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Monday (open on Monday and been passed down for generations are displayed in privately-owned stores. ‹Closed Wednesday ‹Closed ‹Closed Irregular ‹Parking 5 spaces closed on Tuesday if Monday is a ‹Parking Available Nakamura Dried Goods The displays change throughout public holiday) ‹ Built in 1892 (Meiji 25) the year according to the season. ‹Parking at Tǀkai Parking Try some delicious For example, hina dolls are SOUVEN I RS SAKElocally produced sake This store is said to have been built using the most Various chic items of Little Edo Sawara cutting edge fireproof technology of the time. The displayed on Girls’ Day in March storehouse, with 45cm-thick walls, took over 2 and Boys’ Festival dolls are Sophisticated Nakamura-ya (E-4) Iwatate Baba Brewery (E-3) years to complete. The book storage in the back, displayed in May. Please enjoy a JAPANESEand authentic SUZUME- which was built in the early years of Meiji era, and chat with the store owner and learn ຌవ (refer to Area Map) ഇ৖ຌవठଆ ⑥ about life in historical Sawara. Preserved foods boiled inཱིآ ஦ଞԲঐవ ① the store have been designated by the prefecture YAKIsoy: A local specialty of I-1720 Sawara 0478-55-0028 1896 Katori 0478-57-3048 I-614-1 Sawara 0478-52-2227 as Tangible Cultural Property. [Sawara Wife Association] COURSE MEAL riverside districts ‹Hours 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM ‹Hours 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM http://www.babahonten.com URL http://m-kaze.com/gurumi/ ‹Closed Wednesday ‹Closed Thursday ‹Hours 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Sǁma (D-3) Chiyofuku (E-4) Asachou (C-3) ‹Parking None ‹Parking 15 spaces ‹Closed Irregular ս੶屷屠ഇ 36 એ༫ෳ 35 屳屴岛রຓ஻ 33 ‹Parking 10 spaces RICEThe delicate harmony of Flavor of Sawara Daily necessities rice and soy sauce I-494 Sawara 0478-54-3665 I-1720 Sawara 0478-52-1611 I-460 Sawara 0478-52-3571 Yagisei (E-3) Ueda-ya (E-4) Tǁkun Brewery (E-2) CRACKERS PICKLESGOODS http://www5.ocn.ne.jp/~soma/ ‹Hours 11:30 AM - 3:00 PM http://www.asachou.co.jp/ ৪ీԲߧ෼వ ౨܈ठଆ ⑦ ‹Hours 11:30 AM - 3:00 PM 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM ‹Hours 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM ൂ໨ੜঐవ ② ④ ‹Closed Irregular (C-1) (C-2) Iyashizakka Rapan (D-5) 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM ‹Closed Open everyday I-513 Sawara 0478-55-2933 I-1901 Sawara 0478-52-2669 I-627 Sawara 0478-55-1122 Miyamoto Beika ǀkawa Midorizuke ‹Closed Monday (open on Monday ‹Parking 10 spaces ‹Parking 2 spaces ຌธ՝ ⑮ ୉ઔ岙岃岤௰ ⑯ ༌山ࡸա岣岋岭 ⑰ and closed on Tuesday ifٸ ‹Hours 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM http://uedayaaramonoten.co.jp http://www.tokun.co.jp (E-4) ‹Closed Irregular ‹Hours 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Monday is a public holiday) Miyasada ‹Hours 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM I-811-3 Sawara 0478-52-2218 I-568 Sawara 0478-52-2351 I-3399 Sawara 0478-79-7311 ‹Parking 7 spaces Shǁjǁ (D-4) ఈ 38ٸParking 1 space (in front of store) Storehouse 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM ‹Closed Open everyday ׄ๓‹ 孬ਜ਼৏ 34הhttp://miyamotobeika.com ‹Hours 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM mail:[email protected] 属履屺রຌะ季孫 ‹Closed Irregular ‹Parking Available ‹Hours 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM ‹Closed Irregular http://www.t-usagi.com/ I-1899 Sawara 0478-52-3397 ‹Parking None ‹Closed Sunday ‹Parking None ‹Hours 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Mabou (C-4) ‹Hours 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM I-3406 Sawara 0478-54-1642 Oono Farm Yume-ya Takaroku (E-3) ‹Parking 2 spaces ‹Closed Monday ൚઴ׄ๓ਇѧ๬ 37 ‹Closed Irregular ‹Hours -Sat: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM 岷岷峛೸Ԅ (refer to Area Map) ໂԲ季 (refer to Area Map) ∃࿣ ‹Parking 1 space ‹Parking 4 spaces Sun: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM ⑧ I-3412-1 Sawara 0478-55-0151 ‹Closed Dec 31, Jan 1 512-3 Takahagi 0478-75-1123 1896-10 Katori 0478-50-5001 I-1714 Sawara 0478-79-0860 http://www.mabou.info/ Kappou Sumoto (C-3) ‹Parking 4 spaces [email protected] ‹Hours 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM http://takaroku.jimdo.com/ Enjoy the riverside district’s ‹Hours 11:30 AM - 3:00 PM ׄ๓थໞౌ 39 SOBA EEL 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM ‹Hours 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM ‹Closed Irregular ‹Hours 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Suigo Sawara’s boasted soba eel with a flavorful sauce! I-521 Sawara ‹Closed Open everyday ‹Parking Parking at Katori Shrine ‹Closed Tuesday ‹Closed Thursday 0478-54-2217 ‹Parking Available Accessories and gem stones. ‹Parking None ‹Parking Available http://kappou-sumoto.com/ Haruki-ya (B-2) No-no-Hana-An (refer to Yamada Unagi-ten (B-3) ‹Hours 11:30 AM - 9:00 PM ‹Closed Irregular (ശ໼岈՘҉ Area Mapڸճ௣घ଩屻 ㉙ Fukushin (D-4) Abumo Seiyu (D-5) JǁshǍ-ya (C-4) ॡ໨Բ ࢃీ屠岄屨వ 43 ‹Parking 5 spaces ෳ৿ޘෲవ ③ ⑤ ⑨ ་ໞ੣་ ৏यԲठవ 2-13-16 Kita 0478-54-5916 1347 Katori 0478-57-2947 I-457 Sawara 0478-52-4375 Enjoy with family and friends! I-505 Sawara 0478-52-3030 I-3398 Sawara 0478-54-3438 I-490-5 Sawara 0478-52-3055 ‹Hours 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM ‹Hours 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM ‹Closed Monday (open on Monday http://m-kaze.com/sawara/fukushin.html http://homepage2.nifty.com/abumo/ ‹Hours 8:30 AM - 7:00 PM ‹Closed Sunday ‹Closed Monday-Thursday and closed on Tuesday if CAFE& ‹Hours 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM ‹Hours 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM ‹Closed Open everyday ‹Parking 12 spaces ‹Parking 10 spaces Monday is a public holiday) ‹Closed Irregular ‹Closed Irregular ‹Parking Available Consecutive days at the ‹Parking None ‹Parking None end of each month BAKERY Kakyǁan (B-4) Ishii (B-2) ‹Parking Available ശ属ࢦ属 32ڸघ଩屻 ㉚ ҉ڸTraditional Japanese sweets overflowing with the unique flavor of sweet potato ߵ Bekkan Yamada (D-1) Shushu (C-6) I-3844-2 Sawara 0478-79-6101 2-8-17 Kita 0478-54-3141 44 A moment of rest and tranquility... SWEET POTATO ‹Hours 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM http://homepage3.nifty.com/ishii-h/ ӛ พؙࢃీ 峞崀޽๬峄峲峄峲 40 11:00 AM, until supplies last 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM ‹Hours 1-1-22 Tamatsukuri 0478-52-5354 I-3501-1 Sawara 0478-79-9203 ‹Closed Wednesday, 1st and 3rd Tuesday ‹Closed Thursday ACCOMMODAT I ON Tora-ya (E-3) ‹Hours 11:15 AM - 2:30 PM http://www.chouchou-breadfarm.com Jiman Yaki (C-3) ‹Parking 6 spaces ‹Parking 4 spaces 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM ࣙອরຌะ ⑩ ލԲ՝ࢢะ ⑬ ‹Hours 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM ‹Closed Thursday (occasionally THE FARM (refer to Area Map) HOSTEL Co-EDO(峀岵峖 ) (B-3) 49 ‹Closed Tuesday I-460-12 Sawara 0478-52-3232 I-1717-2 Sawara 