Kamihaga Residence

Interesting

This wax museum was very interesting. There was some English signage which gave us enough understanding. Worth a look.

Impressive Residence building for wealthy Uchiko merchants!

Impressive Residence building and extensive grounds which serve as a museum to Japanese wax production. The Ground Floor of the Residence comprises the main building plus ancillary buildings around a...

Good way to learn how Uchiko became prosperous due to candle making

Uchikio because prosperous through the export of the local produced wax which was very high quality & exported around the world. This is the house of a wealthy wax merchant, with an attached wax fact...

Surprisingly interesting. Worth a stop in Uchiko.

I was travelling from Matsuyama to Yawatahama in order to get the ferry to Kyushu and I figured Uchiko looked like it had enough stuff to do to warrant a stop, otherwise the whole day would have been ...

20th bourgeois house

Original Text

The beautiful bourgeois house of the early 20th century is a rich industrial wax sold worldwide.