Shinmachi Street is registered as the historical asset and preserved sites. Some of the traditional houses are used for shops and restaurants, and some of them are opened as museums.
All the traditional house designs which also seen at the houses of Kyoto seen at this street.

Museums
Nishikawa House
Local History Museum
Local Museum
(Admission for all three museums: 500yen, 300yen for kids)

Nishikawa House
… was built in 1706. It was used to be Tatami shop and they had a brunch stores in Kyoto, Osaka and Edo.

Ban House
… was built in early Edo period. They sold Tatami, cottons and mosquito net. They had brunch stores at Nihonbashi and Osaka. In 1840, this house was given to the city and became school.