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The house of a salt-field magnate, its parlours and six storehouses surviving intact across a hectare.
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The Former Nozaki Residence and Nozaki Family Salt Industry History Museum are a residence and museum in Ajino, Kojima, Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture. Seismic work is planned from fiscal 2026 over about 15 years. Many buildings, including the main house, are designated Important Cultural Properties. It is managed by the Ryuo Kaikan, a public interest incorporated foundation. It is the residence built by Buzaemon Nozaki, who made a fortune in salt making and the development of new rice fields in the late Edo period. It is a registered museum under the Museum Act.
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Founded / opened：1833 Highlights / collection：Important Cultural Property main house and six storehouses, 3,000-tsubo site Genre：Architecture
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