Kōjirokūji Preservation Districts for Group of Traditional Buildings in Unzen City
The Kōjirokūji district is lined with samurai residences, with the Nabeshima residence, the lord’s mansion of the Kōjiro Nabeshima domain of the Saga Clan, at its centre. The town is based on the samurai residences of the Edo period (1603-1868), and still retains the samurai architecture of the Edo period and the modern Japanese style houses of the Meiji (1868-1912) and Taisho periods (1912-1926) . The stone walls and hedges around the town, as well as Kōjiro Castle and the Minotsuru River, have preserved the historical atmosphere of the area.
The landscape of the town was selected as an Important Preservation Area for Groups of Traditional Buildings in Japan on 22 July 2005.