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Walking Tour of Wealthy Merchant's Storehouses in Akita is a tour in Akita Prefecture. Walking Tour of Wealthy Merchant's Storehouses in Akita has a rating of 5.00/5.00.

Take a tour with your guide through the quaint street lined with Japanese old houses!

Masuda Town has prospered as a merchant town since the Edo period.

Because this town has been the transportation hub, a variety of agricultural products gathered here. Merchants amassed wealth in their fields and created mansion towns.

Inside these mansions, "Kura'' or a storehouse was built by wealthy merchants to store documents and household furniture.

This storehouse is still inhabited and rare even in Japan.

Feel the elegance in the detailed decorations such as white plaster, polished black plaster and lacquered interior.

The townscape is home to many historic buildings of this area.

Masuda town was designated as a National Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional Buildings in 2013.

Find the storehouses of each mansion with its unique structure and decoration.

In this guided tour, you will be able to visit two to three mansions with storehouse while receiving an explanation.

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$29.15 per person

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