Yanai Nippon Bare Kaido Association

This organization works to create appealing community development utilizing local resources along the “kaido” (old highways), with a focus on two Edo-period highways that run through Yanai City.
Many local assets are located along these two highways, such as the Shirakabe, Obatake and Shikami historic districts, and the former private schools Seikyo Sodo and Kokkido. The highways received the certifications of “Yume Kaido (Dream Highway) Renaissance” in 2014 and “Yanai City Regional Brands” in 2020.
The association’s main activities are hosting walking trips (year-round), conducting highway maintenance (Autumn and Winter), hosting panel exhibitions about the highways (Winter) and publishing its newsletter (every odd-numbered month).