A National Important Preservation District for Groups of Historic Buildings in Midori Ward, Nagoya. The town traces its origins to 1608, when Takeda Shokuro and others began producing and selling Arimatsu shibori (tie-dyed textiles) to travelers along the Tokaido highway. Rows of Edo- and Meiji-period merchant houses with white-plastered walls and lattice windows survive intact, preserving the atm…

The town of Arimatsu traces its origins to 1608 (Keichō 13), when Takeda Shōkurō and others established a settlement along the Tōkaidō highway. From its earliest days, the community built its livelihood on selling shibori tie-dyeing products to travelers passing along the road. Known as Arimatsu Shi…