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  • Ashigaru Nagaya
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    Nigata Pref. Shibatashi Daieichou 7-9-32
    This historic building is located facing Shimizuen, in 7 Chome, Daiei-cho, Shibata City. The wooden building is a tenement-house with eight compartments and a thatch roof that was used as a residence of the Shibata Domain's Ashigaru foot-soldiers towards the end of the Edo period. It has been designated as a national Important Cultural Property due to its role in conveying the way of life of the Ashigaru at that time.

    新発田藩の庭園「清水園」に隣接する足軽長屋 当初は4棟あったそうですが、現存は1棟のみ 40メートルを超える長屋ですが、中は8軒に分割されています 巨大な大名庭園の横に、下級武士の密な足軽長屋の対比が面白いかな 対比で言えば、 清水園は指定名勝、足軽長屋は重要文化財 清水園は固有名詞、足軽長屋は一般名詞的 武士階級とは関係ないでしょうが。。 そう言えば新潟は江戸時代の人口が多い地区 長屋も多かった...

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  • Wakabayashike Jutaku
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    Nigata Pref. Murakamishi Sannochou 7-13
    This warrior residence belonged to the Murakami clan and is registered as an Important Cultural Property. It is a typical middle-class samurai household, rare in Eastern Japan, and has undergone restoration work. The building is L-shaped and has a thatched roof. The interior has a narrow earth floor and is divided into living and work areas. The residence along with the garden is open to the public, and visitors can purchase a ticket that grants access to both the Murakamishi Kyodo Shiryokan (Murakami City Local Museum) and the Murakami Rekishi Bunkakan (Murakami History Museum).

    復元した村上藩士「若林家」の住宅（国指定重要文化財）。曲り家造りの茅葺平家建て、典型的な中級武家の住宅といわれるが、中級武家しては不釣り合いな庭園が広がる。鶴の松・亀の松と呼ばれる古木を配した広い庭。訝しく思い管理の方に聞いて見たら、明治期に高級官僚を輩出して、それで庭を広げたそうだ。床の間に武者返し的なスペースがあるのも面白い。風呂場が無いのもちょっと不思議だが、説明によると行水ですませていたそ...

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  • Enkikan
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    Niigata Niigata-shi Chuo-ku Ichibanboridoricho 1-2 Hakusan Park Uchi
    This historic structure, moved to Hakusan Park, is a portion of the former residence of Saito Kijuro, a wealth merchant who was active from the Meiji through the Showa periods. Since it was opened to the public, it has been used as a space for promoting the tea ceremony, flower arranging, and a variety of other Japanese cultural arts. Every part of its Meiji period architecture, from the stylish inner parlor, to the arcing jibukuro floor cupboard and detailed transoms, speak of the splendor of a bygone age. Today, the structure is open to the general public for viewing and is also frequently used as a space for private enterprises such as concerts and children’s Zen meditation classes.

    白山公園内にある、豪商斎藤喜十郎家の邸宅です。1908年頃に建てられた建物を移築したもので、なかでも奥座敷や土縁から、建物としての美しさを感じ取ることができるかと思います。

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  • Watanabe-Tei
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    Nigata Pref. Iwafunegunsekikawamura Shimoseki 904
    Watanabe-Tei is the former residence of the first generation of the Watanabe family, who was vassal to the Murakami feudal lord. Watanabe passed on the family estate to his son and in 1667 moved here to what is now Sekikawa Village in Iwafune County, Niigata Prefecture. The house is the residence of a wealthy farmer with the main building constructed in a unique fashion with six storehouses, and a circuit style garden in the more than 100,000 square meter grounds. The main building and the storehouses have been designated as National Important Cultural Properties and the garden a National Place of Scenic Beauty. During the Great Heisei Repairs (a nationwide effort to restore old buildings to their ancient appearance), Watanabe-Tei was restored to its former Edo period glory and is now open to the public. There is a tea house in the grounds which offers matcha green tea and coffee. The nearest station is Echigo-Shimoseki Station.

    JR米坂線「越後下関」駅から徒歩5分ほど。 渡辺家は荒川を利用した廻船業や酒造業で財を成し、上杉鷹山の米沢藩藩政改革にも協力したという豪商で大地主。米沢藩から勘定奉行格の待遇を受けた武家としての側面も持つそう。 堀を巡らせた広大な外観からも往年の威勢が伝わってきます。 屋敷内は商家としての作業空間だったのか太い梁が通った広い土間と板敷の広間、武家屋敷のような畳敷きの居住空間に分かれてます。なかなか...

