Aizu Buke Yashiki

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38 rooms, 328 tatami: the minister's house, rebuilt from drawings found in the post-war years.

The original residence of the karō (chief minister) of the Aizu domain, Saigō Tanomo, burned down during the Boshin War of 1868. After the Second World War the perspective drawings of the house were found: local volunteers and architectural historians carried out a meticulous historical study and, in 1975, rebuilt it, the first reconstruction of a karō's residence anywhere in Japan. The result, 2,400 tsubo of land and a 280-tsubo building in zelkova, hinoki and cedar, has 38 rooms and 328 tatami, and today it serves as an open-air history museum, with other buildings moved to the site.

An open-air history museum in Aizuwakamatsu, centred on the rebuilt residence of the karō Saigō Tanomo, with period buildings moved there to tell the story of how the samurai class of the Aizu domain lived.

ℹ️ April–November 8:30–17:00 (last exit 17:30), December–March 9:00–16:30 (last exit 17:00). About 30 minutes by car from the Aizuwakamatsu interchange on the Ban'etsu Expressway, or the ‘Haikara-san’ bus from JR Aizuwakamatsu.

🚉 Aizu Bukeyashiki · 1 min walk

Sources: bukeyashiki.com · ja.wikipedia.org

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