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Former Residence of Shigenobu Okuma / Okuma Memorial Museum
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Location information
- Name
- Former Residence of Shigenobu Okuma / Okuma Memorial Museum
- Address
- Saga city, Saga prefecture
- Description
- Shigenobu Okuma, twice prime minister of Japan and founder of Waseda University, was born in Saga. At Kaishokoji in Saga city (modern day Mizugae), where Shigenobu spent his childhood, there is a cluster of grand residences once lived in by the retainers of the Saga Domain, and rows of storehouses and wholesalers along the river. Kaishokoji gets its name from the fact that public officials and merchants used the alleyway (koji) as a meeting place (kaisho). In a corner of this area is the samurai-style home where Shigenobu was born. There are only a small number of samurai residences built in the Tenpo Period (1830-1844) which remain standing today, and these old residences are a category of Japan's historic sites.
- Date of photo shooting
- January 2006
- Shooting Time
- Noon
- Weather at the Time of Shooting
- Sunny
- Category
- historic sites/gardens
Contact info for inquiries
- Address
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New building of 1st floor of the Saga Prefectural Office, 1-1-59 Jonai, Saga city, Saga Prefecture 840-8570
- Website
- http://www.saga-fc.jp
- Contact Information
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TEL：+81-952-25-7296
FAX：+81-952-25-7443
- Contact
- Inquiries on the WEB
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