Udatsu no Agaru Street

Unique Architecture, Don't need all day

I stopped in Mino while on a road trip and walked around the Udatsu no Agaru Street District. I was here during the day and it was hot, there is no shade here so plan for that. The neighborhoods and b...

Really beautiful!

The streets were what you would imagine if you were in the olden days in Japan. Very very chic. Sadly it was raining when I went there but still, I was able to get really nice photos of the street. Wi...

Lanes of by gone era..

Udatsu Street gives you a nice experience of social structure and homes of people before industrialization time.

strolling into an old street

Udatsu is a kind of fire protection structure installed on the roof walls of rich merchants' houses. In the central Mino City, old houses with udatsu are well preserved. Walk along the street and hop ...

Book

Original Text

From Mino Bridge, go through the tunnel, cross the national highway, and you will reach the old town where the glory merchants are lined up centered on the Mino Washi wholesaler for about 15 minutes. A roof with a "udatsu" that is said to have been installed to prevent burning during fires is connected. Udatsu itself can be seen all over the country, but there are many "sleeves Udatsu" for decoration rather than fire prevention, and there are not many cityscape where "Book Udatsu" connected to the wall rises.