Namarachi is a quaint district in Nara filled with small alleys and little hidden gems. We checked out two merchant residences ... free admission and you are allowed to go roam around inside the house (with shoes off). One is called Naramachi Nigiwai-no-le and the other called Naramachi Koshi-no-le. Both are interesting to check out but the former is clearly for a richer family. There are also a lot of well-kept small temples free to enter in the neighborhood. Naramachi Shiryi-Kan is a store selling the red monkey charms.