Overview
A pseudo-Western school built by local carpenters, the oldest surviving in Shikoku, with its textbooks still there.
About this place
Kaimei School (開明学校, Kaimei gakkō) is a school located in Seiyo, Ehime, Ehime, Japan, which was built in 1882, and is considered to be the oldest school in Shikoku. With its rare Giyōfū architectural style on kaimei school was designated as one of the important cultural properties of Japan in May 1997. Today the school is a museum where 6,000 precious documents are stored and displayed including school textbooks in the Edo period through the early Shōwa period and documents on school administration.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened：1882 Highlights / collection：Important Cultural Property pseudo-Western school building, Arched windows and white plaster Genre：Architecture
Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Official website
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Source city.seiyo.ehime.jp ↗Before you go
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