点评:If you are planning to spend a day visiting Nara and the Nara Koen (Deer Park), it is nice to detour over to the Naramachi district and have a self-guided visit of the surrounding area that has plenty of traditional Japanese townhouses. This area is definitely a much quieter area of Nara without all the tourists.
Stop by the Lattice House- free admission inside to see how a Japanese merchant townhouse looked during the Edo Period. You need to remove your shoes to walk in the two floors so prepare with a pair of socks on. The townhouse is well preserved and worth a walk through to visualize how well-built it was. There are hidden closets and drawers under the staircase, a miniature central courtyard that served as a garden, and plenty of lattice windows.
The receptionist was very gracious for our stop to visit the Lattice House and thanked us with offering our choice of an origami to take with us. There is also an eki stamp available at the entrance.
It was nice to walk through this merchant area and how it has still retained the Edo period look as many residents still follow Japanese customs by hanging strings of bright red colored balls-- usually three-four together outside their front doorways. They are called migawari zaru-- known as a monkey charm that helps protect the residents from harm. Some were quite faded so it has probably been there for awhile. It is definitely an enjoyable walk through here to appreciated Japan's unique culture and customs.
翻译:如果您计划花一天时间游览奈良和奈良公园(鹿园),那么绕道奈良町区,在周边地区自助游览,那里有许多传统的日式联排别墅,是个不错的选择。这里绝对是奈良一个安静得多的地方,没有那么多游客。
参观格子屋 - 免费入场,看看江户时代的日本商人联排别墅是什么样子。您需要脱鞋才能在两层楼上行走,所以请准备好一双袜子。联排别墅保存完好,值得一游,以想象它建造得多么精良。楼梯下有隐藏的壁橱和抽屉,一个用作花园的微型中央庭院,还有许多格子窗。
接待员非常慷慨地让我们停下来参观格子屋,并感谢我们提供了我们选择的折纸带走。入口处还有一个 eki 印章。
穿过这个商业区感觉很好,这里仍然保留着江户时代的风貌,许多居民仍然遵循日本习俗,在前门外悬挂一串串鲜红色的球——通常是三四个。它们被称为 migawari zaru——一种帮助保护居民免受伤害的猴子护身符。有些已经褪色了,所以它可能已经在那里有一段时间了。在这里散步绝对是一种享受,可以欣赏日本独特的文化和习俗。