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Sano Residence

Oita · Kitsuki · Culture & History

Japanese name: 佐野家

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WHAT TO DOSano Residence

A merchant house in the castle town of Kitsuki.

WHEREOita

Kitsuki

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A merchant house in the castle town of Kitsuki.

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A doctor's family residence in Kitsuki. Since the first generation served as a physician to the lord, the family has practiced medicine for 400 years and has also produced well-known figures in poetry, calligraphy and painting, tea ceremony and haikai. The main house was built in 1782 and is said to be the oldest surviving residence.

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