Another samurai residence street

Tamachi Samurai Residence Street

Another samurai residence street in Kakunodate When the Ashina clan built the town in 1620, 80 samurai banners began to live in Tamachi, the southern district of town, separate from the samurai residences in Uchimachi. These samurai received stipends from the direct vassals of the Satake clan, the lords of the Akita domain. In 1656, the Satake clan came to rule Kakunodate, and the samurai divided into those who moved to Uchimachi and those who received stipends from the Satake clan. The Tamachi samurai residences are not designated as a national preservation district, but the remaining black wooden fences, cherry blossoms in spring, and autumn leaves are worth seeing.

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A spot known only to those in the know

Kakunodate is famous for its samurai residence street in Uchimachi, but the Tamachi samurai residences on the Sotomachi side are a fascinating spot known only to those in the know. The Nishinomiya residence, which boasts five storehouses; the Shinchosha Memorial Literature Museum, built in honor of the founder of Shinchosha; the Ota residence in Tamachi; and the Shimoshinmachi Ota residence in Tamachi Shimocho. The fir trees, gates, and black wooden fences, all signify the samurai residence street, giving a sense of the passage of time from the Edo period to modern times.

Former silk mill and the Ota family storehouse

Shinchosha Memorial Museum of Literature

From a literary perspective, the town is full of fascinating stories, such as being the birthplace of the mother of Akutagawa Prize winner Ishizaka Yojiro, a place connected to Akutagawa Prize winner Takai Yuichi, and the birthplace of the translator of The Insect Book of the Louvre. If you visit Kakunodate, be sure to take a stroll around here as well.

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address	Kakunodate-machidamachi, Senboku City, Akita Prefecture
電話番号	0187-54-2700
FAX	0187-54-1755
アクセス	7 minutes walk from JR Kakunodate Station