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The market area of ​​Kutsuki is also a jin'ya town that has existed since the Kamakura period. It is characterized by the right-angle curves of the road, and is now famous as a post town on the "Mackerel Highway" that connects Obama and Kyoto. In the Kamakura period, a manor was established here and it was under the control of the Kutsuki clan. The Kutsuki clan sided with the Tokugawa during the Battle of Sekigahara, and strengthened their control over this valley. Although they were a hatamoto with less than 1 koku of land, they are said to have traveled to Edo on alternate attendance tours. A look at the map shows the uniqueness of this area. The central settlement and market of Kutsuki gives the impression that the town has been developed since ancient times, with townhouses built on the flat ground and old houses with thatched roofs in some places. The town is lined with a single road that bends at right angles several times, giving it the appearance of a post town, but there is no clear record of a post station being established here.

Address
Kutsuki Market, Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture
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Contact Us
(Public corporation) Lake Biwa Takashima Tourism Association
TEL：0740-33-7101
Access
From JR Azumigawa Station, take the bus (Kuchiki Line) for about 33 minutes and get off at "Kuchiki Branch Office Mae"

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