Japanese Cities?

Question

Are there any Japanese cities that are based on the feudal era of Japan?

Sorry I wasnt as clear as I should have been, I meant surviving towns from that era which still have the feeling of the old days.

Answer 1

Cities based on the feudal era? Do you mean cities established in the feudal era - Edo Period? That would be like Tokyo/Edo.

Or do you mean reconstructions and/or surviving towns from that time?

As above kakunodate in Akita but I wouldn't call it a city by a long shot. It was an old Edo Period town that retains much of its original character.

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There are several amusement-like park places built as Feudal era cities (Sengoku and Edo) where you can watch Ninja actors fight each other. In Kanto, one is near nikko known as Edo Mura or Ninja Mura. Another one is in Iga in Kansai.

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Near Narita is a place known as Boso no Mura which as a street reconstruction of an Edo-era town street along with old farm houses and a samurai house.

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haven't been to these places yet but I've read and heard that they have a bit more of old Edo:

takayama in Gifu
kanazawa
Magome and Tsumago in Nagano were Edo Post towns
Tono in Iwate

Answer 2

Kakunodate is the best preserved feudal town in Japan. It's often used for film shoots. All of the big cities in Japan except Kyoto were mostly flattened during the war. Kyoto has a lot of temples and gardens, etc., but it's a modern city otherwise.

Answer 3

Kyoto was Japan's capital and the emperor's residence from 794 until 1868. It is now the country's seventh largest city with a population of 1.4 million people and a modern face.

Over the centuries, Kyoto was destroyed by many wars and fires, but due to its historic value, the city was not chosen as a target of air raids during World War II. Countless temples, shrines and other historically priceless structures survive in the city today.

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Central Kyoto
Kyoto Imperial Palace The emperor's residence until 1868.
Nijo Castle Kyoto residence of the Tokugawa shogun.
Nijo Jinya Former inn for visiting feudal lords.
Toji Temple with Japan's tallest pagoda.
Honganji Head temple of the Shin-Jodo sect.
Pontocho Narrow lane with Kyoto style nightlife.
Nishiki Market Colorful fresh food market.
Kyoto Station Kyoto's futuristic station building.
Eastern Kyoto
Sanjusangendo Hall exhibiting 1001 Kannon statues.
Kiyomizudera Temple famous for its large terrace.
Kodaiji Temple built in memory of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
Gion Kyoto's most famous geisha district.
Yasaka Shrine Shrine famous for its Gion Festival.
Chionin Head temple of the Jodo sect of Buddhism.
Heian Shrine Shrine in form of the ancient Imperial Palace.
Nanzenji Zen temple with beautiful stone garden.
Path of Philosophy Walking trail famous for its cherry blossoms.
Ginkakuji Silver Pavilion - not actually covered in silver.
Northern Kyoto
Kinkakuji Golden Pavilion - actually covered in gold.
Ryoanji Zen Temple most famous for its rock garden.
Ninnaji Former imperial residence turned into a temple.
Daitokuji Large complex of Zen temples.
Toei Eigamura Theme park and film set combined.
Enryakuji Head temple of the Tendai sect.
Ohara Rural area famous for Sanzenin Temple.
Kurama Rural town with temple and hot spring.
Western Kyoto
Arashiyama Nice city area famous for the Togetsukyo Bridge.
Tenryuji Temple in the Arashiyama area.
Katsura Villa Extremely beautiful imperial villa.
Southern Kyoto and Uji
Fushimi Inari Shrine The ultimate torii experience.
Tofukuji Temple with spectacular autumn leaves.
Daigoji Famous temple in the southeast of Kyoto.
Byodoin Temple with a beautiful Pure Land Garden.
Mampukuji Headquarters of the Zen Obaku sect.
Side Trips from Kyoto
Osaka Largest city in the region.
Nara Japan's first permanent capital.
Himeji Site of Japan's most beautiful feudal castle.
Mount Koya Atmospheric headquarters of Shingon Buddhism.
Kobe Harbour city, recovered from a 1995 earthquake.
Iga Ueno Former castle town famous for ninja.
Amanohashidate Pine tree covered sandbar, spanning across a bay.