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Mino Udatsu

Gifu · Mino · Architecture

Japanese name: 美濃 うだつの上がる町並み

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Mino Udatsu
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WHAT TO DOMino Udatsu

Merchant houses made rich by washi. More udatsu firewalls survive here than anywhere.

WHEREGifu

Chuno · Mino

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Merchant houses made rich by washi. More udatsu firewalls survive here than anywhere.

About this place

Mino (美濃市, Mino-shi; Japanese pronunciation: [mʲiꜜ.no, mʲi.noꜜ, mʲi.noꜜɕi]) is a city located in Gifu, Japan. As of 31 December 2018, the city had an estimated population of 20,749 in 8149 households, and a population density of 180 persons per km2. The total area of the city was 117.01 square kilometres (45.18 sq mi). The city is renowned for traditional Japanese Mino washi paper and its streets, which are in the style of the early Edo period (1603–1868). An urban area known as "Udatsu Townscape" (うだつのあがるまちなみ) was designated as an important traditional building group conservation area by the government on May 13, 1999.

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Designation:Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings

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