0478-52-2413 Kobori-ya (D-4) Eikian closed for consecutive days) ‹Parking 8 spaces ‹Parking 40 spaces 1309-29 Nishitabe I-474-8 Sawara 0478-79-8773 0478-70-5551 Hours 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM http://toraya1.com ঘຉԲຌవ ㉛ 屷岊ॴӭّ҉ (refer to Area Map)‹ https://www.hostel-sawara.jp ‹Closed Wednesday ‹Hours 8:30 AM - 6:30 PM Cottages, Glamping, Camping Inae (E-3) ‹Parking 5 spaces ‹Closed Wednesday I-505 Sawara 0478-52-4128 1894-3 Katori 0478-57-3041 Asǁya (D-4) ‹ IN 3:00 PM~ OUT ~10:00 AM ٦ண属岄屢 41ັ؃ ௪వ 45 ‹Access 10 min walk from JR SawaraܡParking None http://koboriya.jp ‹Hours 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM ຓਫ਼Բ季 ຌవ季屇季ன‹ ‹Hours 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM ‹Closed Irregular Business Hotel Hokue (B-1) ‹Closed Irregular 0478-54-7575 0478-52-3044 ؏ޭ峠峅峚峆峨峓峸峨岼岵屎 47 ‹Parking 7 spaces I-511 Sawara Musashiya Kashiwa-ya (C-2) (subject to change) ‹Parking Parking at Katori Shrine Main Store http://www.sawara-inae.com/ 〷「『〻 (refer to Area Map) നԲ岜岄履వ ⑭ ‹Closed Wednesday Chnjkei-dǀri Branch 0478-79-0508 ‹Parking None ‹Hours Inquire by phone 1-2-6 Kita 0478-52-2055 ‹Hours 10:30 AM - 5:00 PM 503 Tsunomiya 0478-57-0820 I-569 Sawara 0478-52-3707 ‹ IN ~3:00 PM OUT ~10:00 AM Suirakusǁ ‹Closed Wednesday (Closed Irregular ਭֺ૵ (refer to Area Map‹ ‹Hours 8:30 AM - 6:30 PM http://www.oec-monakaya.co.jp/ ‹Parking Available ‹Access 10 min walk from JR Sawara ‹Parking None ‹Closed Open everyday ‹Closed Tuesday ‹Hours 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM 303 Ogishima ‹Parking 18 spaces ‹Parking 15 spaces 0478-56-1211 ‹Closed Open everyday http://suirakusou.com Chaya Hanakanmuri (E-5) ‹Parking 6 spaces SUSHIFresh seasonal ingredients and reasonable prices Hasegawa (D-3) 42 ץ屠岄屨 ௗ୫ઔ 46 ‹ IN 3:00 PM~ OUT ~10:00 AM ணԲ՘ Hoteiya (B-3, B-2) HOTEL HOUSEN (B-1) 48 ‹Closed End of the year 岕岀属岞 ⑪⑫ Fukuzushi (B-1) Katori-ya (C-3) I-584 Sawara 0478-54-3011 ‹Parking 40 spaces I-1902-4 Sawara 090-4530-0022 ෳᲖ 50 ߵखԲຌవ 51 Ho-1199 Sawara 0478-52-5015 http://chaya-hanakanmuri.jp/ Main Store 0478-52-2001 I-455 Sawara ‹Hours 11:00 AM - 7:30 PM (L.O. 7:00 PM) http://www.hotel-housen.co.jp Closed for lunch break ‹Hours 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM North Branch 0478-54-7041 2-12-10 Kita Ho-1251-6 Sawara 0478-54-0655 I-525 Sawara 0478-52-5141 ‹ IN 2:00 PM~ OUT ~10:00 AM ‹Closed Monday, Tuesday ‹Closed Wednesday ‹Access 10 min walk from JR Sawara ‹Hours 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM ‹Hours 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM ‹Hours 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM ‹Parking 6 spaces (closed on only Monday ‹Closed Open everyday ‹Closed Thursday ‹Closed Tuesday ‹Closed Open everyday from June-August) ‹Parking 5 spaces ‹Parking 15 spaces ‹Parking None ‹Parking 50 spaces ‹Parking None 123456 Lake YodauraY

Yokotone Lock Yokotone Lock TownTown AreaArea StreetStreet MapMap Enjoy the riverside district’s Fureai Park rural landscape here e g d ri B i h s A a A h o - Tonee River o ig u DOCK P S Konaguchi Children’sr Park P Tonegawa-Karyuo River Office 45 Mizu-no-Saton Sawara RRiverside Roadside Viewpoint of the SStation Station magnificent Tone River Waku Wakua Water Fountain Tone Suigo Line Takahashia Katori City Hall 356 Sawara River Farm ช Sawara JuniorJunior High High School School BridgeBriB HokushinH kushinus B Bridge (strawberry picking) Wanpaku Park ㉔ Highway Bus Stop Yorozuyo ㉙ Bridge Once