Murotsu Museum of Sea Port

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Original Text

It made me feel the construction of a wealthy merchant's house that prospered at Kazewai Murotsu Port. I entered it for 300 yen with a common ticket with the folk museum. The hidden stairs, like a wealthy merchant's house, told the side of its history.

Sea transport

Original Text

The materials at that time, such as the change of pilgrimage and the Korean Communications Envoy, are detailed, and the atmosphere of the building is good, so I forget the time. There was a magnificent column on display, and when I thought it was a fern, I was told that it was a wisteria. Innovative design!

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　It is a museum that exhibits the history of Murotsu, which had six main camps at its peak, on the themes such as "kaifune" and "Sankin kotai". Located in the middle of Murotsu town, a building that utilizes a wealthy merchant house in the Edo period. The trademark is the traditional grilled plate outer wall and the white wall like a dozo. In addition to the rare concept of ＜ sea post town ＞, materials related to the Korean Communications Envoy registered as UNESCO's World Memory Heritage Site are eye-catching. Along the Setouchi, there are ports related to the communication envoy and Sankin kotai, but each individuality ...

Just the last day of the Hachisaku Hina Festival

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It is an active and lively rural fishing port that is never despised. It is also attracting tourists, and it may be difficult at the Kai Station Building, but I happened to enjoy it on the last day of the Hasaku Hina Festival, which started in late August. It was an irresistible fishing port for photography enthusiasts.

Merchant house in the Edo period facing the port

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The Murotsukai Station Building, which uses a merchant house in the Edo period, which faces the Murotsu fishing port, has been a port of call for ships navigating the Seto Inland Sea since ancient times, and in the early modern times, Sankin Kotai of Saigoku daimyo and Kinpira connecting Osaka and Sanuki Marugame. As a port of call It is Tatsuno Municipal Museum that exhibits the prosperous history and folklore of Murotsu. There is no big difference between the contents of the exhibition from the Murotsu Folk Museum, which is a few blocks away, but you can visit the interior of the valuable building where the original Edo period is preserved, so you can enter the set with the Murotsu Folk Museum. Tickets are ...