Handa City faces the good natural harbor of Kinugaura Bay,and in addition to prospering in marine transportation,has also developed brewing, textile and salt making industries. The sake, vinegar,miso and soy sauce brewing industries that started in the Edo period are vibrant even today,and black wooden-walled kuras(warehouses)still remain along the canal.Traces of a brick-built beer brewing plant from the Meiji period has been preserved. Handa is also proud of its cultural flavor as the birth place of Nankichi Niimi,a literary man,along with its long history. City of Kura Museum of Vinegar,"Su-no-Sato" Kunizakari Museum of Sake Handa Red Brick Building Kon-ya Ancient Street Niimi Nankichi Memorial Museum Handa Dashi Festival Access to this town Comments from an overseas visitor

	Black wooden-walled warehouses stand around the Handa canal area, with the beautiful scenery of these buildings reflected in the bay. Strolling along the roads by the canal is a great way to observe the distinct contrast of the black and white walls of the kura. 0569-21-3111 (Handa City Tourism Association) Nakamura-cho,Sinonome-cho,Genpei-cho, Arako-cho,Shinsakae-machi, Handa City About 3 minutes walk from Handa Station (JR Taketoyo Line)

	This is the only museum of vinegar in Japan operated by the Mizkan Group,well known for its Mizkan vinegar. Here you can see past and current vinegar brewing processes in addition to tools and information about vinegar,which is good for health in an old building preserving an image of the Edo period. 0569-24-5111 2-6 Nakamura-cho,Handa City 9:00-12:00 13:00-16:00(Until 15:30 on Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays) Every 3rd Sunday,year-end and New Year holidays Free(Advance reservation required) About 3 minutes walk from Handa Station (JR Taketoyo Line)

	The building of this museum of sake is characterized by black painted walls and white plaster windows built in the Edo period. Here you can see exhibits of traditional sake brewing shown by paper-craft dolls,as well as sake brewing tools,a rice malt chamber,and a sake tasting area. 0569-23-1499 2-2-4 Higashi-honmachi,Handa City 9:00-12:00 13:00-16:00 Every 3rd Thursday(the following day when Thur.falls on a national holiday),year-end and New Year holidays and others Free (Advance reservation required) About 7 minutes walk from Handa Station (JR Taketoyo Line)

	This building was built in 1898 as the Marusan Beer Brewery plant."Handa red-brick buildings" are buildings counted as one of five red-brick buildings in Japan and this is the remnants of an extremely rare beer brewery. It is open to the public several times a year. 0569-21-3111 (Handa City Planning Division) 8 Enokishita-cho,Handa City About 5 minutes walk from Sumiyoshicho Station(Meitetsu Kowa Line)

	This was the main street of Kamihanda during the Edo period and it got its name because there were few dye shops that dyed ship's sails during that period. Much mystery surrounds the kaido route, however, night-guard-lights, old warehouses and white walls still remain. 0569-21-3111 (Handa City Planning Division) Enokishita-cho,Shimizu-higashimachi,Horisaki-cho,and Sumiyoshi-cho, Handa City About 5 minutes walk from Sumiyoshi-cho Station(Meitetsu Kowa Line),5 minutes walk from Handa Station(JR Taketoyo Line)

	This museum was built in honor of Nankichi Niimi, a literary man of children's literature born in Handa. Here you will find exhibits of drafts of his work,diaries and letters,and a path for strolling around the museum. 0569-26-4888 1-10-1 Yanabe-nishimachi,Handa City 9:30-17:30 Mondays and every 2nd Tuesday(the following day when these days fall on a national holiday),year-end and New Year holidays 210yen(Regular exhibition) About 20 minutes walk from Handaguchi Station(Meitetsu Kowa Line)

	31 dashi(floats)parades through various districts of the city at this festival held annually between late March and early May. The Shiohi(low tide) festival of the Kamezaki district is a vigorous festival that involves dragging 5 dashi down onto the beach. 0569-21-3111(Handa City Tourism Association) Kamezaki,Otsukawa,Yanabe,Yanabe-shinden, Kamihanda,Shimohanda, Kyowa, Narawa, Nishi-iwanari and Itayama in Handa City

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	I loved the atmosphere of the Kura towns, and was impressed with the "Su-no-Sato" Museum's informative guide to vinegar and so forth. It was a great experience seeing the vinegar manufacturing process. I would like to visit again. (Ro Setsuna) I was deeply impressed with reception and smile of the guide at "Su-no-Sato." The museum was quite unique, and I wish to visit again with my family and friends, as it appears to be the only one in Japan. (Li Kosai) City of kura Museum of Vinegar, "Su-no-Sato" Kunizakarai Museum of Sake