Ishikari City, Hokkaido
Ishikari was one of the destinations for Kitamae-bune which had overco...
Hokkaido and Kitamae-bune
Otaru City, Hokkaido
The development of Otaru began in the latter half of the Edo period wi...
Hakodate City, Hokkaido
In the Edo period, Hakodate was a trading port of the Matsumae clan, a...
Matsumaecho, Hokkaido
In the spring, huge groups of herring gathered in sufficient numbers n...
Trading of goods at Wind Waiting Port
Fukaura Town, Aomori
Fukaura Town flourished as the best "safe harbour" port in Tsugaru. Th...
Ajigasawa Town, Aomori
Ajigasawa Town was bustling as it was the Tsugaru clan's gateway to th...
Oga City, Akita
Funakawa Port is located in the southeastern part of the Oga Peninsula...
Nikaho City, Akita
Shiokoshi-minato, which spreads out to the Sea of Japan against a back...
Shikamachi, Ishikawa
Fukura with two deep coves side by side, on the west coast of the Noto...
Shinonsen Town, Hyogo
Every time going through the tunnel the beautiful cove appearsand a ch...
A village produced shipowners
Sado City, Niigata
Located approximately 4 km southwest of Ogi Port, which was a calling ...
Wajima City, Ishikawa
The Noto Peninsula has long been a crossroads of economy and culture a...
Kaga City, Ishikawa
The two settlements of Segoshi and Hashitate, located in Kaga City, Is...
Minami Echizen Town, Fukui
In the old days, the former village of Kono-mura flourished in the shi...
Izumisano City, Osaka
Since the Muromachi period, Izumisano City in the southern part of Osa...
Attractive ports for Kitamae-bune
Mihama Town, Fukui
Mihama Town spans the area from Kugushi Lake, one of the five lakes of...
Murakami City, Niigata
In Murakami, located at the northernmost point on the Niigata coast, K...
Noheji Town, Aomori
In Noheji, which developed as a port town for the Morioka clan during ...
Noshiro City,Akita
In Noshiro, located in the Yoneshiro River Estuary, gold, silver, copp...
Akita City, Akita
Tsuchizaki flourished as a port by shipping out special products such ...
Yurihonjo City, Akita
During the Edo period, Ishiwaki-minato (Ishiwaki Port) for the Kameda ...
Sakata City, Yamagata
The port city reached the peak of its prosperity with "the westward se...
Tsuruoka City, Yamagata
Sakata was the largest port of the Shonai clan during the Edo period, ...
Niigata City, Niigata
Niigata Port, which celebrated the 150th anniversary of its opening in...
Nagaoka City, Niigata
Teradomari in the Edo period flourished as a strategic point of mariti...
Izumozaki Town, Niigata
In Izumozaki, there was a magistrate's office in the Edo period that c...
Joetsu City, Niigata
Naoetsu (Imamachi) was part of the Sanshinshichiso that constituted of...
Toyama City, Toyama
As a good port on the right bank of the Jinzu River mouth and facing T...
Takaoka City, Toyama
Fushiki, Takaoka City, from the Edo period to the Taisho period, had a...
Kanazawa City, Ishikawa
Zeniya Gohei, based in Kanaiwa, the mouth of the Sai River that flows ...
Hakusan City, Ishikawa
Mikawa, Hakusan City, located at the mouth of the Tedori River that fl...
Komatsu City, Ishikawa
Atakanoseki, known for the kabuki program "Kanjincho", has played a ke...
Sakai City, Fukui
The townscape of Mikuni-minato (Mikuni Port) was established in the Ed...
Tsuruga City, Fukui
Tsuruga was a town where wealth had been concentrated since ancient ti...
Obama City, Fukui
Wakasa Obama, located in the approximate center of the Sea of Japan, i...
Miyazu City, Kyoto
The castle town of Miyazu prospered, supported by Tango chirimen (silk...
Tottori City, Tottori
Karo is a port town located at the mouth of the Sea of Japan, where th...
Hamada City, Shimane
Hamada City has three ports, Tonoura, Setogashima and Nagahama, of whi...
The Seto Inland Sea where used to be a huge market
Okayama City, Okayama
Located approximately 10 km east of Okayama City's center, the Saidaij...
Bizen City, Okayama
Located on the farthest reaches of the Seto Inland Sea, Katakami has b...
Osaka City, Osaka
Osaka, the start and end port for Kitamae-bune, had international port...
Sumoto City, Hyogo
Tushi, Goshiki-cho, Sumoto City is the birthplace of Kahei Takadaya, w...
Kobe City, Hyogo
Together with Osaka, Hyogo was a base port for Kitamae-bune. In the vi...
Takasago City, Hyogo
Takasago is located in the Kakogawa estuary and prospered as a relay s...
Himeji City, Hyogo
As one of the outer ports of the Himeji clan, Shikamazu, opened at the...
Tatsuno City, Hyogo
Murotsu, penetrates deep into the land, is an ancient good port that d...
Ako City, Hyogo
Sakoshi, Ako City, which faces the Seto Inland Sea, has prospered as a...
Kurashiki City, Okayama
In Kurashiki City, there are three ports at the tip of the Kojima Peni...
Tadotsu Town, Kagawa
Tadotsu was a small clan holding 10,000 koku (approximately 1,803.9 cu...
Onomichi City, Hiroshima
Onomichi developed as the largest port city in the Seto Inland Sea sin...
Takehara City, Hiroshima
Takehara City has two ports of call of Kitamae-bune, Takehara and Tada...
Kure City, Hiroshima
Mitarai is a port town located in Osaki Shimojima, in the eastern area...