"I thought I'd do a little sightseeing before returning my car from Jumonji, where I was staying, to the rental car shop in Yokote, but the townscape was far more beautiful than I had imagined. I was able to tour a storehouse that used to be a pharmacy. There were many Showa-era retro items, but I was also told about the history of the drug wholesaler... I'd like to come back and take my time! It seems that if you want to tour the back of any storehouse, you need to pay an entrance fee of about 300 yen (cash only). Next to the free parking lot...the tourist information center "Hotaru" at the entrance to the storehouse town also has beautiful restrooms and gave me a detailed explanation of sightseeing in the town♪"

醍醐のり子

"There is a free parking lot at the corner of the intersection next to the tourist center, so it is easy to find.

This street was once a rundown town of ordinary houses, but after the residents established the Townscape Preservation Society, they repaired it and removed the exterior for appearance, and created a street that was restored to its original appearance.

It has been certified as a historic landscape preservation district.

The built-in storehouses are rare, and there are storehouses at the back of the houses or in slightly hidden places, so you could say that the storehouses are the main part of the townscape.

The street itself is very short, and there are not many stylish cafes or places to eat. It's a difficult place to walk.

The houses that have storehouses are actually inhabited by people, and the system is to pay 300 yen for each storehouse.

What I thought was a shame was that the tourist center doesn't manage it, and there isn't something like a 1000 yen per person that you can see a few places for free.

I thought, "Oh, there's a storehouse! Shall I go in?"
But then I was taken a coin at the back.
300 yen to see the storehouse? I was about to turn back when the owner came out, and I couldn't refuse, so I went inside.

There were many storehouse owners' houses, but I stopped looking after the second one. If you pay 300 yen for the whole storehouse, it's more expensive than going to a museum.

They're bad at business.

The storehouse owners along the street may be desperately trying to get people to come inside because their livelihood depends on it, but it's not much different from getting a flyer in a downtown area.

There were about two buildings that I thought were worth paying to see.
After that, I just looked at the exterior.
There are no people around, so I think it's a good idea to walk around and look around.
The back streets are fun too.

The atmosphere of the Kuroishi Historical Landscape Preservation District and the Townscape Preservation District are similar, but I felt that Kuroishi's was more refined.

I won't go into the storehouse again."

kei

"I've never seen a storehouse like this.
When I think of a storehouse, I think of a white plaster building that served as a warehouse.
But the town of Masuda is different.
The way the storehouses were used, such as for sitting rooms and ceremonial purposes, was completely different from what I had imagined. At the Yamayoshi Fertilizer Store that we visited, they explained everything to me in great detail, saying, "I was born in this storehouse, and my daughter had her engagement ceremony in this storehouse; this is a ceremonial storehouse."
They also said that a nearby storehouse was used as a sitting room. Of course, there were probably some storehouses that were used as warehouses as well. It's a nice townscape that gives you a sense of the times."

ちゃ豆