望遠で建物の奥行き感をなくして撮ることで奥の建物まで存在感のある一枚としました。
With a zoom lens, it could be possible to remove the depth of the buildings. By doing this, it gave even buildings located back more presence.
NEX-5R: f/6.3, 1/125, 70.8 mm, ISO 100
奈良井宿について
奈良井は、戦国時代に武田氏の定めた宿駅となっており、集落の成立はさらに古いと考えられています。慶弔7年（1602）江戸幕府によって伝馬制度が設けられて"江戸と京都を結ぶ街道の１つであった中山道上に"中山道六十七宿が定められ、奈良井宿もその宿場の一つとなりました。中山道六十七宿の中でも急峻な木曽谷を通る街道部分（木曽路）にある十一の宿場町の総称を中山道木曽路十一宿と言い、奈良井宿はその中の北から二番目の宿場です。選定地区は中山道沿いに南北約1km、東西約200mの範囲であり、"日本最長の宿場です"。奈良井宿の南北両端には神社があり、町並みの背後の山裾に五つの寺院が配され、街道に沿って南から上町、中町、下町の三町に分かれ中町に本陣、脇本陣、問屋などが置かれていました。
奈良井宿は、中山道最大の難所といわれた鳥居峠をひかえ、峠越えにそなえて宿をとる旅人が多く「奈良井千軒」とよばれるほど賑わいを見せました。現在も宿場当時の姿を良く残した建物が両脇に立ち並んでいます。
建物の大部分は中二階建てで、低い二階の前面を張り出して縁とし、勾配の緩い屋根をかけて深い軒を出しています。屋根は石置き屋根であったが、今日はほとんど鉄板葺きです。二階正面に袖壁をもつものもあり、変化のある街並みを構成しています。
About Narai-juku
Narai-juku was one of the post towns on the Nakasendo highway officially ruled by the Edo Shogunate and situated exactly between Edo (the old name of Tokyo) and Kyoto. As it retains a historical row of Edo period houses along the street, it was confirmed as a Cultural Asset in 1978 and is maintained by the government grant system. There were 67 post towns on the Nakasendo highway.The conservation area extends about 1km north to south and about 200m east to west along the environs of the old highway. Narai-juku was the longest post town in Japan. There is a shrine at both the north and south end, as well as five temples among the row of the houses. In Nakamachi (the middle part of town) the highway is at its widest and here stood the HOnjin (where the feudal lord stayed) and Wakihonjin (where his subordinates stayed). Also in this area the houses have very wide doorways. Many comb-makes of woodworking craftsmen lived in Kanmachi (the upper part of town) and Shimomachi (downtown).
The Torii Pass to the south of Narai was considered one of the most difficult ones to go through on the Nakasendo highway. Narai-juku prospered because travelers rested and stayed there in order to prepare for crossing the pass. The buildings are unique in that the second floor overhangs the first, with eaves sloping further to overhang the entire building. Most of the roofs now have steel sheets, but originally they were wooden slats held down by rocks.
Visitors come from all over Japan to see these historical buildings.
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