Iwakuni Antiquities Museum

Heavy building

Original Text

It is a stone-style historic building completed in 1945 during the war. Historical materials related to the Yoshikawa family, works of art and crafts are exhibited in the hall. Admission is free, so you can feel free to visit.

It is a place where you can see the history of Iwakuni.

Original Text

　I think it is a place to introduce the history of the end of the Edo period. We introduce the history of the Yoshikawa family and the conquest of Choshu in a video, which will be a study of history. A person from Iwakuni who was active in the Meiji era is also introduced, and you can see the history well. This time, I would like to take a leisurely look.

Xiuyi な Shishe

Original Text

I thought it was a modern architecture, but it was more than 70 years ago, the year of the end of the war. As the name suggests, it is a facility that symbolizes the oldness of Iwakuni, and there are plenty of exhibits that show the 々 related to the Yoshikawa family, the geography of the neighborhood, and the history of the construction of Kintai Bridge. It is well managed and excellent, including the maintenance of the garden.

Stone-style heavy building.

Original Text

It is a heavy stone-style building completed in 1945 (Showa 20). It has outstanding features such as the square pillars lined up at the front entrance and the interior design that seems to have been based on the Kintai Bridge. It is said that "bamboo reinforced concrete" using bamboo was used instead of iron in short supply, although the structure was brick during the war. The design that doesn't make you feel that era is wonderful, and in January 1998, Iwakuni City Registration ...

the lord of iwakuni domain, tsunemoto kikkawa, was active at the end of the Edo period.

Original Text

The August 18th Coup-＞ Asahi Mikado-＞ The conquest of Choshu and the movement of the lord of Iwakuni, Tsunemoto Yoshikawa, are exhibited in detail. You can enter the museum for free. Also, I was impressed that there were quite a lot of beautiful flowers in front of the building and they were kept every day. As an aside, Iwakuni has not been recognized as a feudal lord until now, and since it is recognized as a feudal lord by Tsunemoto Tsunemoto, it is counted as the first feudal lord.