flourishing because of water transportation and bustling with people... The prosperity of former Sawara, which was once highly Shin praised as being “superior to Edo,” is a historical legacy ⑫ Bridge 32 that attracts many people today. Moreover, the Irifunebashi Square Preservation District along Ono River and the 47 surrounding area has been featured in many movies B Tax PostP Office P Community Kobuna and dramas. Walking in this historical district, you B Bridge can witness these familiar sceneries and buildings Office Policeo Station Center 50 HelloWork first hand. Why don’t you take a stroll and check it out? Sawara Sta. ㉚ ⑪ Kaiun 48 Bridge 43 49 NTT A N T I Q UE Tourist Informationfoo P Mayu Shopping 33 F L E A MARK E T Center Center There are 40 antique shops that sell katana, katana mountings, pottery, Chiba Kogyo Bank folk crafts, and second-hand clothes, etc and 15 shops that sell local food ⑩ products, wild plants, willow trees, and so on in the local specialties corner. ‹Open 1st Sunday of each month 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM ⑮ P (antique shops open from 6:00 AM) C Keiyo Bank 37 ‹Location Yasaka Shrine precincts C P ⑨ Naka Onogawa to Sawara no Machinami o Kangaeru Kai (NPO) 0478-52-1000 Bridge P Choshi ช Sawara Ryǀsǀ Shoko Yakushidǀ 40 Chiba Prefectural Sawara Shinkin 51 Irrigation Bank R E S T A REA Canal Hakuyǀ High School ‹Hours 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM ช ⑯ ㉗ ‹Closed Monday Chiba Hoyo ⑭ Kyǀei ‹For inquiries: NIPPONIA SAWARA High School 39 BridgeBrBrriidddggge 0478-79-9385 FloatFloaata Sawara 36 Museume Yasaka Chamber of Shrine 51 Commerce ㉕ and Industry ㉒ 34Sh ǀjǀ To Katori Shrine Tourist  46 Information Center  ㉑ Chiba ‘ Bank ⑱  ㉓ D Kynj-Abusǀ ‹ D ˜ Shobundǀ ‡ Chiba Prefectural ช ③ Sawara High School 44 Fukushinu ㉛ ” ⑤ ⑰ Kobori-ya 45 + Sawara (Suwa) Park P P Chiba Prefectural Inoh Tadatakaa Sawara Hospital Statue 41 ⑲ ② ChhnjkeikiBid Bridge Nakamura-yaa ① 42 Suwa Shrineh ㉘ 35 ④ Burekimera Nakamura-yaN Mitsubishi ⑥ P DriedD Goods Building Reservation required ⑬ 0478-52-9313 ⑳ E Viewpoint of the ⑦ ⑧ E historical districtt D Inoh Tadataka’sa O C Formerr Residence Jǀkoku-ji K Temple Shǀgon-ji Historical Toyo

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ParkingEntrance 38 VISIT O R’S C ENTER 文 Sawara Elementarya School Inoho Tadataka Museum mail: [email protected] an d ㉖ ‹Hours: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM ‹Closed: Second Monday佐香江橋 of every month BoatB Ride Tours We can guide you through this historical district. MMeeting Area Reservation required. 学校橋 Yokura-ya OPEN- AIR Hǀkai-ji Dock Onon River MA河川親水公園RK園E T Temple Freshly picked seasonal produce and handmade goods at a Kanpuku-ji bargain price. Discounted goods that you can only find at an Temple F open-air market lined up. We look forward to your visit. F To introduce the charms of Katori City and to deepen our connection with all of the fans Sawara Open-Air Market of Katori City, we have created the Katori City “Fan Club.” Currently recruiting members. Inari Shrine WalkwayW ‹Open 1st and 3rd Saturday of every month Round post box Photoh spot 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Katori Fan Club Tourism Website http://www.suigo-sawara.ne.jp/ ‹Location Mayu Shopping Center Parking Lot Jǀdo-ji Stone slabs with inscriptionss City of Katori, Commerce and Tourism Department 0478-50-1212 Temple

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