{"id":259,"date":"2018-01-30T11:01:47","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T02:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/navi.city.chichibu.lg.jp\/travel\/?p=259"},"modified":"2018-10-01T17:40:37","modified_gmt":"2018-10-01T08:40:37","slug":"%e5%8f%a4%e3%82%88%e3%82%8a%e7%b6%9a%e3%81%8f%e6%ad%b4%e5%8f%b2%e3%81%ae%e8%a1%97","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/navi.city.chichibu.lg.jp\/travel\/culture\/2018\/01\/259\/","title":{"rendered":"An Historical Town of Old"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Streetscapes of old that flourished with the silk fabric trade remain as they were<\/h3>\n
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The built-up area of Chichibu city has been called Omiyago or Omiyamachi since olden times, and being a city bound by mountains, it has developed as a city combining the functions of a temple town, a market town, and a post town. It was the site of an encampment in the days of the Oshi fiefdom. Omiyago developed as a city bound by mountains, combining the functions of a temple town, a market town, and a post town. Omiyago's streetscapes developed as the silk trade flourished, with Chichibu's fabrics, most notably Chichibu Meisen, gaining popularity throughout Japan from the mid Meiji era to the early Showa era. The buildings constructed in that period can be seen even now as they were in olden times, surviving as cafes, restaurants, shops and museums.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Chichibu Meisen Branch Stores (Kuromon-dori)<\/h3>\n
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