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Katsuyama Town, cityscape preservation district

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The houses welcome visitors with naturally dyed noren, or traditional Japanese fabric dividers in their doorways in the Special Preservation Districts.

Katsuyama Town, cityscape preservation district

Poetic city

The traditional houses of samurai and merchants distinguished by the white walls and namako walls with a white grid pattern on black slate convey the memory of good old times when the town was developed under the castle. Doll festival in spring and fighting festival in autumn produce breathtaking scenes in this usually quiet town. The houses welcome visitors with naturally dyed noren, or traditional Japanese fabric dividers in their doorways in the Special Preservation Districts

Noren, or traditional Japanese fabric dividers | Traffic information


Noren, or traditional Japanese fabric dividers
Noren, or traditional Japanese fabric dividers
Noren, or traditional Japanese fabric dividers
Noren, or traditional Japanese fabric dividers

Noren, or traditional Japanese fabric dividers
Noren, or traditional Japanese fabric dividers
Noren, or traditional Japanese fabric dividers

Noren, or traditional Japanese fabric dividers
Noren, or traditional Japanese fabric dividers
Noren, or traditional Japanese fabric dividers

Noren, or traditional Japanese fabric dividers
Noren, or traditional Japanese fabric dividers
Noren, or traditional Japanese fabric dividers

Traffic information

Railway and Bus | 5 min walk from Chugoku-Katsuyama Sta. on JR Kishin Line
Car | 15 min drive from Kuse Interchange of Yonago Expressway / 20 min drive from Ochiai Interchange of Chugoku Expressway