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The first post town in Japan to take up townscape preservation. The power lines were hidden away.
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Tsumago-juku (妻籠宿, Tsumago-juku) is a historic town in Nagiso in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It was the forty-second of the sixty-nine post towns on the Nakasendō. It has been restored to its appearance as an Edo-era post town and is a popular tourist destination.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Designation:Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings
Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Official website
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