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.
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redevelopment of local community
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 Kintetsu Railways Tondabayashi station - south exit |
 Jinaimachi Visitor Center |
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Traditional shopping malls such as station square mall, central mall, Honmachi
mall and Nanko Street mall have been left in the district from Kintetsu Tondabayshi Station (the south exit) as a doorway of the Tondabayashi Jinaimachi through Jinaimachi
town. The district used to be the central business area of Tondabayashi
city that had ever prospered, but the local malls have kept declining all
the time once large commercial facilities emerged in the late
40s of Showa period or around 1970. The number of households and population in Tondabayashi city, as a satellite
city of Osaka, had ever increased while new residential area developments
were performed in remote outskirts district from the former downtown area.
However, the building of Tondabayashi Station (the south exit) has been
just left as it used to be at the time of the Showa 30’s, and once you
walk out from the station, the vicinities still look like the nostalgic
world of popular Japanese movie "ALWAYS 3-chome no Yuhi". Meanwhile,
aging society with low birthrate and declining population has come and
many local malls have become so-called “shutter malls” as if the prosperity
of the town at the time turned out to be a dream and illusion nowadays.
The local community has positioned the assets of Jinaimachi historic town as unique local and cultural resources, and, supported by local municipality office, the network combined among business, residents and conservation organization of the town tried to revitalize the center of former downtown area and improve the living environments. They try to redevelop the area’s economy by increasing number of sightseeing visitors as well as residents, and to establish a sustainable local community blessed by both prosperity and serenity. The network association to redevelop the local community in Tondabayashi Station south district was organized in January, 2008, composing of administration, business, residents and organization of the townscape preservation group, and it performed various activities as common interest of the community was solely united. The redevelopment of square facing Tondabayashi Station south exit completed in 2013. In addition, LLP Machikatsu was established led by local volunteers in 2009, which has initiated reutilization of unoccupied traditional houses and undertook intermediary works between an owner of unoccupied traditional house and a tenant applicant who wants to open a new shop in Jinaimachi town. Please take a look at the website of the organization, for further information on LLP Machikatsu. Such a steady action succeeded, and some new shops including folk crafts of a pottery workshop and traditional furniture as well as handmade bakery increased in the historic district. Those new stores are well in harmony with the traditional townscape, which contributed to the economic prosperity and the reutilization of unoccupied traditional houses. From such shops, the information spread out through the Internet has recently increased, too. In order to attract more visitors, local events and promotions have been regularly held in the town such as “Jinaimachi Four Seasons Story" ‐ Spring Hina Meguri Dolls Festival, Summer Street Lantern Festival, Autumn Nochi-no Hina Dolls Festival, Happy New Year Hot Pot Food Festival - and "Jinaimachi Sampo" is monthly held, too. |
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 Pottery workshop Asuka |
 Pottery workshop Asuka |
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 Italian Cuisine restaurant - oasi |
 Italian Cuisine restaurant - oasi |
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 mame-ten cafe |
 mame-ten cafe |
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 Koubai Kura |
 Cafe Heizo（Koubai Kura） |
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 former Japanese sake brewery of Banri-no-Haru brand |
 Special Food Event being held in the brewery on March 12,2016 |
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 guest house for women - Tomari-ya |
 guest house for women - Tomari-ya |
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Information
Jinaimachi in Tondabayashi（Jyounomon-suji street）
Photo: provided by Tondabayashi Municipality, unauthorized copying and
replication are strictly prohibited.
National conservation district of valuable traditional buildings
Jinaimachi town, a part of Tondabayashi-cho located in Tonadabayashi city
has been chosen as a national conservation district of valuable traditional
buildings since 1997, which is only selected in Osaka Prefecture. Among
approximately 500 buildings in the town, 181 buildings built during the
period from the Edo era to the early Showa era have been identified as
traditional buildings.
An application for prior approval to the section of cultural properties
in board of education of Tondabayashi city is required when any change
of current exterior appearances viewed from a street in the conservation
district such as enlargement, renovation, repair, redecoration, change
of the color, new construction and demolition of any buildings is to be
made. After repairing works for the conservation of the exterior appearances,
the reconstruction and face-lifting in consideration of landscaping, a
white wall, a board fence, and a lattice door of traditional house remain
as used to be, and rustic and calm atmosphere has been kept as people still
live in those houses.
The signpost is provided with main traditional residences to explain each
origin and history, and those guiding signposts cum street lights have
been placed along the streets of stone-pavement.
In addition, the appearances of newly built buildings are also harmonized
with the neighboring historic district in consideration for the traditional
townscape in Jinaimachi town.
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.
It is a 10-minute walk from 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.
Restrooms
Available at Jinaimachi Visitor Center (Jinaimachi Kouryuukan), Jinaimachi
Center and Jinaimachi Tenbou Hiroba (Viewing Terrace)
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
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 you will contact Tondabayashi Municipality Office for
a parking lot of large tourist bus for groups. Thank you in advance for
your kind cooperation.
