Yuasa traditional townscape preservation area
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The Yuasa traditional townscape preservation area is a historic district in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, renowned for its well-preserved Edo-period streetscapes and as the birthplace of Japanese soy sauce production.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings
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historic district ⓘ |
| attracts |
domestic tourists
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international tourists ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalTheme |
merchant town history
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soy sauce brewing culture ⓘ |
| governedBy | Yuasa town government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConservationPolicy |
control of new construction to match historic townscape
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preservation of traditional building exteriors ⓘ |
| hasCulturalValue |
preservation of early modern urban scenery
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preservation of traditional food industry heritage ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
cultural preservation
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education about traditional industries ⓘ tourism promotion ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
soy sauce production
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traditional food production ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeElement |
canals and waterways
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narrow alleys ⓘ storehouses (kura) ⓘ |
| hasMapLabel | 湯浅町伝統的建造物群保存地区 ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationBy | Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
birthplace of Japanese soy sauce production
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historic soy sauce breweries ⓘ historic townscape ⓘ traditional merchant houses (machiya) ⓘ traditional wooden townhouses ⓘ well-preserved Edo-period streetscapes ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kansai region
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Wakayama Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuasa, Wakayama Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainStreetType | traditional grid-pattern streets ⓘ |
| partOf | historic center of Yuasa town ⓘ |
| periodRepresented | Edo period ⓘ |
| regionType | coastal town area ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
history of Japanese soy sauce
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traditional Japanese town planning ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
cultural heritage sightseeing
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visits to soy sauce breweries ⓘ walking tours of historic streets ⓘ |
| transportAccess | accessible from JR Yuasa Station ⓘ |
| typicalBuildingFeature |
latticed windows
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tiled roofs ⓘ white plaster walls ⓘ |
| typicalBuildingMaterial | wood ⓘ |
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