Suwamachi Street

"Owara Kaze-no-Bon" is a festival of folk songs and dance that represents Toyama and has a history of about 300 years. In Japanese folk songs, it is very rare to use Kokyu as an accompaniment. It has a sad tone with a singing voice. The dance was originally a town that flourished with sericulture, and the dance of many geisha became the root of Owara Odori. On the day of the festival, when I was walking around the town of Yatuo, I was able to encounter this scenery. This illustration and the autograph is from a manga artist, Yuki Kodama. Her autograph was casually drawn on the wall of a food stall. I was so thrilled to discover it that I shivered. 📖🗯 It may not be a problem because it is a Google purchase site, but I deleted the beginning of the URL just in case. Please add "https" and reproduce it. I think it is difficult for foreigners to read this manga unless they are familiar with Japanese. ↓↓↓ ://books.google.co.jp/books/about/%E6%9C%88%E5%BD%B1%E3%83%99%E3%82%A4%E3%83%99_%EF%BC%91.html?id=ZGj7CgAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button&hl=ja&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&gboemv=1&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false

Old merchant houses that sold raw silk and Japanese paper still exist on Suwa Honmachi Street. Noted on my wonder-tips site.

This place was recommended as a small tourist spot by a local souvenir shop. The old townscape is spreading. It's not a shopping district, so there aren't many shops, but it has a nice calm feel. It's a cityscape where time seems to have stopped, in a good way. I felt kind of relaxed. It might be a good idea to stop by when you're passing by.

It is a very calm and atmospheric landscape. ☺️Among the streets of Yao, Suwacho Main Street has the most atmosphere. ✨✨✨ The stone pavement in front of Suwa Town and the Tourist Hall is very beautiful. 🌟👍 I would definitely like to go there next time during Kaze no Bon ❗😆 Also, there is a hot spring facility just a short drive away, so why not check it out while you're at it? I have also included photos of other areas other than Suwa Town for your reference. 🤓

A gentle cobblestone slope. The townscape, with its old-fashioned atmosphere of tiled roofs, lattice doors, and white walls, has been selected as one of Japan's top 100 roads. During the [Owara Kaze Obon] (September 1st to 3rd every year), Saka-no-machi is very crowded due to the town-nagashi festival, but since I visited on a weekday, it had a very quiet and calm atmosphere. did. On the side road, there is an irrigation canal called Ennaka, which is filled with snowmelt water, and has been selected as one of the ``100 Soundscapes of Japan to Preserve'' (Ennaka's Sound of Water and Owara Kaze Bon). Time passes quietly and slowly, and out of nowhere, you can hear the sound of shamisen, kokyu, and taiko drums, along with melancholy singing voices, as if to transport you to a fantasy world. ⚫I tried singing it (lol) As the wind caressed me, I closed my eyes to the scent of melting snow, and the mellow beauty danced with the sound of the Kokyu song. Thank you ❤