Kiryu, Gunma / 桐生新町 重要伝統的建造物群保存地区
Kiryu Shinmachi Historic District
A town laid out about 400 years ago from Tenmangu shrine, where Honcho 1-2 chome still keep textile storehouses, merchant houses and sawtooth-roofed factories from Kiryu's weaving heyday, along with the original plot layout.
Last official check
25 Sept 2026
Traveler reports
0
Reports open in Phase 2
Next scheduled check
24 Dec 2026
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A short summary made from the official facts below. Check the rows for details.
- Getting there
- Train / Car
Before you go
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- Opening hours
Varies by facility.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site- Closed
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- Admission
Varies by facility; no booking needed.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site- Getting there
About 20 minutes on foot from JR Kiryu Station (Ryomo Line); about 20 minutes by car from Ota-Kiryu IC or Ota-Yabuzuka IC.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site- Parking
Use nearby coin-operated car parks.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site- Payment
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- Accessibility
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Address: Kiryu, Gunma (Japanese address of the Dento Machinaka Koryukan, the district's landmark: 群馬県桐生市本町1-7-7)
Official site: http://www.city.kiryu.lg.jp/kankou/spot/denken/index.html
Location
Smaller pins are other spots nearby.
Nearby spots
- No photo yetWatarase Keikoku RailwayGunma6 km away (straight line)
- No photo yetAshikaga Gakko, Japan's Oldest SchoolTochigi13 km away (straight line)
Photo: SLIMHANNYA / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped and resized)Ashikaga Flower ParkTochigi20 km away (straight line)
Photo: Guilhem Vellut / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 (resized)Mt. Akagi and Lake OnumaGunma20 km away (straight line)- No photo yetAkagi Shrine (Lake Onuma)Gunma21 km away (straight line)
Distances are straight-line distances, not travel distances.
Crowds
- Crowd level
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- Best time to visit
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- Peak time
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- Busiest season
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- Latest traveler report
- None yet
Traveler crowd data by time of day appears after 5 traveler reports (0 so far).
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Verification log
- 25 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://gunma-kanko.jp/spots/76Access, parking, booking and crowds, description and coordinates read from a tourism organization's site.