National Important Cultural Property Tomo Seven Lords Ruins / Ota Family Residence
This is a valuable building that tells the story of the prosperity of a wealthy merchant who made his fortune selling Hōmeishu sake during the Edo period.
The complex consists of the main house as its core, along with the kitchen, west storehouse, boiler room, south Hōmeishu storehouse, north Hōmeishu storehouse, east Hōmeishu storehouse, north earthen storehouse, new storehouse, and the land surrounding them.
The outbuildings are facilities for brewing and storing various types of sake, including Hōmeishu.
The sight of the main house and storehouses lined up on a large plot of land that occupies almost an entire block surrounded by roads is magnificent, and it is an important townhouse that forms the heart of Tomo's historical townscape.
The construction dates range from the main house in the mid-18th century to the new storehouse in the early 19th century.
INFORMATION
- business hours
- 10: 00 ~ 17: 00 (admission is until 16:30)
- Holidays
- Tuesday (or the following day if it's a public holiday) New Year's holidays
- price
- Junior high school students and older: 500 yen (400 yen for groups of 20 or more)
Elementary school students: 200 yen (160 yen for groups of 20 or more)
- address
- 〒720-0201842 Tomo, Tomo-cho, Fukuyama-shi
- Phone Number
- 084-982-3553
- Website
- Parking notes
- No / Use the nearest pay parking lot