Kusuri no Yakata Uda City History and Culture Museum

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A museum housed inside the former residence of the Hosokawa family, which operated a medicinal wholesaler passed down for generations from 1806. The museum is located in Ouda, Uda City, Nara Prefecture. The building, standing along a former highway route, was built in the late Edo period; the sign for the former company’s medicine brand, Tenju-maru, still stands atop the building, and the structure still looks the same as when the area once flourished as a production location for medicines. Inside, the museum presents historical materials connected to the Hosokawa family and the local area. The building was also once the home of the mother’s side of the family of the founder of Fujisawa Pharmaceutical (which eventually merged with Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical to create Astellas Pharma), and the museum thus also exhibits materials related to Fujisawa Pharmaceutical.

Spot details

Kusuri no Yakata Uda City History and Culture Museum

Address: Nara Pref. Udashi Oudakami 2003 Map
Area: Yamanobe Road / Sakurai Area
Phone: 0745833988
Hours: 10:00-16:00
Closed: Monday/Tuesday (The next day for Public holidays), 12/15-1/15
Fees: [Admission fee]
[Adult]310yen
[Children(Elementary and Junior High School Students)]150yen
Parking Lot: Available
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Not available
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day: Yes
Estimated stay time: 30-60 minutes
Infant friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

江戸時代からの薬屋と日本の薬メーカの元祖を知る

Reviewed : 2015.04.18

宇陀道の駅から北に歩いて５分森野吉野葛本舗の３軒先に薬の館がある古めかしい江戸時代を思わせる店構え大きなうだつに屋根の中央に唐破風「天寿丸」の看板これを目印に入ってみると懇切丁寧に係りの方が説明をしていただける。藤沢薬品（今は、アステラス製薬）の創設者の実家上り框から帳場や奥の打ち合わせや庭や薬の保管した蔵江戸時代からの日本の薬メーカへの変遷などみれます。江戸の家そのままに土間...