Yanai City

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Facing the Seto Inland Sea, Yanai City is a charming town known for its "White-walled District" that retains the atmosphere of the Edo period. In the streets lined with white-walled storehouses and merchant houses extending for about 200 meters, cute "Goldfish Lanterns" hanging under the eaves sway and color your walk. Traditional craftsmanship, such as soy sauce brewing and weaving, still lives on and is reflected in the many facilities where you can actually try these crafts. Away from the city hustle, you can enjoy a calm journey touching the old streets of Japan and the warmth of handwork while feeling the gentle sea breeze. Especially in summer, it's a photogenic town where you can enjoy the mystical sight of the whole city being wrapped in the light of goldfish lanterns.

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Yanai City

やまぐち映像図鑑 NO.040 白壁の町並み［柳井市］ | White Wall Cityscape [ Yanai-city ]

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Yanai City

Address: 430-1 Yanaitu (inside Machinami Museum), Yanai-shi, Yamaguchi
Website: https://yanai-kankou.jp/
Operator: Yanai City Tourism Association

Yanai City Spots List

Kanro Shoyu Museum
Muroya-no-Sono Merchant Museum
Yanai Nishigura
Mt. Oboshiyama Observatory

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Kanro Shoyu Museum

This is a museum utilizing the Sagawa Soy Sauce Storehouse, which carries on the traditional production method of Yanai City's specialty "Kanro Shoyu" (sweet soy sauce). Enticed by the savory aroma of soy sauce drifting through the streets of white-walled buildings, once you step inside, you can observe heavy brewing vats lined up and feel firsthand how the soy sauce is slowly and carefully aged over time. Kanro Shoyu is a luxurious item made through a time-consuming process called "double-brewing," and you can learn the secret of its deep body and umami. You can also enjoy tastings and sweets made...

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Muroya-no-Sono Merchant Museum

"Muroya no Sono," located in the white-walled district of Yanai City, is a museum that opens up the vast residence of the Oda family, which flourished as the largest oil merchant in western Japan during the Edo period. In the vast grounds of about 2,600 square meters, many daily life tools and business materials telling of the prosperity of the time are displayed, allowing you to realistically experience the lifestyle of former wealthy merchants. The building itself is very complex and deep, and one of its charms is being able to observe traditional Japanese architectural structures up close. It is...

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Yanai Nishigura

A renovation of a soy sauce storehouse built in the Taisho era, this is an exchange facility where you can experience the traditional crafts of Yanai. Inside the heavy wooden building, you can enjoy making cute "Goldfish Lanterns" or the traditional weaving of "Yanai-jima." Skilled artisans teach you kindly, allowing you to take home your one-of-a-kind work as a memento of your trip, which is highly praised by international tourists. In the space with impressive high ceilings and thick beams from that era, you can directly learn about the culture and history of Yanai through your "hands" in this creative...

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Mt. Oboshiyama Observatory

Located at the summit of Mt. Oboshi (438m) in Hirao Town, this is an observation deck. From here, you can overlook the multi-island beauty of the Seto Inland Sea in a 360-degree panorama, and on clear days, you can see as far as Shikoku and Kyushu. The sight of giant wind power turbines standing side-by-side is particularly impressive, and the view of white windmills turning against the blue sea and sky is extremely photogenic. At night, the starlit sky is beautiful, enveloping you in a romantic atmosphere. In an overwhelming sense of openness with nothing to block your view, you...

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