重伝建を考える会は、御手洗が国の「重要伝統的建造物群保存地区」に選定された平成6年の夏、地域の住民有志で作った団体。自分たちにとって「重伝建地区」とは何か―を常に問いかけながら、町並み保存に関わる活動を通して、御手洗の「町おこし」を牽引し続けています。

In 1994, Mitarai was designated as an important historical heritage site to be preserved by the Japanese government and this group was created by Mitarai's residents that same summer. By continuing to ask themselves what it means to be an important historical site, the residents of Mitarai have taken it upon themselves to protect and revitalize their town.