[Image1]Imajo-shuku Post Town is a Post Town that retains the faces of the Edo period.Stone pavement streets
[Image2]Imajo-shuku Post Town is a Post Town that retains the faces of the Edo period.Stone pavement streets
[Image3]Imajo-shuku Post Town is a Post Town that retains the faces of the Edo period.Stone pavement streets
[Image4]Imajo-shuku Post Town is a Post Town that retains the faces of the Edo period.Stone pavement streets
[Image5]Imajo-shuku Post Town is a Post Town that retains the faces of the Edo period.Stone pavement streets
[Image6]Imajo-shuku Post Town is a Post Town that retains the faces of the Edo period.Stone pavement streets

Imajo-shuku Post Town is a Post Town that retains the faces of the Edo period.
Stone pavement streets and white-walled houses give you a sense of history, and you can enjoy a calm atmosphere.
It has high value as a cultural property and has been selected as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.
There is also a full range of experience-based sightseeing such as Soba-making experience and town walking guides.
There are Museum, cafes, and Accommodation that use kominka in the neighborhood, so you can Enjoy an elegant time while feeling the history.

【Access】
5 minutes walk from Hapi-Line Fukui Imajo Station / 10 minutes by Car from Hokuriku Automobile Imajo IC

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Imajo, Minamiechizen, Nanjo District, Fukui 919-0131, Japan
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Aug. 7, 2025
🌊 ⚓ Kitamae-Senshu street Kitamae-Senshu Street is a historic street centered on the Ukon-ke and Nakamura-ke families, who made a large fortune as purchasing ships. 11 municipalities related to Kitamae Ship have been 👏 certified as Japan Heritage Sites Minami-Echizen Town recognized as a Japan heritage site in Kono Lettuce the cultural properties that make up the Tories are Subject such as "Kitamae Senshu-no Yakata,Ukon-ke", "The European-style mansion of the old Ukon-ke", and "The Kitamae Senshu, Nakamura-ke". Each mansion is Open to the public. In the Inside the Facility of the Kitamae Senshu-no Yakata,Ukon-ke, there are exhibits that Reproduction the lives of Merchant's House and Documents introducing the trade routes of the time, making it an irresistible space for history lovers. The European-style mansion of the old Ukon-ke, built on the high ground behind the main house, was built as a villa for the Ukon-ke family and is designated as a registered tangible cultural property of Japan. You can see a modern taste everywhere! "The Kitamae Senshu, Nakamura-ke" is a large-scale mansion of the owner of the Kitamae ship with a unique mansion structure and a three-story tatami room. Commitment can be seen in each building, and you can see the different construction of each building! Enjoy the unique scenery cultivated by the climate, lifestyle, and livelihood of the Kono area of Minami-Echizen Town! You can feel the romance of the history of the Kitamae ship owners who survived robustly in the majestic Sea of Sea of Japan! Address: 2-15 Kono, Minami-Echizen Town, Nanjo District, Fukui Prefecture TEL:0778-48-2196 Hours: 9:00~16:00 Closed Day: Wednesday, 12/29~1/3 access 〇 For those who come by Car (From Kansai and Chukyo) ・About 20 minutes from Nanjo Smart Interchange on the Hokuriku Automobile via National Route 305 ・ From Hokuriku Automobile Tsuruga I.C, go north on National Route 8, about 40 minutes via Echizen-Kono Shiokaze Line and National Route 305 (From Ishikawa and Fukui) ・About 20 minutes from Nanjo Smart Interchange on the Hokuriku Automobile via National Route 305 ・ From Hokuriku Automobile Road Takefu I.C, go south on National Route 8, and from Sakurabashi intersection via National Route 305 for about 30 minutes 〇 For those coming by train From Hapi-line takefu Station or Echizen Railway takefu Station, take the Fukutetsu Bus Oshio or Kono Line for about 40 minutes, or take the Taxi Use for about 30 minutes