Kuranomachi (Tochigi City, Tochigi Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Tochigi City's "Kuranomachi" (Storehouse Town) is a district that still retains the streetscape of a town that flourished as a commercial district during the Edo and Meiji periods. Rows of white-walled storehouses (kura-zukuri), merchant houses with lattice doors, and tiled roofs line the main streets, strongly retaining the atmosphere of a traditional commercial district. The Uzumaki River (Uzu...
