大川筋武家屋敷資料館

This is a refurbished authentic samurai residence that is open to the public with no admission fee. Getting here is a short walk from Iriake JR station and going in was easy as there was no one else around. I was free to explore the area and enjoyed the experience thoroughly. Do not forget to visit the house located at the back where there is a motion-activated mini museum of sorts (I scared myself when the lights turned on by itself but found it very clever). All in all, if you are like me and appreciate historical buildings, give this a go. Be warned though, there are no English signs or explanations -- but the building itself is pretty self-explanatory.

Admission is free. Former Teshima family residence. The city's only samurai residence for mid-level samurai from the end of the feudal period. The preservation movement is said to have been started in 1990 by Roberts Luke and others who came to Kochi University to study the economics of feudal government itself (there was talk of selling it around 1989). When a preservation society was formed and a request for public preservation was first made, it was shelved because there were many areas to be repaired and there were academic questions, but due to persistent citizen movements and changing times, a re-examination was carried out in 1996. came in and saved it. It should be noted that until 1997, people lived in Nagayamon, but apparently not in the main building. My visit took about 20 minutes. There are no exhibits in the main building itself, and although there is a museum, it is a storehouse, so I don't think it is that big. However, the rut at the entrance is huge. The Nagayamon gate is on the south side, and this is the front, but the parking lot is on the north side. (for 3 cars)

Visited on the first day of Golden Week. It was raining heavily. There are no spectators. Manager? No one came out😊Thanks to that, I was able to take my time and look around. There are no lights inside the mansion, making it difficult to see. The museum in the separate building was well lit and I was able to tour it carefully. Was it an American who inspired the preservation of this mansion? This seems to have been the work of young students. In order to understand the value of a culture, it may be more useful to understand the values ​​of another culture.

I was surprised to see that the samurai residence was completely different from the samurai residence in Kakunodate, Akita Prefecture. The first thing you see when you pass through the gate is a huge unmaintained steel ironwork that seems to date back to the Edo period. Furthermore, according to the kind manager, the roof tiles have been tiled in a creative way, with tiles of different shapes on both sides to protect against earthquakes and typhoons. I truly felt the wisdom that can only be found in a southern country. By the way, the roof tiles are old and some from the Edo period are still in use. The storehouse has a wealth of materials, so I highly recommend it!

A valuable Edo period samurai residence. quiet. Sit on the porch You can feel the times after a long time. I am grateful to those who have been preserved and managed. A valuable samurai residence from the Edo period. quiet. sit on the veranda You can feel the times through eternity. We are grateful to those who preserve and manage it.