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Narai-juku

Nagano · Shiojiri · Architecture

Japanese name: 奈良井宿

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WHAT TO DONarai-juku

The longest post town on the Nakasendo: a kilometre of houses with jettied upper floors, lined with lacquer shops.

WHERENagano

Chushin · Shiojiri

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The longest post town on the Nakasendo: a kilometre of houses with jettied upper floors, lined with lacquer shops.

About this place

Narai-juku (奈良井宿, Narai-juku) was the thirty-fourth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō, as well as the second of eleven stations along the Kisoji. It is located in the present-day city of Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

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Founded / opened:Edo period Highlights / collection:One-kilometre post town, Townhouses with projecting beams Genre:Architecture

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