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was the thirty-fourth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō, as well as the second of eleven stations along the Kisoji.Narai-jyuku
Narai-juku. Accessed September 25, 2007. It is located in the present-day city of Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture,
Narai-juku had the highest elevation of all the spots along the Kisoji. Because of all the visitors going through the Torii Pass (鳥居峠 ''Torii Tōge''), Narai flourished as a post town and was referred to as the "Narai of 1,000 buildings" (奈良井千軒 ''Narai senken'').Kisoji Shukuba-machi Series: Narai-juku
. Higashi Nihon Denshin Denwa. Accessed July 24, 2007. It has since become one of Japan's Nationally Designated Architectural Preservation Sites, so the buildings have been kept much like they originally were in the
Narai-juku: Experience Traditional Japan Along The Nakasendo
Accessed October 24, 2012.
Narai-juku. Accessed September 25, 2007. It is located in the present-day city of Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture,
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History
Narai-juku had the highest elevation of all the spots along the Kisoji. Because of all the visitors going through the Torii Pass (鳥居峠 ''Torii Tōge''), Narai flourished as a post town and was referred to as the "Narai of 1,000 buildings" (奈良井千軒 ''Narai senken'').Kisoji Shukuba-machi Series: Narai-juku. Higashi Nihon Denshin Denwa. Accessed July 24, 2007. It has since become one of Japan's Nationally Designated Architectural Preservation Sites, so the buildings have been kept much like they originally were in the
Edo period
The or is the period between 1603 and 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional '' daimyo''. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was character ...
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Historical recognition
Narai-juku is an Important Preservation District for Groups of Historic Buildings, and as it retains a historical row of Edo period houses along the street, it was confirmed as a Cultural Asset in the Groups of Traditional Buildings category ofCultural Properties of Japan
A is administered by the Japanese government's Agency for Cultural Affairs (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology), and includes tangible properties (structures and works of art or craft); intangible properties (perfor ...
in 1978 and is maintained by the Japanese government grant system. The preservation area comprises an area of approximately 1km from north to south and 200m east to west along the boundary of the old Nakasendō route.Accessed October 24, 2012.
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Neighboring post towns
;Nakasendō & Kisoji : Niekawa-juku - Narai-juku - Yabuhara-jukuReferences