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萩は江戸時代の街並みが、そのまま残る街です。
菊屋横丁から西に向かい北惣門を抜けると、萩城旧三の丸の古い町の佇まいとなります。
江戸時代の風情を今に残す萩・堀内地区は重要伝統的建造物群保存地区に指定されています。
"Horiuchi Historical District in Hagi" のページへどうぞ：
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萩・堀内重伝建地区の日本版のページは下記です：
http://shanehsmt.html.xdomain.jp/Travel/Japan/Chugoku/Hagi.html#Horiuchi
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Hagi, located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, used to be the capital of the Choshu Domain during the Edo Age (1603-1868) . Hagi declined after the Edo Age ended, because Yamaguchi City, not Hagi, became the seat of the prefectural government of Yamaguchi prefecture. As a result, Hagi still remains many buildings built in the Edo Age and also remains it's atmosphere as it was in the Edo Age.
If you walk to the west from the Kikuya Avenue, you will see the "Kita-no-Somon" Gate. If you go through the "Kita-no-Somon" Gate, you will be in the third bailey of the ruins of Hagi Castle. This area is named "Horiuchi" and is designated as the important preservation district of historic buildings.
Near the "Kita-no-Somon" Gate, MASUDA Residence is located.
The building of MASUDA Residence shown in the below picture looks a turret of a castle.
To the west of the MASUDA Residence, HANZAWA Residence is located.
If you walk further to the west, you will see SUFU Residence.
Mud walls with white clay line along most of streets in Horiuchi District.
The retainers houses were surrounded with these mud walls in the Edo Age.
If you walk to the south from the mausoleum of MORI Terumoto, you will arrive at KUCHIBA Residence. The main house and the gate remain from the Edo Age and these buildings are designated as important property of Japan. KUCHIBA Residence is open to the public.
KUCHIBA family was a high class retainer of Choshu Domain.
However, the inside of the house is very frugally.
The north of Horiuchi District faces to Japan sea.
The scenery from Kikugahama Beach was spectacular.
It was summer, but only a few people were on the beach.
Horiuchi Historical District is a really lovely area and highly recommended to visit.
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