka Kofun, Iko tumuli
- Ome CityHouse said to copy a wife's family home.Baba Family Oshi House, Mitake
- Fuchu CityA three-tier mound, square below, round above, its upper two tiers faced with stone.Musashi-Fuchu Kumano-jinja Kofun
- Hino CityHomes line a canal said to date to 1567.Hino Canal, Sato Hayato
- Mizuho TownEngishiki shrine name, matched here.Azusamiten Shrine, Tonogaya
- Hinode TownBranches droop all around: a rare sight.Sajigami Shrine weeping akashide
Kanagawa Prefecture6
Kanagawa Prefecture page- Yokohama CityA Yayoi village and graves share a park.Otsuka-Saikachido Site
- Sagamihara CityA hexagonal hearth in a stone floor.Suarashi Stone Age Site
- Hiratsuka CityA city name with a mound legend.Hiratsuka Mound, name legend
- Fujisawa CityStone signposts point to Enoshima.Enoshima Benzaiten signposts
- Yamato CityThe floorboard's back bore a black ship.Former Ogura House, Shimotsuruma
- Hakone TownBy a pond, a 3.5 m Jizo sits in rock.Rokudo Jizo, Shojin Pond
Niigata Prefecture6
Niigata Prefecture page- Agano CityBirthplace of a lone gazetteer compiler.Yoshida Togo's birthplace
- Minamiuonuma CitySouth stones lined a river, it is said.Sakado Castle, residence wall
- Yahiko VillageIt can't be crossed. Gods are said to.Tama no Hashi, Yahiko Shrine
- Izumozaki TownNarrow-fronted houses line the street.Tsumairi street, Hokkoku Kaido
- Yuzawa TownA fort built in haste, on a pass ridge.Arato Castle Site, mountain fort
- Sekikawa VillageWritten “snake-eating,” read Jabami.Jabami, a great snake legend
Toyama Prefecture1
Toyama Prefecture pageIshikawa Prefecture1
Ishikawa Prefecture pageFukui Prefecture2
Fukui Prefecture pageYamanashi Prefecture4
Yamanashi Prefecture page- Nirasaki CityRamparts ring the space inside the gate.Shinpu Castle Ruins, Inui Gate
- Uenohara CityStreamers and a drum make a room a hall.Mushono Dainembutsu, Furyu-odori
- Hayakawa TownOlder strata ride up over newer strata.Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line
- Fujikawa TownUp the slope stands a gate 25 m high.Myoho-ji Temple, main gate
Nagano Prefecture22
Nagano Prefecture page- Komoro CityThey say rare tiles named it Tile Gate.Komoro Castle Otemon, Tile Gate
- Shiojiri CityNear ruins, a spring unfrozen in winter.Hiraide Spring, near the ruins
- Saku CityWestern-style castle with star bastions.Tatsuoka Castle, moat and walls
- Tomi CityLong and short lattice bars alternate.Unno goshi, Unno-juku
- Karuizawa TownRight to Sarashina, left to Miyoshino.Wakasare of Oiwake-juku
- Miyota TownPrincesses stayed at a small post town.Odai-juku, Princess Post Town
- Tateshina TownSeedlings said to come from the shogun.Kasatori Pass pine avenue
- Nagawa TownWinter travelers got gruel and a fire.Wada Pass relief station
- Shimosuwa TownStruck by a chisel, it bled, they say.Manji Stone Buddha
- Fujimi TownTwo sites across a stream share a name.Idojiri Site Group, Middle Jomon
- Tatsuno TownA serpent-like rock lies in the stream.Yokokawa no Jaishi (Snake Rock)
- Miyada VillageOnce buried for the domain it named.Takato domain border stele
- Hiraya VillageStabled horse inns flourished here.Hiraya-juku, a Chuma post town
- Agematsu TownGranite splits like boxes set in a row.Nezame no Toko
- Nagiso TownA wooden suspension bridge, 247.8 m.Momosuke Bridge, wooden span
- Kiso VillageWhere the Hida road left the Nakasendo.Yabuhara-juku, Hida road fork
- Okuwa VillageThree kinds of rock under green water.Atera Gorge, three rock types
- Kiso TownGarden clouds are drawn in white cement.Kan-un-tei, Kozenji garden
- Omi VillageTwo taifu-za flank the six-bay stage.Shinmei-gu stage, 1783 tablet
- Chikuhoku VillageA road cut through rock runs on to Omi.The Great Cutting, Aoyagi
- Sakaki TownA daimyo's inn has a row-house gate.Sakaki-juku Honjin front gate
- Iizuna TownEdo-Kanazawa midpoint, said set by Kaga.Bushu-Kashu Dochu Sakai Stele
Gifu Prefecture8
Gifu Prefecture page- Nakatsugawa CityWalls link rock to rock in many places.Naegi Castle ruins
- Mizunami CityA pass-slope mound marks 91 ri to Edo.Yasezawa Ichirizuka, Nakasendo
- Minokamo CityThe map has a "Mt. Fuji" north of town.Yamanoue Fuji, 357 m
- Kakamigahara CityActors use a tunnel under the hanamichi.Murakuniza, Kagami no Butai
- Mizuho CityA persimmon in Ikura was named in 1892.Fuyu mother tree, Ikura
- Tarui TownStrategist's son's gate and walls stand.Takenaka Clan Jinya Site, Tarui
- Sekigahara TownA keeper was likely named after closure.Fuwa no Seki, keeper's home site
- Mitake TownFinance, cocoons, timber: merchant home.Shoka Takeya, Mitake post town
Shizuoka Prefecture7
Shizuoka Prefecture page- Mishima CityA clear stream runs through the houses.Genbe River
- Shimada CityOnce bridgeless, now the world's longest wooden footbridge.Hōrai Bridge
- Iwata CityLights out, and a mikoshi runs in the dark.Mitsuke Tenjin Hadaka Matsuri
- Fujieda CityIts primary, middle and high schools all became national football champions.
