Japan City Guide - 日本 都 市ガイド

The area between Nagoya Castle and the Tokugawaen, the former area for the residences of the warrior families, has been cultivated as Nagoya’s “Cultural Neighborhood”. This neighborhood is being turned into an area in which architectural heritages are preserved and utilized, and where nature finds balance with the urban landscape.

The focus of this Cultural Neighborhood is the former residence of Kawakami Sadayakko, Japan’s first actress. It has been restored to its original appearance, a blend of Japanese and Western architecture, when she lived there during the Taisho period (1912—1926).