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The Meiji-era shop and home of a wealthy Utsunomiya merchant. Closed for earthquake strengthening until 19 April 2027.
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A building designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan and a Tangible Cultural Property of the city, in Imaizumi, Utsunomiya, Tochigi. The Shinohara family ran a soy sauce brewing and fertilizer business at the Oshu Kaido entrance from the Edo period. The present building was built in 1895 (Meiji 28), and in the fires of World War II everything but the main house and three stone storehouses burned down. Closed for seismic reinforcement work until April 19, 2027.
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