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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| 【Tourist guide to Jinaimachi town, Tondabayashi, a historic district and heritage site of Japan, Shops, Restaurants and Guesthouse】 | |
| Reuse and utilization of old traditional townhouses have recently become
a quiet boom nationwide as it is well-known in Kyoto. As a new movement of the past
few years in We wish we could enjoy more and more retro nostalgic shops dealing with
such as candy, handmade tofu, milk stand, photo studio, toy store of handmade,
Japanese cinema and public bath, and used bookstore. Come to think of it,
wine bar and French restaurant, too is yet. . Or would not be expected
revival of sake breweries that had a lot in Meiji era (18th century)?  Jinaimachi shops and restaurants guide |
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Italian cuisine restaurant OASI opened in February, 2013. Sugimoto chef was trained in northern Italy. Please relish the authentic Italian cuisine that take advantage of plenty of local ingredients from Minami-Kawachi region. |
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Cafe restaurant Narod The stylish coffee shop where a leaf of green ivy spreads in the whole outer wall of the shop. narod means the nation, a race, the people in Russian. Located along Hommachi street and Ichiriyama-cho street. |
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Mame-ten Cafe Sweets and bread available using only domestic wheat and natural yeast. They carefully selected raw materials, and sell homemade products stuck to food safety and security. Open hours: 12:00 to 17:00. Closed: Monday and Tuesday, the last Sunday of every month |
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Haccho-Chaya Soba Noodle Restaurant Handmade zaru soba noodle,Akaneko-mochi sweet cake and amakouiji - sweet non-alcoholic drink made from rice are poplular menu. Located in front of Jinaimachi Visitor Center (Kouryuukan) |
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LAiDBACK Cafe Cafe & Restaurant, which newly opened along the Jyounomonsuji street. Open hours: 11:30 to 18:00. open until 21:00, Saturday, Sunday and public holidays. Closed: Monday |
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Cafe restaurant Shiori Opened in June, 2014. Large tatami rooms of the back have become a dining space. Dining tables and seats are placed on the tatami mat, whcih make visitors feel relaxed and comfortable. You can enjoy the garden (yard) on the veranda of the dining room and dining terrace on the wooden deck viewing the garden is also available. |
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Cafe restaurant Mame-to-Kona All products are special taste. The owner carefully chooses even a certain supplier of the bread. The muffin is a popular product. The dining of the shop is bright facing the outside garden and is the space that is good to talk with a friend leisurely while seated at a wooden table. |
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Cafe restaurant Nagomi The restaurant is about 15 minutes' walk from Tondabayashi station on the way to Jinaimachi historic district alongside the Sakai-suji street. Opening Hours: |
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Hope-An tea ceremony gallery Jinaimachi has been still supporting the traditional lifestyle of Japan and has inherited them. This is an amazing thing. Though development and new things are also good, but it is also important to keep balance and alternatives for selections. |
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Café Heizo (located in Koubai Kura) opened in January 2013. At the entrance of the shop, there conspicuously stands fully glazed eye-catching German-style house roasting machine made by Japanese manufacture. Thanks to this machine, you can enjoy coffee with rich aroma of freshly roasted beans in this shop. |
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Koubai Kura Koubai Kura opened in March 2010 by refurbishing an vacant warehouse building for a new shop complex in Jinaimachi town. The warehouse building was originally used for Mirin brewery of Sato family. You can enjoy vestiges of old Mirin brewery still remaining such as a large jar that buried in the ground of the building today as well as those located in the courtyard, and millstone. |
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Konjyaku-no-Tamatebako (Koubai Kura） Opened in the storehouse of Koubai Kura (a part of residence of the Sato family) along the Kita Kaisho cho street. The store is a workshop of kirie artcrafts made of Chotenshi by Ms. Michiyo Kamei. |
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"Tondabayashi croquette" (ebi imo croquette) |
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Kashiwaya Katsuragi-Do Long-established Japanese confectionery, founded in Tempo year of the Edo period. They sell "Jinaimachi crackers”, a local confection incorporating the design of the traditional buildings of Tondabayashi Jinaimachi town. |
