Living in Japan's biggest Samurai Town

What is it like living in a 200 year old preserved Samurai town?
Naraijuku is the longest Shukuba, or post town in all of Japan.
It is one of the stations on the Nakasendo, an ancient road connecting Kyoto and what is today's Tokyo.
In this short documentary, we will talk to the people living in the old town and find out what it takes to maintain the 1 km long road of preserved wooden houses we find in Narai today.

Find the full interviews on Patreon (Yudansha tier and higher):   / japanesejourney  

The picture at 7:56 is by Akinori Imai, owner of Matsuya Sabo, who holds the copyright (the gentleman at 5:17). He has posted this and many other great pictures on   / matsuyasabo  .

Proper security measures were implemented while shooting this video.

Places seen in the video in order of appearance:
Narai: https://goo.gl/maps/jvsJJoae999fNVHr9
Cafe Izumiya: https://goo.gl/maps/ddxhdAwuzCKAt5vp6
Echigoya: https://goo.gl/maps/swiC1ukMqLUhECJQ9
Iseya: https://goo.gl/maps/iidQoZbpVef5T9Ef6
Matsuya Sabo: https://goo.gl/maps/vsdX7GesSC2NCCjy5
Cafe Miyama: https://goo.gl/maps/GgMRbPAAMyPWKZks5


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Content of this Japan Documentary:
0:00 An old samurai town
0:46 Turning a residential house into a cafe
1:20 What do Narai's citizens like about the town?
3:27 How to protect the town from fire
4:07 Cost of preservation
7:26 Full interviews on Patreon
7:39 Challenges living in Naraijuku
9:03 How things changed over time
12:00 More to come?
12:09 The BEST thing about Narai
14:19 Shoutout to the best supporters imaginable!