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富田林寺内町の探訪

I'm glad to intorduce an old town, Jinaimachi, Tondabayashi, Osaka, Japan as a national historic district and heritage site.

It takes 30 minutes from Osaka city to Tondabayashi station by Kintetsu railways. A 10-minutes walk will take you to the historic town.

Jinaimachi Center

Tourist guide to Jinaimachi town, Tondabayashi, a histric district and heritage site of Japan - Jinaimachi Center
 
Entrance

Entrance 
Located in front of the former residence of Sugiyama family, designated as an important cultural properties in Japan. The new building was built in 1991 in the design style of old town house during the Meiji period. (late 19th century). You will see an exhibition display of old village maps and various tools used by old merchants at he first floor. Meeting rooms available at the second floor. Addmission free.

In the exhibition hall , there are displayed such as a pictorial description of noted places in Kawachi region, old illustrated map of Jinaimachi, valuable secondhand articles, an account book, the photograph, various documents which were kept in the merchant's families of the Edo era and Meiji era when those families prospered in dealing with brewing business and a cotton wholesale dealer.

There are panel display materials including the Jinaimachi towns location map in the nation, introductiuon of the photograph of old merchants’ houses in the town, a woman poet, Ms. Tsuyuko Isonokami of the Meiji who was born here and a writer, Mr. Sakunosuke Oda who had stayed in Tondabayashi.
 
Exhibition Hall

Exhibition Hall
 
Exhibition Hall
 
Trademark of Tabi or socks kept by the Nakai family
Business of the Kawachi cotton 

The cotton was the representative crops in Kawachi region of the Edo era. Those cotton dealers such as the Tamori family doing business as "Kuroyama-Ya”, the Kitano family doing business as "Shindo-ya", the Sugimoto family doing business as “Kishi-ya”were said to go to the Oomi region as Oomi merchants were famous for doing business nationwide at that time. The kinds of products were predominantly much thick white cotton cloth and striped cotton cloth which they incorporated a striped pattern using dyed yarn. (I quoted the above from display panel explanation.)    
 
Commerce of Kawachi cotton
 
Accont book of cooton trade kept by the Tamori family in the late Edo period

cotton catalog kept by the Tamori family
 
Accont book of cooton trade which reminds us of their prosperity
 
“The gold rush from the bottom of well of Sake brewers in Jinaimachi, Tondabayashi”
The Ishida family (ex. Banri-no-Haru brewery) (upper) and the Hashimoto family.
 
The Ishida family (ex. Banri-no-Haru brewery) (upper) , the Hashimoto family(middle) and the Kuzuhara family
 
Printing block of the regulations of Kawachi brewery membership association (kept by the Nakamura family)

sake bottle of Koubaishu(kept by the Nakamura family, the late Edo period)
 
Tenkaichi sake bottle "Tenkaichi Masamune" kept by the Kuzuhara family
 
"Tenkaichi Masamune" brewery by the Kuzuhara family
 
The pictorial description of noted places in Kawachi region in 1801

 The pictorial description of noted places in Kawachi region in 1801
 じないまち・古地図(周囲に土塁や環濠がめぐらされている。)
An old illustrated map of Jinaimachi in 1753
安永7年(1778年)の村絵図 (自治都市・寺内町に通じる入り口がいくつかあった。)
An old illustrated map of Jinaimachi in 1778
   
   
河内名所図絵に描かれた、金剛・葛城連峰と石川河川敷を望む。
The Ishikawa river and Kongo, Katsuragi mountains
石川河川敷へと続く土塁の周縁に当時の名残をとどめる竹林
Bamboo forest(The riverbed of the Ishikawa river)
 歴史街道記念スタンプ
山家坂(寺内町に通じる坂口のひとつ)
Sanka slope (one of the south entrances of Jinaimachi
 
  Jinaimachi Town Sightseeing Map(English)
  Jinaimachi Town Sightseeing Map(Chinese)
  Jinaimachi Town Sightseeing Map(Korean)

Information

Jinaimachi Center

Opened in April, 1991

10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Closed on Mondays, and during December 28 to January 4.Admission free.
Restoom and vending machines available.

Address:
15-4, Tondabayashi-cho, Tondabayashi city, Osaka, 584-0033, Japan

Location
Jinaimachi town, Tondabayashi city, a national historic preservation district and heritage site of Japan, which is located in the south-eastern part of Osaka prefecture, the western part of Japan

Directions to Jinaimachi town, Tondabayashi
It is a 10-minute walk from the Tondabayashi Staion or the Tondabayashi Nishiguchi Station of Kintetsu Nagano line.

From Kansai International Airport
Airport Limousine Bus service available bound for Kawachi Nagano Station. (60 minutes) Please take Kintetsu railways from Kawachi Nagano to Tondabayashi.(15 minutes)

From Osaka International Airport (Itami Airport)
Airport Limousine Bus service available bound for Abenobashi Station. (30 minutes) Please take Kintetsu railways from Abenobashi terminal to Tondabayashi.(30 munites)

From JR Shinkasen Shin-Osaka station or
Osaka (Umeda) station

Please take Subway Midousuji line from Shin-Osaka station or Osaka (Umeda) station to Tennoji Station. (20~30 minutes) Please change trains at Tennoji and take Kintetsu railways from Abenobashi terminal to Tondabayashi. (30 minutes)

The site-seeing map available in English
Please stop by to the Tourist Information Cetnter or Jinaimachi Visitor Center. You can get the visitor map.

Jinaimachi Visitor Center
(Jinaimachi Kouryuukan,
Town Community Center)

Address
9-29, Tondabayashi-cho, Tondabayashi city, Osaka, 584-0033, Japan
TEL.+81-(0)721-26-0110
FAX.+81-(0)721-26-0110
open 10a.m. until 5 p.m.
closed on Monday

Restrooms
Available at Jinaimachi Visitor Center (Jinaimachi Kouryuukan), Jinaimachi Center and Jinaimachi Tenbou Hiroba (Viewing Terrace)


Visitor Parking
Road width is very narrow in Jinaimachi town. If traveling by car, please use Tondabayashi Municipal east parking newly opened in February 2014 (Toll parking).

You can park the minibus for groups and passenger cars for general use. Only one parking lot available for minibus, you must book it in advance with Tondabayashi City Hall. A 15-minute walk to the Jinaimachi Visitor Center and 5 minute walk up to the former Sugiyama family house, an important national cultural property.

You will note that the large tourist bus for groups is requested to be parked at the Tondabayashi City Hall No. 2 parking lot alongside the old Route 170  (It must be booked in advance to City Hall). 20-minute walk to the Jinaimachi Visitor Center and 10 minute walk up to the former Sugiyama family house, an important national cultural property. Thank you in advance for your kind cooperation.

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 Koushouji Betsuin Buddhist Temple
 Former Sugiyama residence
 Nakamura residence
 Former Tanaka residence
 Architecture Vol. 1/2
 Architecture Vol. 2/2
 Historic Buildings
 Jinaimachi cookies
 New Year Hot Pot Festival
 Spring Hina Meguri Dolls Festival
 Summer Street Lantern Festival
 Autumn Nochino Hina Matsuri Doll Festival
 Art Gallery
 B&B (Tomari-Ya Guetshouse)
 Travelogues by Author
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