# Gangō-ji Gokurakubō Quarter

Nara, Japan

The old merchant quarter of Nara, grown across the former grounds of Gangō-ji temple. Narrow lattice-fronted machiya townhouses line its lanes, including the Koshi-no-ie house museum, preserving how Edo-era merchants lived, worked, and traded.

## Roots Earth

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Coordinates: 34.6775, 135.8318

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