Kiryu
A textile town of sawtooth roofs
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Highlights of this town
- 街Honcho & Kaiba Sayaichi Street (本町・買場紗綾市の通り)10 min walk
"Nishijin in the west, Kiryu in the east." A designated historic townscape of storehouses and Western-style houses.
- 街Sawtooth-roof factories12 min walk
Textile-town sawtooth-roof factories, reborn as cafés and galleries.
- 社Kiryu Tenmangu Shrine (桐生天満宮)14 min walk
The start of Honcho Street (本町通り) from the shrine gate. Antique markets sometimes set up here.
Access from major stations
- from Ikebukuroabout160min4 transfers
- from Kita-Senjuabout160min2 transfers
- from Uenoabout170min3 transfers
- from Shinjukuabout170min4 transfers
- from Shibuyaabout170min4 transfers
- from Tokyoabout180min4 transfers
- from Shinagawaabout180min4 transfers
- from Nakameguroabout180min5 transfers