Matsue Buke Yashiki

Matsue Buke Yashiki 武家屋敷, 松江, 島根県

The Buke Yashiki in Matsue is located on the Shiomi Nawate, the street bordering Matsue Castle moat to the north of the castle that also contains the Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum and Lafcadio Hearn's Old Residence. Matsue Buke Yashiki, Shimane Prefecture A buke yashiki is a residence of a samurai, and this area was where the samurai serving the Lord of Matsue, Daimyo Matsudaira, lived. Interior with shoji sliding doors and tatami mats The residence was home to a samurai named Shiomi and his family and servants. The house remains exactly as it was when built in 1730. Shiomi was a middle-ranking samurai with an income of 1,000 koku, considerably less than a similarly ranked samurai from a richer region, so his property was somewhat more austere. Inside the house Visitors can not actually enter the house, but because of the nature of traditional Japanese homes with their multitude of siding screen doors, one can peer into most parts of the dwelling and view the objects of daily use and also weapons.

Access - Getting There

Matsue Buke Yashiki Tel: 0852 22 2243 Open every day Apr-Sept 8:30 am - 6:30 pm Oct-Mar 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Entrance: 300 yen (50% discount for foreigners with passport)

Nearby

Jozan Inari Shrine and Matsue Local History Museum are both nearby. Some recommended places to stay in Matsue include the Dormy Inn Express Matsue, the Toyoko Inn Matsue Ekimae, the Matsue New Urban Hotel and the Matsue Tokyu Inn. Many of the hotels in Matsue are clustered around JR Matsue Station and Matsueshinjiko Station. Street view of the property