![[TAKENAKA CORPORATION - TOSHIYOSHIYA-BYAKU Narai- - COVER IMG]](https://architectureprizecom.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/uploads/97558636/22-17017-24/medium/1cf357172fd14b1df446ac8106a40528.jpg) Building facadeļ¼Preserving the exterior of the building, which is registered as an important traditional building, and contributing to the townscape by lighting up the latticework.
                      Building facadeļ¼Preserving the exterior of the building, which is registered as an important traditional building, and contributing to the townscape by lighting up the latticework.
                        
                    
				Narai-juku is designated as an Important Preservation District for Japanese Traditional Buildings and has a beautiful townscape. The main building of the former Sugi no Mori Sake Brewery (Toshiyoshiya), which was the center of Narai-juku, and a sake brewery where sake was once made, were rebuilt as an inn, restaurant, hot spring bath, and sake brewery. The contrast of spaces emphasizes the conflicting needs for renovation: preservation as an important traditional building and assurance of safety under the current law, and the aim is to create a facility that will lead to the future of the town