Tsuwanocho Hommachidori

Quaint walking and shopping street

Honmachi Avenue is the main shopping street of Tsuwano. It is theoretically open to traffic, but it is sparsely used walking street. It is cobble-stoned and lined with traditional buildings. Most hous...

Quiet street

Original Text

Whether it was a bad time, or because of the day of the week or the time of the day, tourists were not found and it was quiet. There were also retro-style buildings lined up, but most of them were lonely before opening or closed, but I was able to take a leisurely stroll around the city. In the first place, few people got off from the rattling limited express that arrived at Tsuwano Station, and Tsuwano Station itself was an unmanned station.

It seems that there are many merchants.

Original Text

If the neighboring Tonomachi is a samurai residence, this seems to be an area lined with merchant houses. There are some modern buildings mixed, so I don't have the impression that the merchant houses will continue, but you can enjoy it as it is.

Retro cityscape

Original Text

It is a cobblestone street with old-fashioned sake breweries and Japanese sweets shops lined up. There is no distinction between sidewalks and roadways like Tonomachi-dori, but it seems that the width of the road has not changed since the Edo period.

A waterway where a carp swims.

Original Text

Speaking of Tsuwano, carp swimming in the irrigation canal is famous and can be seen on Honmachi-dori. The streets are well maintained and clean, but the old non-stone irrigation canals seem to be too clean.