The Famous Kubota Residence

Address: 1 Chome Gofukumachi, Hagi, Yamaguchi 758-0072, Japan. Getting there: It is about 6 minutes drive from the main Hagi Train station. Highlights: The Former Kubota Family Residence is about 200 years old and belonged to a family in the kimono and sake business. The spacious house has a large kitchen and multiple tatami mat rooms separated by sliding doors that can be opened to join rooms into large spaces. The Kubota Residence in Hagi, Yamaguchi is a well preserved Edo period house and gardens of a prosperous family of kimono makers. Old tools and lamps from the late Edo Period (1603-1867) to the Meiji Period (1868-1912) are exhibited. Opening hours: 9am to 5pm daily Admission fee: 100yen #bucketlistreboot #traveljapan #culturewalk