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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welcome to jinaimachi town, tondabayashi, a historic district, japan
| 【Tourist guide to Jinaimachi town, Tondabayashi, a historic district and heritage site of Japan,Travelogues by Author - Series Vol. 36 Jinaimachi Hina Dolls Festival】 | ||||
 Jinaimachi Classico |
 residence of the (head) Okutani familiy |
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| The 10th anniversary event of Jinaimachi Hina Dolls Festival was celebrated. Jinaimachi Hina Dolls Festival has became the annual spring event in the town of Tondabayashi Jinaimachi. It was held on Saturday, March 12 and Sunday, March 13, 2016 for two days around the center of Jyounomonsuji street and its neighborhood. The variety of hina dolls, large and small, were colorfully decorated and displayed in front of the merchant residences as well as placed even on the spotlights along Jyounomonsuji street. In addition, here and there in Jinaimachi neighborhood, special events were planned and organized as usual. Although I had been concerned about the weather, it was blessed with good weather fortunately for two days. It was perfectly clear blue sky on the first day, while cloudy sky from morning, occasinally sunny on the second day. Jinaimachi town is usually found calm and quiet, but a lot of visitors could be seen on the street during the period. Although elderly visitors had been often seen in the past, more younger generations such as young couples as well as those with young children have recently visited Jinaimachi historic district. It might be because more attractive shops have been opened one after another in Jinaimachi town and its neighborhood. |
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 Pottery workshop Asuka |
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| In addition, the special promotion event offered to have you dressed in traditional kimono on the second floor of Jinaimachi Visitor Center and you were able to walk around the Jinaimachi town and neighborhood. Women, children and families who were dressed up in kimono could be seen in many spots. Once found, they were asked to be shot as a model by photographers nearby, and then the line of camera shooting continued for a while. | ||||
 residence of the Nakamura family（specially opened to the public on March 12-13, 2016） |
 residence of the Nakamura family（specially opened to the public on March 12-13, 2016） |
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| By the way, after I enjoyed walking around the town slowly in the morning,
I dropped in at the residence of the Nakamura family for lunch, the inside
of which were specally opened to the public for the two days. The building
has been registered as cultural property of Osaka prefecture since 1990.
The special luncheon box called Jinaimachi Hina Meguri Gozen was specially prepared for the promotion by Asahi-ya local Japanese restaurant. The menu was revived by following the descriptions of an old diary book kepy in in Edo era which was found in the residence of old Nakamura family. The special luncheon event was organized by General incorporated association of Jinaimachi Cultural Trust on March 12, 2016. The Jinaimachi Gozen was reproduced for the first time in November, 2014 and the tasting party event on this occasion was held at ex.Tanaka family residence. The event promotion turned out to be favorably accepted. The inside of residence of the old Nakamura family is not opened to the public, but it was specailly opened for the promotion for the limited number of participants. The center of the long wall facing the Tomisuji street was partly opened to let visitors in the house to see the old hina dolls decoration of Edo era at the entrace hall. When I took off shoes and keep going up at the entrace towards the right hand side, a painting and calligraphic work from the Edo era were hung in the tokonoma (alcove). Through a painting and calligraphic work drawn on an ornament and the hanging scroll displayed in the tokonoma, a way of living of the business magnate of the Edo era is remembered. In the three-connected guest rooms facing two Senzai (garden) , there were eight dining tables placed on the tatami mats for lunch. By the way, as many as 24 persons participated in the promotion after advanced booking. |
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 residence of the Nakamura family（specially opened to the public on March 12-13, 2016） photo by Mr. Takahiro Nakai |
 residence of the Nakamura family（specially opened to the public on March 12-13, 2016） |
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 Jinaimachi Hina Meguri Gozen lucheon box |
 Jinaimachi Hina Meguri Gozen luncheon box |
