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Shopping Street · Sawara

Sawara Historic District (Ono River) 佐原の町並み（小野川沿い）

Canal-side merchant town known as 'Little Edo', with willow-lined lanes, old storehouses and shops, the first preserved townscape designated in Kanto.

HoursOpen at all times; shops mostly 10:00-17:00
ClosedVaries by shop (many close Mondays)
PriceFree
Getting thereSawara Station (JR Narita Line), 10 min walk
Time needed2-3 hours
Best timeMid-July and early October for the Sawara Grand Festival floats
AddressSawara-i, Katori, Chiba
Websitemaruchiba.jp/feature/detail_365.html

About

Sawara prospered as a river port and market town in the Edo period. Along the Ono River, earthen-walled warehouses and merchant houses still trade as soy, sake, sweets and craft shops, cafes and restaurants. It was the first area in the Kanto region selected as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.

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