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  • Ichishimatei
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    Nigata Pref. Shibatashi Tennou 1563
    This historic building is located in Tenno, Shibata City. The residence was built in the early Meiji period and is representative of the Ichishima family, who were great land owners in Niigata. The 0.19-hectare residence has a circuit-style garden that spans over 2.6 hectares. It is open to the public for a fee, and is a famous spot to view the red leaves in Fall.

    綺麗に手入れされた庭、隅々までお掃除された部屋、大事に管理されているのが分かります。モダンな天井に洒落た照明が目を引きました。季節によっては、花や紅葉がさらによいでしょう。映画「峠」のロケ地で、映画を見に行きたくなりました。 市島家の系図を見ると、豪農の篤志家が、やはり教育は大事と考えて、塾を開く所も興味深く、市島家の知が高い所も分かりました。 車でないと来れない所ですが、新潟駅から月岡温泉行のハ...

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  • Kyu-Shidancho-Kansha (Old Japanese Army Divisional Commander's Official Residence)
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    Niigata Joetsu-shi Omachi 2-3-30
    This wooden residence was built in 1910 by Nagaoka Gaishi, Lieutenant General of the Takada 13th Division of the former Imperial Japanese Army. It is one of the few remaining examples in the city of architecture blending Japanese and Western influences dating to this time. Until 1991, it was used to house the leadership of JGSDF Camp Takada, but was moved to its current location and restored by the city in order to preserve this precious work of Meiji period architecture.

    駅から高田城に向かう途中、寄ってみました。 素敵な洋館、よく手入れされていて、和、洋、それぞれ静かに美しい部屋が配置されてとても好きになりました。 今回時間がなかったので諦めましたが、お食事や喫茶など次回是非利用したいと思います。

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  • Suibara Magistrate Samurai Office
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    Niigata Agano Tojocho 10-5
    A restoration of the government office established on the grounds of the former SuibaraCastlein1746 to establish the direct control of the Shogunate. Reproduced is the public office where official duties including civil affairs and managing land taxes would be performed, the Shirasu court of law where criminals would be examined, and the offices where government officials would perform their duties. The area governed by this office was not restricted to Agano City but spread as far as the northern areas of Niigata City, Shibata City, and Tainai City, an area said to range from nearly 20 to 340 square kilometers. Positioned next to the Suibara Furusato Agricultural History Museum many visitors visit both locations together.

    水原駅から瓢湖に行く途中にあり立ち寄りました。江戸時代に幕府の直轄領地を置いた代官所で再建された建物です。水原親憲(ちかのり）の武者姿が入口付近にあり、昔の代官所を観ることができました○

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  • Tokeien
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    Nigata Pref. Iwafunegunsekikawamura Shimoseki 906-3
    Tokeien is a wooden house built in 1905 as a branch family house of Watanabe-Tei, a National Important Cultural Property. It is a two-story, Japanese hipped tiled roof house with all the style and architectural design from the Meiji period. Various furnishings and interior remain in the house such as the earthen floor, the hearth, and tea room, giving a sense of what life was like back then. Bento box meals, which can be reserved ahead of time, are popular and can be eaten while looking out across the beautiful garden. Local food events and tea ceremonies are also held here in the autumn. The nearest station is Echigo-Shimoseki Station.

    関川村の豪商で大地主だった渡辺家の分家が明治時代に建てた屋敷。 隣接する本家の渡辺邸より一周り小さい印象ですが、それでも立派なお屋敷です。 現在では関川村が管理しているようで庭園も手入れが行き届いています。 中にはカフェがあって庭園を楽しみながら蕎麦などの軽食を頂くこともできます。

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  • Sekikawa History and Roads Museum
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    Nigata Pref. Myoukoushi Sekigawa 272
    Sekikawa History and Roads Museum is located in Sekigawa, Myoko City. During the Edo period, this was an important location on the Hokkoku Kaido (Northern Highway), an important road next to the “Five Highways” radiating from Edo (Tokyo). The Museum features a reproduction of the checking station that marked the boundary between Echigo (the old name for Niigata Prefecture) and Shinano provinces. Inside the Museum, there are important historical documents and dioramas, as well as displays on how people traveled during the Edo period and on the Daimyo (feudal lord) processional journeys; visitors to the Museum can learn about the Hokkoku Kaido highway and about the history of the Sekigawa checking station. The Onjuku Sekikawa restaurant serves hand-made soba noodles, etc.

