Otsu Historic Tokaido Inn Town Architecture

Collective architectural heritage of post-towns developed along the Five Routes during the Edo period. Multiple locations including Tsumago-juku, Magome-juku, and Narai-juku are designated cultural properties. Inns, residences, and storehouses form cohesive townscapes, representing precious architectural heritage that escaped modern destruction. Simultaneously narrate regional life culture and trade economy.

Edo-period post-town buildings along the historic Tokaido route in Otsu, Shiga. As a gateway to Kyoto, Otsu prospered with complex arrangements of honjin (official inns), wakihonjin (subsidiary inns), and hatago (lodges). The preserved streetscape demonstrates the functional design of merchant houses and integration with commoner living spaces, serving as important evidence of post-town architectural practices.

位於長野縣塩尻市中山道沿線的宿場町，保存了江戶時代最完整的町並風貌。兩側延綿超過1公里的切妻造建築群，呈現日本宿場建築的典型特徵——密度高、連續性強、保留豐富的時代細節。土壁、雨戶、格子窗等江戶風情依然清晰可見，是現存最佳的宿場建築標本。

位於長野縣南木曽町中山道上保存最完整的兩座驛站城鎮。江戶時代的民家沿著石板路兩側密集排列。妻籠坐落谷地，馬籠則適應山道地形，呈現因應不同地理環境的多元建築形式。可見茅草屋頂逐步演變為日式瓦片的歷史痕跡。為著名登山步道上的重要歷史遺產。

長野縣南木曽町中山道六十九次驛站之一。江戶時代的旅館、問屋、民家等約七百公尺的街道沿線至今仍存。自1970年代起，地區全體推動町並保存事業，避免商業化，重視作為生活場域的延續性，確立了獨特的保存手法。

位於長野縣塩尻市中山道規模最大的宿場町。沿著超過1公里的街道保存了約300棟江戶時代至昭和初期的建造物。被指定為重要傳統建造物群保存地區，以「活町並」的型態保存，居民於此世代相傳地修復與使用祖先留下的建物。

A preserved Edo-period post-town landscape at Narai in Shiojiri, Nagano along the Nakasendo route. About 100 wooden buildings from Edo and Meiji periods line a 1.2km straight street. The distinctive 'tsumaire' style houses with gable ends facing the road showcase efficient design for narrow plots. Designated as an Important Preservation District in 2009, it exemplifies the completeness of Nakasendo post-town heritage.