Aoyagi Residence

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.

Gallery

Aoyagi house and gate

Gate

Main entrance

Side entrance

House

Formal room (zashiki)

Formal room and garden

Formal room

House

Kitchen

Armory

Armory entrance from the house

Inside the armory

Warehouse connected to the main house

Entrance to the warehouse from inside

Akita Folk Museum, a former farm house

Inside the farmhouse and folk museum

Samurai Tools Museum

Aoyagi Residence

Outline of the house

Map of the grounds

Aoyagi Residence Profile
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° 36' 1.91" N, 140° 33' 42.08" E
Kakunodate Castle and nearby Samurai Homes
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