Aoyagi Residence
The Aoyagi were an upper class samurai family who also maintained prominence even after the Meiji Restoration and continued to live in the house until 1985. Today, the house and storehouse have been converted to museums. The property is bigger than you would expect for a samurai home, even in the up
Background
The Aoyagi were an upper class samurai family who also maintained prominence even after the Meiji Restoration and continued to live in the house until 1985. Today, the house and storehouse have been converted to museums. The property is bigger than you would expect for a samurai home, even in the upper classes. In later years they absorbed neighboring properties. Today, other buildings have been moved to the site to create an all around samurai and folk museum. This is one of the best places to understand upper class samurai life. The Aoyagi were also the head of the border guards and had an impressive collections of arms and armaments that can be seen in one of the warehouse museums.
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| Aoyagi Residence Profile | |
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| English Name | Aoyagi Residence |
| Japanese Name | 青柳家 |
| Year | Mid 1800s |
| Residence Type | Upper Class |
| Designations | Prefectural Historic Site |
| Features | Gates, Garden, House, Warehouses |
| Visitor Information | Open 9:00-17:00 (Apr.-Nov.), 9:00-16:00 (Dec.-Mar.); 500 yen admission |
| Website | http://www.samuraiworld.com/english/index.html |
| Location | Semboku, Akita Prefecture |
| Castle | Kakunodate Castle |
| Coordinates | 39.60053, 140.56169 |
| Kakunodate Castle and nearby Samurai Homes | |
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| Admin | |
| Visits | Aug. 9, 2004; May 11, 2018 |
| Added Jcastle | 2018 |
