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Takehara preservation district
The white-walled merchant quarter the series is set in. Two official pilgrimage routes, bicycles available.
A nationally designated preservation district of Edo-period merchant houses — white plaster walls, wooden lattice windows, stone-paved lanes and temple steps rising behind. Takehara grew rich on salt and sake, and several of the houses and breweries are open. The series is about a girl photographing this town.
Why it is worth it
The town is worth the trip on its own, and the series is about looking at it carefully, which is a useful instruction.
When to go
Quiet on weekdays.
Good to know
The city publishes two official pilgrimage routes and rents bicycles near the tourist office. Takehara is about 90 minutes from Hiroshima on the Kure line, which is a scenic coastal ride in itself.
Tamayura
The preserved merchant quarter the series photographs.
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