Overview
The estate of Echigo's greatest landlord: over a hundred rooms on three hectares, with a hall spanned by single cedar beams.
About this place
Northern Culture Museum (北方文化博物館, Hoppō Bunka Hakubutsukan) is an open-air museum in Kōnan-ku, Niigata, Japan. It contains the well known mansion of a wealthy farming family called gōnō (豪農), gardens and houses from the Edo period. There is also a branch in Chūō-ku, Niigata.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened:1946 Highlights / collection:Residence of the wealthy farmer Ito family, 65-mat great hall, Garden with wisteria trellis Genre:Architecture, Antique art and Buddhist art
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