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Guesthouse Tomari-Ya The first visitor-friendly guest house dedicated for women has been open since April 2015 in the historic district of Tondabayashi Jinaimachi in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, which have been selected to a conservation district of traditional buildings in the country. |
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Pottery workshop Asuka Opened in April 2001 The builiding is renovation of the old town house in harmony with historic streetscape. Original handmade pottery products are for sale. Pottery classroom available. |
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Nakabayashi bedding items store Located in 10-minute walking from Tondabayashi Station. Open: 10:00-19:30 Closed on Tuesday |
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Kinogu - handmade furniture Handmade furniture made of solid wood and interior decoration items. Located in 15-minute walking from Tondabayashi Station. Open: 11:00-17:00 Open for the first half of the month. Closed on Sunday. |
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23 Banchi The shop was opened by retrofitting an old vacant traditional townhouse along the Jyounomonsuji street in 2012. The shop has variety of small selected handmade goods. A 15-minute walk from the Tondabayashi station. |
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Tabi Mogura Cafe The shop crowdedly displays, exhibits and sells the old-fashioned goods and items those the owner traveled around to purchase in flea markets in the world. There are a lot of magazines and books about the journey as well as ornaments and tableware that were collected by walking around the streets in overseas countries. |
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Midori-no-Komichi The neat shop with pretty atmosphere inside, has dealt with accessories, miscellaneous goods and old books. Please drop in at the store while walking in the historic district of Tondabayashi Jinaimachi. |
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zakka+++marche Opened in 2013. You can find secondhand articles, natural miscellaneous goods, other Japanese sweets. It is the shop where visiotrs may come across an interesting odd bargain. |
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Pokuh Record The shop was opened by retrofitting an old vacant shop along the Tomisuji street in March, 2016. The shop has variety of secondhand books, records and clothes for sale. |
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BUPLE Flower arrangement lessons and giftsare provided. Cut flowers, potted plant and crafts made of glass are also sold at the store. |
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Jinaimachi Galleria - painting workshop Painting workshop "Jinaimachi Galleria" opened along the Tondabayashi central shopping street (Tomisuji street ) , which is on the way from Tondabayashi station of Kintetsu Railways towards historic district of Jinaimachi town. |
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Un village Opened in April, 2014. The store was retrofitted from an old hair salon and deals with miscellaneous goods. The shop owner was a student of Osaka University of Art when it iwas opened. |
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Nagaya Cafe ROSA This shop is open from 7 am to 5 pm. Every morning, there are already regular customers to drop in. The shops that are open during the day on weekdays also offer a relaxing moment for visitors. The old renthouse had been retorfitted to the fashionable restaurant. |
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Wakoubou & Gallery ー Fuku There are variety of old cloth, thrift and miscellaneous goods old cloth being sold. Open: on the second Ssaturday (irregularly opened) and the 29th day of everymonth as Fuku-no-Ichi marketplace 11:00-17:00.Located along Jyounomosuji street and Tomoyama-cho street. In 10 minute walk from Tondabayashi station. |
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Kokuma Kan The facility has been utilized as a base of the local network of forestry industry in Minami-Kawachi region, in order to familiarize seismic reinforcement structures by local timbers produced in Kawachi, Osaka. |
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COCO Gallery Opened in Kokumakan along Minami Kaisho-cho street in 2013. The store deals with wooden handicrafts, USA antique quilt, quilt by producers' brands, tsutsuneko or cloth of indigo dyeing, kimono such as kosode and chirimen, and sakeburuko. |
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Taisho Roman Hakota Shoten The shop located in Kokuma-kan deals with Japanese miscellaneous goods and home wears. The old building was retrofitted as it used to be ex. Kugikuma Kanamonoten, a building materials shop. |
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Uma no Me - Art Gallery Opened in the storehouse of residence of the Nakamura family along Nishi Hayashi street in March, 2015. This is an atelier of Mr. Katsuhiko Sato. It is opened on the weekend and national holodays. It is located in 15 minutes walk from Kintetsu railways Tondabayashi station. |