- Fukuroi CityThe 27th stop from Edo, and from Kyoto.Fukuroi-juku
- Kosai CityJapan's only surviving checkpoint building.Arai Checkpoint
- Mori TownThe town a geographer called "little Kyoto".Shiga Shigetaka's little Kyoto
Aichi Prefecture7
Aichi Prefecture page- Toyohashi CityCave said to have held a giant snake.Susejaana Cave, Jomon cave site
- Okazaki CityAn arched pediment crowns the center.Former Nukata-gun Public Hall
- Ichinomiya CityStepping stones laid across the garden.Former Hayashi Garden, Okoshi
- Toyokawa CitySheep-shaped inkstone from a kokufu siteSheep inkstone, Mikawa Kokufu
- Komaki CityWeathering split a rock into five slabs.Gomaiiwa rock, Mt. Iwasaki
- Chiryu CityTortoise said to move if read in one goYatsuhashi stele, Muryoju-ji
- Kiyosu CityProduce dealer's house, moved, restored.Nishibiwajima Tonya Kinenkan
Mie Prefecture5
Mie Prefecture page- Matsusaka CityDescendants live on a hedged stone lane.Gojoban Yashiki, row houses
- Kuwana CityUji Bridge torii, received each Sengu.Ise's First Torii, ferry landing
- Suzuka CitySaid to flower and leaf all year round.Shiroko Fudan Zakura
- Kameyama CityMie's only Tokaido mound still intact.Nomura Ichirizuka, Tokaido
- Tamaki TownThirty-three stone Kannon line a hall.Ishibutsu-an, Kumano Iseji Route
Shiga Prefecture5
Shiga Prefecture page- Kusatsu CityA temple ran the lake's boats.Ashiura Kannon-ji, Funabugyo
- Moriyama CityNot one pit dwelling has been found.Shimonogo Site, moated village
- Koka CityBeyond the torii, Ise-bound Saio stayed.Tarumi Saio Tongu site
- Konan CityPines forked near the base crowd a hill.Hiramatsu Utsukushimatsu Habitat
- Aisho TownUpturned eaves on a late-Kamakura gate.Toyomitsu Shrine, Flag Deity
Osaka Prefecture6
Osaka Prefecture page- Moriguchi CityThe hall has a shikoro-style lower roof.Sata Tenjingu, worship hall
- Hirakata CityA tree said to be a traveler's landmark.Hirakata Tanakatei no Muku
- Ibaraki CityLotus base and cross, cut in one stone.Keicho 6 Christian tombstone
- Kawachinagano CityA wooden police post, office and home.Former Mikkaichi Police Box
- Sennan CityEroded hills looked like rivers of sand.Sunagawa Kisho, name's origin
- Hannan CityTwenty-odd inns lined the border valley.Yamanaka post town, Kishu Road
Nara Prefecture3
Nara Prefecture pageWakayama Prefecture3
Wakayama Prefecture pageTottori Prefecture4
Tottori Prefecture pageOkayama Prefecture4
Okayama Prefecture page- Mimasaka CityA Kamakura pagoda moved from a mountainChofukuji, three-story pagoda
- 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- Fuchu CityThe theater also served as a cinema.Okinaza, a wooden theater
- Miyoshi CityRecorded: a vow to build a temple.Teramachi-haiji, Mitani-dera?
- Otake CityA 25 m stone wall came out of the soil.Kamei Castle, Masanori's branch
- Kaita TownOne tree, at a glance, a whole forest.Kaita Kannonmen Camphor Tree
Yamaguchi Prefecture2
Yamaguchi Prefecture pageFukuoka Prefecture11
Fukuoka Prefecture page- Iizuka CityCut stones ring the hill for about 2 kmKakenouma Kōgoishi
- Ogori CityFound at housing site, saved by citizensYokogumayama Kofun
- Chikushino CityA 1930 signboard already called it rare.Yamae-shuku West Kamaeguchi
- Munakata CitySeven wells quenched travelers' thirst.Tsujiido well, Akama-shuku
- Koga CityA pit outside the tomb held horse gear.Funabaru Kofun, deposit pit
- Ukiha CityThree gables in a row face the front.Hirakawa Residence, kudo-zukuri
- Sue TownPeridotite boulders pile up in a park.Sarayama Park, rock garden
- Kotake TownThe stone chamber splits into two rooms.Gōya Kofun
- Kawara TownMined to near mid-slope: the first peakMount Kawara, the town's symbol
- Soeda TownEach pillar is said to have lost a ring.Bronze Torii, Hikosan Jingu
- Chikujo TownWelcomed ashore with rope, it is said.Tsunashiki Tenmangu, Takatsuka
Saga Prefecture3
Saga Prefecture pageNagasaki Prefecture2
Nagasaki Prefecture pageKumamoto Prefecture3
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