Kyu Mikamiye House

Hidden secret

A lovely old house, that used to be a home of a rich family in Miyazu (an important port in then lucrative sailing cargo ships business. The best part of the 40 min I spent there was the guidance by...

A mansion of a merchant family that remembers history

Original Text

It is a merchant mansion. Since it is being extended, the taste of each room changes a little and you can feel the history of each room. The columns, floor barriers, and gardens are wonderful. It is said that it has become an important cultural property of the country such as the main building.

and the wisdom that was once prosperous

Original Text

You can explain it, and you can see the wisdom of the past, the life, and so on. It's hard to manage this kind of house anymore, and it's going to slip back in time.

This is one of the constituent cultural properties of "Japanese Heritage: Tango Chirimen Corridor woven by silk spinning 300 years", including the other three buildings nearby.

Original Text

This is a "national important cultural property", including nearby buildings [Imabayashi family residence (national registered tangible cultural property)] [Seikeiro (national registered tangible cultural property)] [Charoku Honkan (national registered tangible cultural property)] "Japan Heritage: I visited because it is one of the constituent cultural properties of the Tango Chirimen Corridor, which is made of silk that spins 300 years. I visited here and liked the explanation of each room (see attached photo) in conjunction with the overall picture of the [former Mikami family residence] for each room, so which room I was in ...

a mansion of a wealthy merchant like a picture.

Original Text

It is a magnificent mansion that seems to be a wealthy merchant who has been extremely prosperous, such as white walls, tile roofs, wooden lattice on window frames, and pine trees in the garden. It seems that eight buildings, including the main building and the warehouse, are designated as important cultural properties, and the preservation condition was good.