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Yim Yeem The shop provides Thai style massage service. An old townhouse was retrofitted to the shop, located at south-east end of Jinaimachi town. |
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Tianjin sweet roasted chestnus shop - Shichido The red signboard, old-fashioned Tianjin sweet roasted chestnuts shop facing Nanko Street gets a lot of eye catching. The smell of aromatic chestnuts of organic cultivation is also drifting around the small store. It has become hard to see Tianjin sweet roasted chestnuts shop in town in Japan. |
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Ashida Bookstore An old-fashioned bookstore in Honmachi shopping street near the Tondabayashi station. The "Isonokami Tsuyuko Collection" (written by Professor Ms. Midori Matsumura, Chuko paperback edition) was specially reprinted and only available for sale at Ashida bookstore since August 2004. Ms. Isonokami Tsuyuko was born at Sugiyama family in Jinaimachi, whose residence has been now designated as an important national cultural property. Ms. Isonokami Tsuyuko (her real name was Sugiyama Takako) became a famous female poet of Myojo school in the Meiji era. |
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| 【Tourist guide to Jinaimachi town, Tondabayashi, a historic district and heritage site of Japan, Shops and Restaurants】 | |
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 Jinaimachi Town Sightseeing Map（English) |
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| Jinaimachi Town Sightseeing Map（Chinese） |
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| Jinaimachi Town Sightseeing Map（Korean） |
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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.
Directions to Jinaimachi town, Tondabayashi
It is a 10-minute walk from the Tondabayashi Staion or the Tondabayashi
Nishiguchi Station of Kintetsu Nagano line.
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 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.
OASI Italian Cuisine Restaurant
Opening Hours
Lunch 12: 00-14: 00
Dinner 18: 00-21: 00 (By advanced booking only until the day before Dinner)
Holiday: The 1st Monday and another day occasionally once in a month
Phone: 0721-21-3078
Address: Tondabayashi cho 3-13, Tondabayashi city, Osaka Pref.
Open in February 2013
Sugimoto chef was trained in northern Italy. Please relish the authentic
Italian cuisine that take advantage of plenty of local ingredients from
Minami-Kawachi region.
Pottery workshop Asuka
The builiding is renovation of the old town house in harmony with historic
streetscape.
Open in April 2001
Pottery class available.
Open hours: 11:00 to 17:00 on the days of the first half of the month.(Please
contact the shop before your visit. )
Phone: 0721-23-5523
Address: Tondabayashi cho, 16-19, Tondabayashi city
Cafe and refreshments Narod
Stylish coffee shop by leaves of ivy green spread to the entire outer wall
of the shop. It is a shop decorated with fancy brick by refurbishing the
first floor of old town house along the Honmachi street. You can also enjoy
classical music in the shop and make yourself feel calm. The master opens
up the cafe of old-fashioned here for many years. While walking around
the Jinaimachi town, I recommend you to rest your tired feet at the shop.
A 10-minute walk from the Tondabayashi Station.
Address Honmachi 3-16 Tondabayashi city
Phone: 0721-25-2469
Holiday: Monday
Koubai Kura
A 10-minute walk from Tondabayashi Station.
Located along Kita Kaisho machi street
Koubai Kura opened in March 2010 by refurbishing an vacant warehouse building
for a new shop complex in Jinaimachi town. The warehouse building was originally
used for Mirin brewery of Sato family. You can enjoy vestiges of old Mirin brewery
still remaining such as a large jar that buried in the ground of the building
today as well as those located in the courtyard, and millstone. There are
many vacant houses in the district and it has become a major issue in the
town. LLP Machikatsu, a limited liability partnership for local townhouses
reutilization promotion organization and District Town Planning Council
for the Southern Tondabayashi Station area are at the center of current
activities such as surveying the owners and buildings of vacant houses,
real-estate brokerage between the tenants and owner. “The birth of the Koubai Kura, I can say one of the achievements of our
town planning activities in the District. (Quote from the LLP Machikatsu
brochure)
Tabi Mogura Cafe
The shop crowdedly displays, exhibits and sells the old-fashioned goods
and items those the owner traveled around to purchase in flea markets in
the world. There are a lot of magazines and books about the journey as
well as ornaments and tableware that were collected by walking around the
streets in overseas countries.
