Historic townscapes in Japan
58 places · 33 prefectures · Category
Historic streets with old houses (such as Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional Buildings).
Popular historic townscapes
Historic townscape · Kyoto City1Gionneighborhood in Kyoto, Japan
Historic townscape · Semboku City2Kakunodate
Historic townscape · Kurashiki City3Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter
Historic townscape · Kashihara City4Imaichoneighborhood in Kashihara, Japan
Historic townscape · Ine Town5Ine-uraCoastal settlement in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Historic townscape · Kobe City6Kitano-cho and Yamamoto-dori
Historic townscape · Toyooka City, Hyogo7Izushi
Historic townscape · Nichinan City, Miyazaki8Obiarea in Nichinan city, Miyazaki prefecture, Japan
Historic townscape · Takahashi City9Fukiya
Historic townscape · Katori City10Historic streets of Sawara
Historic townscape · Tondabayashi City11Tondabayashi Jinaimachiimportant Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings in Kansai, Japan
Historic townscape · Takayama City, Gifu12Sanmachi
Historic townscape · Kanazawa City13Higashiyama-Higashineighborhood in Kanazawa, Japan
Historic townscape · Kure City14Mitarai
Historic townscape · Hita City15Mameda-machihuman settlement in Japan
Historic townscape · Kurayoshi City16Utsubuki-tamagawa
Historic townscape · Hyuga City17Mimitsu
Historic townscape · Kanazawa City18Kazuemachineighborhood in Kanazawa, Japan
Historic townscape · Sado City19Shukunegi
Historic townscape · Mima City20Wakimachi Minami-machihouse in Japan
Historic townscape · Takehara City21Takehara
Historic townscape · Hakuba Village22Aoni
Historic townscape · Nantan City23Kayabukinosato-Kitamura
Historic townscape · Seiyo City24Uwacho Unomachineighborhood in Seiyo, Japan
Chosen automatically, most popular first, from landmarks and cultural properties registered in Wikidata (we have not checked whether each is open). Names and descriptions: Wikidata (CC0); photos: Wikimedia Commons (photographer and license under each photo).
By prefecture
Hokkaido & Tohoku
Kanto
Chubu
Kansai (Kinki)
Chugoku
Shikoku
Kyushu & Okinawa
Categories were assigned automatically from Wikidata classes and heritage designations; each place is in one category only (designation categories hold only places not in another category such as castles or burial mounds). Chosen automatically, most popular first, from landmarks and cultural properties registered in Wikidata (we have not checked whether each is open). Names and descriptions: Wikidata (CC0); photos: Wikimedia Commons (photographer and license under each photo).
Other categories
Shrines, temples, castles and historic sites