It prospered as a base for water transport and a large number of dozo buildings can be found in the area designated as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings, and many old houses remain including the former house of Tadataka INO.
-水運の拠点地として栄え、重要伝統的建造物群保存地区となっている区域には多くの土蔵建築や伊能忠敬旧宅等の旧家が残されている。