A 10-minute walk from the Tondabayashi station
Address: Tondabayashi cho, 12-12 Tondabayashi
Phone: 090-1787-5950
Open hours: 11:00 to 17:00 on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Opened in October 2011.
The most recommended product of this shop is “cream bread of Teranishi family” with plenty of custard pudding made with fresh eggs of local Teranishi poultry farms that have been certified as one of the "Osaka Mon" local products. The bread has also been chosen as one of Tondabayashi brand items in April, 2012. The shop can sell only 14 pieces a day only over-the-counter sales in order to prevent quality deterioration. (28 pieces a day on the day when special local event is held.)
Open Hours: 8:00 to 17:00, depending on closed as soon as sold out.
Phone: 0721-25-8026
Holiday: Monday. The next day in case Monday falls on public holidays.
Address: Tondabayashi cho, 10-12, Tondabayashi city
Located in front of Jinaimachi Visitor Center (Jinaimachi Kouryu Kan)
(The information is quoted from the article from town planning news of
Tondabayashi Jinaimachi district No. 14, issued in July, 2012)
Café Heizo (located in Koubai Kura)
open in January 2013. At the entrance of the shop, there conspicuously
stands fully glazed eye-catching German-style house roasting machine made
by Japanese manufacture. Thanks to this machine, you can enjoy coffee with
rich aroma of freshly roasted beans in this shop.
Location: A 10-minute walk from the Tondabayashi station
Address: Tondabayashi cho, 23-29, Tondabayashi city
Phone: 090-5461-9150
Holiday: Tuesday
LAiDBACK Cafe
Cafe & Restaurant, which newly opened along the Jyounomon street.
Open hours: 11:30 to 18:00. open until 21:00, Saturday, Sunday and public
holidays.
Holiday: Monday
Location: A 10-minute walk from the Tondabayashi station
Mame-ten Cafe
Sweets and bread available using only domestic wheat and natural yeast.
They carefully selected raw materials, and sell homemade products stuck
to food safety and security.
Open hours: 12:00 to 17:00
Holiday: Monday and Tuesday, the last Sunday of every month
Location: A 15-minute walk from Tondabayashi Station
Address: Tondabayashi cho, 17-45, Tondabayashi city
Phone 090-8366-5144
Jinaimachi Classico
Shop of miscellaneous goods and accessories. You can also enjoy coffee.
Open hours: 11:00 to 18:00 Friday, Saturday
Address: Tondabayashi cho 9-36, Tondabayashi city
Phone: 0721-24-1454
Kashiwaya Katsuragi-Do
Long-established Japanese confectionery, founded in Tempo year of the Edo
period. They sell "Jinaimachi crackers”, a local confection incorporating
the design of the traditional buildings of Tondabayashi Jinaimachi town.
Location: 2-minute walk from the Tondabayashi Station
Address: Honmachi 21-1, Tondabayashi city
Phone: 0721-25-2210
Ashida Bookstore
An old-fashioned bookstore in Honmachi shopping street near the Tondabayashi
station. The "Isonokami Tsuyuko Collection" (written by Professor Ms.
Midori Matsumura, Chuko paperback edition) was specially reprinted and
only available for sale at Ashida bookstore since August 2004. Ms. Isonokami
Tsuyuko was born at Sugiyama family in Jinaimachi, whose residence has
been now designated as an important national cultural property. Ms. Isonokami
Tsuyuko (her real name was Sugiyama Takako) became famous female poet of
Myojo school in the Meiji era.
Location; 1 minute walk from the Tondabayashi Station
Address: Honmachi 14-13, Tondabayashi city
Phone: 0721-23-2816
