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Chizu

Time to Relax with A Nostalgic Retro Town Scape
“Chizu-shuku” historical post town is selected as one of 100 best promenades for walking. Flourished as the largest post town in Tottori feudal domain in the Edo period. Chizu shuku flourished as Tottori Domain’s first post town during the travel to Edo for Sankin-kotai system (travel to Edo to pledge allegiance to the shogun every other year). Chizu shuku was important place for strategy for Tottori domain during Edo period. There were place for accommodation and breaks of the lords, magistrate’s office and official bulletin board of the had placed.
All along the road, many remains can still be seen which continue to evoke the atmosphere of ages past flourished as a post town, and the experiences of travelers of yore. We can enjoy a stroll to the past.

“Ishitani Residence”, facing the Inaba-kaido Road is a wooden mansion with 40 rooms and has seven warehouses in the site area that is as large as approximately 10,000 square meters. It is a historic compilation of modern Japanese-style traditional wooden construction and now open to the public and four of the seven warehouses have been converted to museums. In addtion, its gardens are a registered Place of Scenic Beauty, you can enjoy the scenary through four seasons. Take a stroll around “Chizu-shuku” in Tottori, historical post town reminiscent of the past.
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