Buzen
Buzen was the histoical name for a small province in the north of Kyushu, and the Buen kaido was a "road" that connected the south of Kyushu with the north and from there on to the rest of japan, specifically Osaka and Kyoto.
Yamaga lay on this road and the old main street of the town is called Buzen Kaido. It is lined with historical shops and businesses, noticeably the obligatory sake brewery. One of the sake breweries has a nice museum devoted to historical things.
It is similar to many preservation districts around the country but is not registered as such. As far as I can make out Kumamoto has no preservation districts at all.
I visited very early in the mprn9ng on my way out of town and was surprised that a few shops were already open.
Like other small towns that claim to be "Little Kyotos", it is possible to rent kimonos for memorable photo shoots around the town.
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very nice !!
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