Machiya / Townhouses

A Crafted Journey

ITINERARIES

Toyama , Ishikawa , Fukui

Scenic Views & Townscapes

Gardens & Nature

Craft Making & Workshops

Collage representing the Hokuriku region: a snowy village with thatched-roof houses, stacked lacquerware bowls, and a local stew dish.

The Osaka Museum Of Housing and Living

SPOTS

Osaka

Cultural Immersion & Activities

The indoor recreated Edo period streetscape exhibit at the Osaka Museum of Housing and Living, lined with traditional wooden machiya buildings and a fire watch tower.

Naramachi

SPOTS

Nara

Scenic Views & Townscapes

A street corner in Naramachi showing preserved merchant houses and a small wayside shrine (hokora).