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Narai, Shiojiri city,
Nagano prefecture

奈良井宿
  Kisoji is the historical roads surrounded by huge mountains. The shape of the town keeps the traditional landscapes.
  Above all in Narai town, many beautiful landscapes and an old history has been conserved well.
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"Everything is in the Mountains"

As Shimazaki Toson wrote, Kiso-kaido is surrounded by huge mountains. It is the road running through the deep valley. Towns and villages are located along the ravine bottom.
We are going to investigate Kaido's history and geography.

木曾谷遠景

a view from Troii ridge-pass

⇒Walk along Kisoji's History

Visit Narai's History and Geography

Visit Narai and investigate its history and geography of the Kaido-syatem including the stage towns. We will fnd the reasons of Narai's prosperity, the features of its commercial trades and industries.
往時の木曾路の姿

road was such in old days

⇒Visit and Investigate History of Narai

Shape and Structure of Narai town

The town-scale of Narai was the largest in Kiso-area. From the view point of geographic circumstance and history, we investigate the town-making and structure of tha town.

峠から見下ろす奈良井宿

the row of town houses

⇒Town-Watching of Narai

Beautiful Street Views

The peculiar street view, the row of unique town houses, gives us calm feelings. Let's watch the beautiful landscapes. We will know the efforts of people to conserve the trditional town shape.

街並み景観

visiters walking along the street

⇒Enjoy Town Views of Narai
inforamtions

A Chart of Nakasendo

  • A picture-map of whole Nakasendo from Edo to Kyo.
  • Shinano country and other main roads connected with Nakasendo.

A Picture-Map of Kisoji

  • A simple map of Kisoji's geography
  • The ways, rivers and stage towns

A Picture-Map of Narai Town

  • A picture-map of the rows of the town-houses
  • A guidance for sight-seeing of townscapes

Architecture of Town-House

  • Explanation about the design of the town-house in Narai
  • From the design of houses, learn the lif-style of the people.
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  rev. April, 2015