Most viewed - Yanai 柳井市 |
Goldfish manhole at Yanai, Yamaguchi.172 views
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Manhole in Yanai, Yamaguchi based on the white-walled townscape.168 views
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Goldfish manhole at Yanai, Yamaguchi.168 views
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Goldfish manhole at Yanai, Yamaguchi.161 views
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Inside the Kunimori-ke merchant's home.141 views
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The goldfish is the symbol of Yanai, Yamaguchi. Here's on atop a mailbox.139 views
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A few scupltures along the road to the white-walled street. Yanai, Yamaguchi132 views
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Private home blending in with the white-walled street in Yanai, Yamaguchi.126 views
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This is the Kunimori family home, open to the public. Important Cultural Property. Admission 200 yen. Yanai, Yamaguchi Prefecture.125 views
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Yanai, Yamaguchi122 views
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Central Yanai has a beautiful street of traditional buildings having traditional white walls (shirakabe). This area is also a National Important Traditional Townscape Preservation District (重要伝統的建造物群保存地区).57 views
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Muroyano-sono is a long house (Machiya) museum, formerly the estate of an oil merchant. It is adjacent to Yanai's townscape of white-wall buildings.50 views
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Road in front of JR Yanai Station. Walk straight on this road to the white-walled street.49 views
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Yanai's white-walled street has a long history going back to the Muromachi Period (1337-1573). It used to be a merchant quarter. The street is about 200 meters long.48 views
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About Yanai's white-walled street.47 views
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Sign indicating that this area is an Important Traditional Townscape.47 views
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About Yanai's goldfish connection.47 views
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The Kunimori merchant's home is large and spacious. You can see how Edo Period merchants lived.47 views
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2nd floor of Kunimori merchant's home.47 views
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Folding screen47 views
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Iwakuni-KIntaikyo Airport will open on Dec. 13, 2012.47 views
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Scale model of Muroyano-sono.47 views
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Charcoal heaters47 views
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Cross the river.46 views
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Walking along Yanai's white-walled street.46 views
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The Kunimori home is a former merchant's home. Open 9 am - 5 pm. Closed Mon.46 views
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Sagawa Soy Sauce Storehouse (Kura)46 views
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Map of Yanai's traditional townscape area in Furuichi/Kanaya.46 views
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Toilet46 views
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Exclusive room with a koto.46 views
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Armor46 views
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Firefighting equipment46 views
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About the former Suo Bank building.46 views
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The white-walled street is called Shirakabe Machinami (白壁の町並み), a short walk from JR Yanai Station.45 views
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Atago Jizo statue to protect against fires.45 views
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Look at this huge barrels of shoyu.45 views
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Maid's room45 views
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Old lanterns45 views
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Gadget storehouse (Dogugoya)45 views
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Gadget storehouse (Dogugoya) included old cameras.45 views
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Mirrors45 views
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Train platform at JR Yanai Station.44 views
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Map of central Yanai.44 views
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Window on the 2nd floor of Kunimori merchant's home..44 views
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River runs parallel to the white-walled townscape.44 views
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Entrance to the Sagawa Soy Sauce Storehouse (Kura), a very large building with white walls.44 views
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About the Sagawa Soy Sauce Storehouse (Kura). They make a special kind of soy sauce called kanro soy sauce.44 views
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How they make shoyu.44 views
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Mixing the shoyu while it ages for 1.5 year.44 views
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Music box Museum44 views
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Bocho bus in front of Yanai Station.44 views
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Muroyano-sono is open 9 am to 5 pm and closed on Wed. and during the year end and New Year's period. Admission is a few hundred yen.44 views
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Samisen44 views
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Palanquin44 views
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JR Yanai Station.43 views
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Entrance to the white-walled street. Even the private home on the right is white.43 views
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About the Kunimori merchant's home.43 views
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Narrow alley43 views
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About the Jizo statue43 views
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Sagawa Soy Sauce Storehouse (Kura)43 views
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Inside the Sagawa Soy Sauce Storehouse (Kura).43 views
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Urinal43 views
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Inside JR Yanai Station.42 views
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Street heading to JR Yanai Station.42 views
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Buildings are beautiful and in unison. Very impressive. Most buildings are private, but there are a few tourist shops and homes open to the public.42 views
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Shoyu soy sauce factory. 42 views
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Shoyu gift shop.42 views
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It takes a few years to make the soy sauce.42 views
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Bath tub42 views
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Ceiling beams42 views
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For tea42 views
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Bento lunch boxes for rice.42 views
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Farming tools42 views
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Kitchen stove42 views
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Palanquin42 views
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Firefighting equipment42 views
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Scale model of Yanai's traditional townscape.42 views
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They did very well in preserving this traditional townscape. But I did see one house that was totally modern and didn't match the white-wall homes.41 views
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Huge barrels of soy sauce for aging. This was very impressive. The smell of shoyu in the air.41 views
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Probably built in 1702, Muroyano-sono consists of several buildings clustered together. They include the main building (omoya), main storehouse (hongura), and rice storehouse (komegura).41 views
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Moon window41 views
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Upstairs of main building (omoya).41 views
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Old cameras41 views
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Combs41 views
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Weaving41 views
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Inside the Yanai tourist information office and local museum.41 views
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Ceiling of Sagawa Soy Sauce Storehouse.40 views
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Floor plan of Muroyano-sono.40 views
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Entrance area of main building, serving as the business office.40 views
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Make-up instruments for women.40 views
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Phonograph40 views
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Bento lunch boxes40 views
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Courtyard with roof tile decorations.40 views
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Former Suo Bank serving as tourist information office.40 views
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The second floor also has exhibits.40 views
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Directional signs in English.39 views
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First you see Muroya-no-Sono, a longhouse museum.39 views
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Park39 views
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Adjacent to Muroyano-sono is this distinctive building hat used to be Suo Bank built in 1907 and designed by Sato Setsuo. It is now the Tourist Information Office and local museum. 町並み資料館39 views
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Small shrine outside.38 views
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Inside the Gadget storehouse (Dogugoya).37 views
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Exhibits about a prominent local singer.37 views
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