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In the historic post town of Narai-juku in the Kiso Valley, Byaku Narai is a restored heritage inn of 16 rooms across four historic buildings, with a Den-supervised restaurant, a sake brewery and a spring-fed public bath.
Byaku Narai is a restored heritage inn in Narai-juku, the longest surviving post town on the historic Nakasendo route, midway along its 69 stations in the Kiso Valley, surrounded by mountains. It has 16 guest rooms across four distinctive historic buildings, including a former sake brewery founded in 1793 and buildings up to nearly 200 years old.
Dining and drinking span the kura restaurant, set in a former sake storehouse with a menu supervised by Zaiyu Hasegawa of Den, a tasting bar of fresh sake in a former miso storehouse, a lounge, a craft gallery and a partner sake brewery. There is the San-sen public bath drawing headwater from the source of the Shinano River. Around a hundred local experiences run from early-morning shrine visits and Nakasendo walks to lacquerware and bentwood craft and Kiso cuisine. It suits cultural and heritage travellers who want immersive local experiences and historic architecture in a preserved post town.
Dining and drinking centre on the kura restaurant, set in a former sake storehouse, with a menu supervised by Zaiyu Hasegawa, head chef of Den.
A tasting bar of fresh sake sits in a former miso storehouse, with a lounge, a craft gallery and a partner sake brewery.
This suits you if you want immersive local experiences and historic architecture in a preserved post town. Stay in one of four historic buildings, dine at the kura restaurant supervised by Den’s chef, and taste fresh sake in a former storehouse. Bathe in the spring-fed San-sen, walk the Nakasendo, and try lacquerware or bentwood craft. It is deeply cultural. Best for heritage and culture travellers.
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