The soy sauce district, Yuasa (湯浅町湯浅伝統的建造物群保存地区) 湯浅伝統的建造物群保存地区
Ninety-two soy sauce factories in a single town in the Edo period: today only one is still working.
Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings since 2006, recognised as Japan Heritage (日本遺産) in 2017 under the title ‘The first drop – the birthplace of shōyu making, Kishū Yuasa’.
Wakayama
Yuasa