Especially the history towns which conserved the rows of houses and buildings were of great value in the historical and cultural sense so, they were designated as World Heritage sites or Important traditional building Preservation Area, or they were considered tourist destinations.
特に町並みが保存されたものは非常に歴史的・文化的価値が高いもので、世界遺産や重要伝統的建造物群保存地区に指定されていたり、観光地となっていたりする。