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| The Jinaimachi Hina Meguri Gozen luncheon box, which was specially prepared
by Asahi-ya local Japanese restaurant were served by black-colored three-layed
boxes. According to the menu of Jinaimachi Hina Meguri Gozen, the menu
contents were found as follows. The participation fee was 3,500 yen per
person. The first layer box (left): sashimi or sliced fresh fish meat of tuna, sea bream, salmon and cuttlefish The second layer box (center): chirashi sushi The Third layer box (right): pumpkin with black skin, small potato, bamboo shoot, shinodamaki or fried bean curd stuffed with a cut mixture of vegetables, fish meat, shellfish etc., blue body fish, sakura-fu (wheat bran), egg roll flavoured by dashi soup, Spanish mackerel grilled in saikyo style, simmered duck sirloin, sweet boiled small prawns (tobiara), wasabi butterbur, tempura of prawns, sweet potato (marujyuu), green pepper ancient steamed rice and soup of clam |
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 Food workshop held by Ms. Takako Hirosato |
 Food event "Gochisou Kura Cafe" |
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| In the aftyernoon, I visited the event "Gochisou Kura Cafe" or feast festival held in the former Japanese sake brewery storehouse of Banri-no-Haru brand, a part of the Ishida family residence, which has been no longer used for brewery. A food workshop of koji or malted rice for condiment was held by a feast producer, Ms. Takako Hirosato who acted as a food adviser of Kansai food for the poplular NHK broadcasting daily drama on air in the every morning produced by the NHK Osaka broadcasting station. A long queue began before the opening in the venue, and the foods which had been prepared beforehand seemed to be sold out immediately. It was full of the participants as all the seats were taken and occupied since they could taste dish and sake in the old sake brewery inside on that day. The tank and ladder for brewing those days were left, too, and the Hina dolls and Japanese sake barrels with Banri-no-Haru brand were displayed in front of the brewering tank, too. | ||||
 Former Japanese sake brewery of Banri-no-Haru at the residence of Ishida family |
 Food event "Gochisou Kura Cafe" - various local Japanese sake could be tasted. |
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| By the way, I looked around those shops which newly opened or I have never dropped in at before during the two days when I stayed in the Tondabayashi Jinaimachi. | ||||
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 Glass handycrafts display by Jiyuu Koubou - special exhibition for sale during the period |
 Glass handycrafts display by Jiyuu Koubou - special exhibition for sale during the period |
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 Midori-no-Komichi |
 Midori-no-Komichi |
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 Honmachi Park - Hina dolls works displayed by students of Tondabayashi Kindergarten |
 Honmachi Park - Hina dolls works displayed by students of Jyoutoku Nursery School |
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| In addition, a lot of annual and seasonal events besides Jinaimachi Hina dolls festival in March are quite regularly held for fun, visitors' attractions as well
as the local community revitalization activities in Tondabayashi Jinaimachi
and neighborhood. For further informationn and quick refernece, please
take a look at the information of event schedule table. Written on March 20, 2016 by the author of the website. |
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| Tourrists' attractions (Part 1/2) | ||||
| Tourrists' attractions (Part 2/2) | ||||
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 Mail & inquiry to Author |
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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 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)
Koushouji Betsuin Temple (Tondabayashi Gobo)
Koushouji Betsuin Temple is a temple of Jodo Shinshu School (Ikkoushuu School),
which became the center of the development and establishment of Jinaimachi
town in Tondabayashi . It has been popular as Mr. Gobo (Tondabayashi Gobo)
among the local residents.
During the Ouei period (1394-1412years) , the
The temple gate looks toward the east and the Jyounomon-suji street. Those buildings such as the bell tower, the drum tower, the main hall,
the reception hall and priest's quarters are set up and arranged.
The main gate has refined style and it became clear in a recent investigation
that the gate was further relocated from Koushouji temple in Kyoto, which
was originally said to be dismantled and reconstructed from one of the
gates at Fushimi castle in Kyoto.
Koushouji Betsuin Temple was designated as an important cultural property
of the country in 2014.
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.
