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Sawara Historic Townscape (Little Edo)
小江戸佐原の町並みChiba · Kanto
A 7.1-hectare merchant district along the Ono River in Katori City, preserving Edo/Meiji-era wooden storehouse (kura-zukuri) shophouses and canal-front streetscape. Designated Japan's first Important Preservation District for Groups of Historic Buildings in the Kanto region (1996), part of a 2018 Japan Heritage designation. Home to the former residence of Ino Tadataka, Japan's first cartographer to map the country by foot.
- Crowd level
- Moderate
- Rating
- 4.0· 540 reviews
- Opening hours
- Daily 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Admission
- Public streets and the Ino Tadataka former residence are free; the adjacent Ino Tadataka Memorial Museum charges a separate fee.
- Nearest station
- JR Narita Line, Sawara Station
- Website
- sawara-machinami.com
Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.
Today
10:00–17:00FreeStored weekly hours
Daily 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
How to get there
~10-minute walk from Sawara Station to the Ono River townscape.
Tags
historycanal-townculture
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