Historic Neighborhood of Shipping Tycoons and Their Houses
Wajima’s Kuroshima district is one of the Edo Style Towns located in Noto Peninsula, and was once home to wealthy owners and captains of kitamaebune, wooden cargo ships that traded at ports along the Sea of Japan coast from the Edo period (1603–1867) to the turn of the twentieth century.
here are many traditional houses that have the view of Samurai period. The scenery of this town is well preserved as the view of Edo period. It is registered as the Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional Buildings. This historic district retains its Edo-period architecture of black-tiled roofs, wood-paneled walls, and lattice doors. The restored Kadomi Residence shows what the traditional interior of a kitamaebune shipowner’s home would have looked like. Learn more about Kuroshima and kitamaebune at the Tenryo-Kitamaebune Museum.
here are many traditional houses that have the view of Samurai period. The scenery of this town is well preserved as the view of Edo period. It is registered as the Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional Buildings. This historic district retains its Edo-period architecture of black-tiled roofs, wood-paneled walls, and lattice doors. The restored Kadomi Residence shows what the traditional interior of a kitamaebune shipowner’s home would have looked like. Learn more about Kuroshima and kitamaebune at the Tenryo-Kitamaebune Museum.
