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Kaga Hashitate townscape(加賀橋立の町並み)

かがはしたてのまちなみ Hashidate Shipowners' Village

Kaga Hashitate townscape(加賀橋立の町並み)

Photo: Yusuke.ogawa / CC BY 2.5 / Source

Once called Japan's richest village; the shipowners fenced their houses with old hull planks under red tiles.

TypeArchitecture
GenreArchitecture
City / townKaga
Founded / openedEdo period
Area in the prefectureKaga

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Where is Hashidate Shipowners' Village?
It is in Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. It is an architecture.
What can I see at Hashidate Shipowners' Village?
Once called Japan's richest village; the shipowners fenced their houses with old hull planks under red tiles. The focus is architecture.
When was Hashidate Shipowners' Village established?
It dates from the Edo period.

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