Uchimachi

The living space of the former samurai

Kakunodate prospered as a castle town of the Satake Kita family after a large-scale city planning was carried out by Mr. Ashina at the beginning of the Edo period in 1620.
The street where the samurai residences are lined up is called "Uchimachi", and even now, the characteristics of the samurai town such as the residence split at the end of the Edo period, the main house, the gate, the warehouse, and the box shape are well preserved. I will.

National Important Preservation Districts for Traditional Buildings

Semboku City Kakunodate Traditional Buildings Preservation District Important Traditional Buildings Preservation District (selected on September 4, 1976)

The main street of this samurai residence group has been designated as an important traditional buildings preservation district of the country and is protected as a cultural property.
The preservation area is located in the center of the old samurai town and is the samurai residence of upper and middle class samurai.
Fences continue along the wide streets, and large weeping cherry trees and fir trees form deep groves, making it a quaint space where you can still feel the lifestyle of those days.