Japan’s oldest market in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, will host the Manyo Matsuri on Sept. 8, a festival to commemorate the market and the region’s (central Nara Prefecture) ancient culture.
One side of the Hatsuse River used to be the location of an old road that led to the village of Asuka, which was also the capital city of the region during the Asuka Period (593-710). The road intersected with a road to Nanba, today’s Osaka. That crossing was a meeting spot for many people and was where the market, known as Tsubaichi, took place.
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