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ここ熊川宿は若狭と京都との交易の拠点として発展した宿場町です。若狭は豊富な山海の恵を京に送り届けていた御食国(みけつくに)であるとともに、古くから大陸との交易で栄えてきました。伝統的な町並みを残す景観は、福井を代表する歴史的資源として当時のにぎわいを伝えています。(平成8年 重要伝統的建造物群保存地区選定、平成27年 日本遺産認定)多くの旅人が身体をやすめてきた熊川宿にはゆったりとした時間が流れています。文化と自然に恵まれた熊川宿は今でも多くのひとをひきつける魅力にあふれています。

Kumagawa-juku developed as a post town and trade junction between the Wakasa region and Kyoto, the old capital of Japan. Since ancient times, Wakasa flourished through trade with mainland Asia and other regions, while also sending its own bountiful natural resources south to the capital, fulfilling the duties of a miketsukuni ("food province") to provide food to the emperor’s court. The traditional townscape of Kumagawa-juku reflects the prosperity and liveliness of the town’s past and is an important historical resource of Fukui Prefecture.

Many travelers staying in Kumagawa-juku have discovered that time passes slowly here. Even now, people are still enchanted by the traditional culture and beautiful natural scenery that blessed this town.

Kumagawa-juku was designated an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings in 1996 and a Japan Heritage Site in 2015.

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