Former Nozaki Family Residence
Historical Monument
This historical monument is located in the Kojima Ajino 1 Chome area of Kurashiki City. One of the houses of Nozaki Buzaemon who built his fortune in the salt-making industry in the late Edo period (1603–1868), it is a designated prefectural historic site. On the approximately 10,000 square meter premises, there are also the nationally-designated important cultural properties “Former Nozaki Family Residence” and several “dozo-gun” storehouses. In addition, it also exhibits materials as the “Nozaki Family Residence Salt Experience Museum.”
Spot details
- Address
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Okayama Pref. Kurashikishi Kojimajino 1-11-19
Map
- Phone
- 0864722001
- Hours
- 9:00-16:30(Gates shut 17:00)
- Closed
- Monday (The next day for Public holidays), New Year's holiday
- Fees
- [Admission fee] [Adult] 500yen [Small/Junior high school students] 300yen [Toddlers] Free
- Parking Lot
- Available (Bus 5spaces, Standard size 36spaces)
- 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
- Pet friendly
- Yes (small dogs need to be held in the garden while walking)
Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN
Articles about this spot
Review
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- Traditional home on steroids
- This is amazing - not just the scale but natural beauty of buildings / gardens. The owner had a vision and created an ancestral home- Downton Abbey Japan - style; even can see how the servants worked...
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- Great experience to see how the 1% used to live
- This is an amazing house and beautifully maintained. Its very large and gives you a great idea how the top samurai used to live 200 years ago. Pity the rooms are not open to enter, only look from...
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- Fascinating!
- Theres quite a lot to see on this property; it belonged to rich people, and you can see and learn so much about daily life in those times. :-)
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