Matsushiro Domain Edo Nakayashiki
This hall is the okuzashiki (inner living rooms) of the Matsushiro-han Edo nakayashiki (middle mansion), relocated to the Kakeyu-onsen town from Edo via Matsushiro Domain. The original location of the Matsushiro-han Edo nakayashiki was where the American embassy's residential quarters stand today in
Background
This hall is the okuzashiki (inner living rooms) of the Matsushiro-han Edo nakayashiki (middle mansion), relocated to the Kakeyu-onsen town from Edo via Matsushiro Domain. The original location of the Matsushiro-han Edo nakayashiki was where the American embassy's residential quarters stand today in Azabu, Tōkyō. It was relocated to Saku County during the Pacific War, perhaps to spare it from air raids.
This hall was relocated here from Edo and used as part of an inn in the hot-spring resort of Kakeyu, under the name Tenryūkaku (Heavenly Dragon Pavilion). The signboards with large painted characters on the wall of the property read: Sanada-ke Edo ōgon kamiyashiki (Sanada Family Edo Golden Upper Mansion). This would imply that this is the kamiyashiki (upper mansion) of the Sanada Clan in Edo, rather than nakayashiki (middle mansion). The kamiyashiki was located where the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has its annex building today. However, all remotely credible sources identify it as part of the clan's nakayashiki, specifically the okuzasahiki, or inner living hall. Whilst a lord's family lived in the kamiyashiki, retirees and heirs inhabited the nakayashiki.
| Matsushiro Domain Edo Nakayashiki Profile | |
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| English Name | Matsushiro Domain Edo Nakayashiki |
| Japanese Name | 松代藩江戸中屋敷 |
| Year | Edo Period |
| Residence Type | Daimyo |
| Features | House |
| Visitor Information | Permanently Closed |
| Website | https://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~xt8k-msm/link632.htm |
| Location | Ueda, Nagano |
| Castle | Matsushiro Castle |
| Coordinates | 36.30374, 138.13979 |
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| Added Jcastle | 2025 |
| Contributor | ART |
