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Located almost at the center of Tottori Tottori Prefecturefamous hot spring areas such as Hawai, Togo, Misasa, and Sekigane. The town has a long history which dates back to the 14th century when it was called the Province of Hoki. There was a castle on Mt. Utsubuki and a town was developed around the castle. Old storehouse with white earthen walls and traditional merchant houses still retain the atmosphere from that time.Storehouses with White Earthen Walls(National Important Preservation District of Historic Buildings)Old storehouses with white earthen walls stand along the Tama River. Many of them were built between the end of Edo and early Showa periods. A stone bridge crossing the Tama River and the Prefecture, Kurayoshi is surrounded by white plaster walls emanate a nostalgic ambience in the town as if time flows more slowly here. Daigaku-in TempleThis old temple, built in 1605, belongs to the Soto Sect of Buddhism. Here can be found the graves of the castle master of Tateyama Castle in the southern Chiba Prefecture, Tadayoshi Satomi, along with his eight faithful retainers. Tadayoshi passed away at the age of only 29 and resided in Kurayoshi for eight years. Eight faithful retainers are said to have been a model of a famous Edo-period novel, “Nansou Satomi Hakkenden (Eight Dog Chronicles).”4824Kurayoshi City