Former Residence of the Yagyu Domain’s Chief Retainer
Reflects the appearance of a high-ranking samurai's residence from the late Edo period
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The former residence of Oyamada Shurei, a notable elder retainer who thrived in the rice trading in Osaka and overcame the financial difficulties of the Yagyu Domain at the end of the Edo period. The lord of the Yagyu Domain at that time awarded him this site in recognition of his achievements, and Shurei constructed a magnificent mansion with stone walls.
It still reflects the appearance of a high-ranking samurai's residence from the late Edo period.
It is open to the public as a museum dedicated to Oyamada Shurei and the Yagyu Domain. It is recognized as a designated cultural property of Nara Prefecture. In recent years, the writer Yamaoka Sohachi has owned it. It is also known as the mansion where he conceived the idea for his novel "Spring Slope," which features Yagyu Munenori as the main character.
Related itineraries
- Itinerary for 3 days and 2 nights to visit Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan and Nara/Kyoto
- https://narashikanko.or.jp/en/course/detail_17.html
- Trip to Unveil the History of the Yagyu Clan as Great Swordsmen
- https://narashikanko.or.jp/en/course/detail_44.html
General Information
- Address
- 155-1 Yagyu-cho, Nara City, Nara
- contact details
- +81-742-94-0002
- Fax Number
- 0742-94-002
- Times
- 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.n. (Last entry at 4:30 p.m.)
- Closed
- December 27th - January 4th
- Access
- 50-minute bus ride from JR Nara Station and Kintetsu Nara Station: 5-minute walk from "Yagyu" bus stop.
- Admission/Worship Fees (Individual)
- Adults: 350 yen
University Students: 350 yen
High School Students: 350 yen
Middle School Students: 170 yen
Elementary School Students: 170 yen - Admission/Worship Fees (Group)
- Group prices apply to groups of 20 people or more.
Adults: 280 yen
University Students: 280 yen
High School Students: 280 yen
Middle School Students: 140 yen
Elementary School Students: 140 yen
*Group prices are also available for JAF card-holding members. - Discount for Persons with Disabilities
- Free entry (for the visitor with a disability and up to one guardian/companion) upon presentation of Nara citizens with disabilities booklet, rehabilitation booklet, or mental disability health & welfare booklet.
- Senior Discount
- Free entry upon presentation of Nara senior citizen's booklet
- Events
- Photography Contest Exhibition: February 2nd until the following year's contest
Oyagyu Taiko Drum Dance: the Saturday before August 17th - Website
