Former Morikawa Family Residence

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The "Former Morikawa Family Residence" near the entrance of the Townscape Preservation District is a luxurious mansion of a former salt field landowner built in the Taisho era. Designated as a National Important Cultural Property, the vast grounds house the main building, tea rooms, storehouses, and a beautiful Japanese garden. Highest-grade building materials of the time were used generously, and you can feel the craftsman's attention to detail in the delicate transom carvings and modern designs. Especially the time spent in the tatami room gazing at the garden tells of the traditional beauty of Japanese living spaces and the overwhelming wealth of Takehara, which flourished through the salt industry. It is a residence worth seeing, where Taisho romance and prestigious Japanese aesthetics merge.