Takehara
While Tokyo has a Little Edo (Kawagoe), Hiroshima has a Little Kyoto.
A place to consider on your next visit?
[link, Japan, JT]
Originally shared by Mika in Japan
Takehara, Hiroshima prefecture
Takehara city in Hiroshima prefecture has the rather romantic literal meaning in Japanese of bamboo-field city. It is known also as "Little Kyoto in Aki" (former name of Hiroshima), but it has become a little hard to see the connection in modern times. If you're in the area then it's well worth a look at the historic district. This city well known between domestic tourists, who take tours around the area and sample the local specialty foods, bamboo shoots and Japanese sake, but foreign tourists are very rare here.
The city had its beginnings as the site of a manor for Kyoto's Shimogamo Shrine in the Heian period. Takehara's old town, which has been designated as an important preservation district of historical buildings in 1982, has buildings dating from the Edo period through to the Showa period.
Takehara is actually famous for its locations that have appeared in TV dramas and anime. The anime called “Tamayura” modeled the city of Takehara in their work.“Toki wo kakeru shojo”, directed by Obayashi, and NHK’s TV drama, “massan” also modeled Takehara. You’ll find some fun anime/drama related events where you can enjoy okonomiyaki and whisky that were used in the TV shows and movies.
Takehara has a 350-year history, spanning a period when the its merchants were leading makers of salt and sake in Japan. Today you can see their old houses as well as the many public buildings erected with the town’s wealth, including old shrines and temples.
Many people living in the town continue ancient traditions, and the residents decorate the front of their houses with flowers to welcome visitors and demonstrate their hospitality. Each house has its own unique lattice covering its windows. Called “Takehara Lattice”, the variety of designs include panel lattice that looks like art cut from paper and transverse lattice with many interesting patterns. The white-walled houses of Takehara with their tiled roofs were built during the Edo period with all the advanced techniques available at that time. The Japanese government has designated these streets as an area for preservation of important traditional buildings and streets in an attempt to preserve and implement wise usage of historically valuable buildings.
#japan #takehara #hiroshima #architecture #Mikanosekai #traveldiary #japanesewonderland
While Tokyo has a Little Edo (Kawagoe), Hiroshima has a Little Kyoto.
A place to consider on your next visit?
[link, Japan, JT]
Originally shared by Mika in Japan
Takehara, Hiroshima prefecture
Takehara city in Hiroshima prefecture has the rather romantic literal meaning in Japanese of bamboo-field city. It is known also as "Little Kyoto in Aki" (former name of Hiroshima), but it has become a little hard to see the connection in modern times. If you're in the area then it's well worth a look at the historic district. This city well known between domestic tourists, who take tours around the area and sample the local specialty foods, bamboo shoots and Japanese sake, but foreign tourists are very rare here.
The city had its beginnings as the site of a manor for Kyoto's Shimogamo Shrine in the Heian period. Takehara's old town, which has been designated as an important preservation district of historical buildings in 1982, has buildings dating from the Edo period through to the Showa period.
Takehara is actually famous for its locations that have appeared in TV dramas and anime. The anime called “Tamayura” modeled the city of Takehara in their work.“Toki wo kakeru shojo”, directed by Obayashi, and NHK’s TV drama, “massan” also modeled Takehara. You’ll find some fun anime/drama related events where you can enjoy okonomiyaki and whisky that were used in the TV shows and movies.
Takehara has a 350-year history, spanning a period when the its merchants were leading makers of salt and sake in Japan. Today you can see their old houses as well as the many public buildings erected with the town’s wealth, including old shrines and temples.
Many people living in the town continue ancient traditions, and the residents decorate the front of their houses with flowers to welcome visitors and demonstrate their hospitality. Each house has its own unique lattice covering its windows. Called “Takehara Lattice”, the variety of designs include panel lattice that looks like art cut from paper and transverse lattice with many interesting patterns. The white-walled houses of Takehara with their tiled roofs were built during the Edo period with all the advanced techniques available at that time. The Japanese government has designated these streets as an area for preservation of important traditional buildings and streets in an attempt to preserve and implement wise usage of historically valuable buildings.
#japan #takehara #hiroshima #architecture #Mikanosekai #traveldiary #japanesewonderland
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