Arimatsu ~A post town along a highway that flourished thanks to the dyeing industry

Location：Arimatsu, Midori Ward, Nagoya, Aichi prefecture
Access：Take the Meitetsu Main Line from Nagoya to Arimatsu Station. It takes about 20 minutes.
It has been designated as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.

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Just a 3-minute walk from the station will take you to the entrance of the Arimatsu Historic District.

A post town situated along a main road flanked by railroad tracks running along the river on one side and National Route 1 (the Tōkaidō*) on the other.
*This was once the most important highway connecting Edo (the former name of Tokyo) and Kyoto. While its importance remains unchanged today as National Route 1, the old highway is unsuitable for vehicular traffic, so a new road has been built.

Since this town was once famous for a type of tie-dyeing called “Arimatsu-zome,” you can still see “noren” curtains and other items made using this technique all over the place.