    地方に旅行に来たとき、宿にチェックインするには少し早く。。といった時に、こういう施設にフラッと入るのですが、ここはあたりでした。なんだかんだで小一時間ほど滞在してしまいました。歴史にちょっとでも興味があったり、博物館・資料館に立ち寄るのが決して嫌いでない方はどうぞ。

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  • Otogo Shrine Thatched Hut
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    Niigata Tsubame-shi Kugami
    The shrine office of a shrine subordinate to Yahiko Shrine. The Soto Buddhist monk Ryokan moved into this thatched hut in 1816 after the Gogoan hut in which he had spent his prime had deteriorated with the years and his aging body made it difficult for him to climb and descend the mountain on which it was located. During the ten years Ryokan spent here, his art and calligraphy reached their highest maturity, and the monk produced many great works. The current hut was rebuilt in 1987. A stone monument, erected in 1858, stands on the grounds and is believed to be the oldest extant such monument inscribed with a poem by Ryokan.
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  • Niigata Prefectural Government Memorial Hall
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    Nigata Pref. Nigatashi Chuou-ku Ichibamboridorichou 3-3
    This is the old capitol building of the Niigata Prefectural Assembly, built in 1883, and it is adjacent to Hakusan Park in Chuo Ward, Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture. It features a Western design and has a symmetrical tower in the center. The chalk-white plaster walls, balcony, hosta-shaped decorations on the ends of the ridgepoles, and other design elements stand out. The interior, which was used until 1932, is open to the public, and visitors can view the advanced Meiji architectural techniques and various historical documents related to the prefecture and assembly. The building is registered as an Important Cultural Property.
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  • The Meguro Residence (National Important Cultural Property)
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    Nigata Pref. Uonumashi Suhara 890
    Located in the Suhara district of Uonuma City, the Meguro Residence is a mansion that was built in 1797. The Meguro Family to whom the Residence belonged were wealthy farmers who served as village headmen of Itoigawa for several generations; as one of relatively few surviving early modern local officials’ houses, the Meguro Residence has been designated a National Important Cultural Property. The adjacent Meguro Residence Museum has displays on the lifestyle of wealthy farmers during the Edo period.
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  • Okakuratenshin Rokkakudo
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    Nigata Pref. Myoukoushi Akakura
    10-minutes by car from the Myoko-Kogen Interchange. This building was built in the site of Akakurasansou mountain villa where Okakura Tenshin, founder of the Tokyo Art School (Now Tokyo University of the Arts), spent his later years. It was built by volunteers after Tenshin's death and is said to have been built in the style of Yumedono of Nara's Horyuji Temple whose beauty had been affirmed by Tenshin's surveys. Inside the building is a golden bust of Tenshin created by one of his students, sculptor Hirakushi Denchu. The area is famous for its Japanese azalea and autumn colors.
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  • Ryokando
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    Nigata Pref. Santougunizumozakimachi Ishichou 60 - Party Y
    Located to the east of Izumozaki fishing port, Ryokando was completed in 1922, in honor of the outstanding virtue of Ryokan, the monk. Ryokan wrote many famous poems, including the wind brings enough of fallen leaves to make a fire. His humble and modest life earned the respect of even Natsume Soseki. Inside, there is a two-story pagoda which houses the stone Jizo statue that he is said to have carried everywhere. Additionally, there is a statue of Ryokan at the back of the temple, looking out towards Sado Island, the hometown of his mother.
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  • Former Kina Saffron Shu Brewery
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    Niigata Nagaoka-shi Settaya 4-6-33
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  • Ojiya Nishiwaki-Tei
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    Niigata Ojiya Honcho 2-7-6
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  • Aikawa Detention House
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    Niigata Sado-shi Aikawa Shin-goromachi 24
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Found along the northwestern coast of Japan, Niigata prefecture is celebrated for its high-quality rice and breathtaking nature, most notably its spectacular mountains, whose white peaks draw in snow sports lovers from far and wide over the winter months. Hit the slopes at Yuzawa, pick out your favourite modern artist at Echigo Tsumari, or take a ferry over to Sado Island for an extra adventure.

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