Autumn Event at the Yaskawa Residence on November 17

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    Challenge Yourself With English! 

    Autumn at the Former Yaskawa Residence Nov 17, 2024 – 10:00AM ~ 2:00PM Participation Fee is FREE! (Entrance fees only apply) English Guided Tours and Tea Ceremony experiences. The first 100 people to arrive can enjoy a traditional tea ceremony for free. We will guide you through the former Yasukawa residence in English and hold a tea ceremony in the large tatami room! Anyone interested in learning about Japanese culture in English is welcome! Organized by Kitakyushu City Designated Tangible Cultural Property—Former Yasukawa Residence In collaboration with Seinan Jogakuin University, Department of English & Tea Ceremony Club.

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    Warehouses

    The Minamigura (or southern storehouse) was built in 1912. It is the oldest reinforced concrete building in western Japan and…

    Salon du Japon

    This Japanese tea cafe is located in the Yasukawa Residence. You can enjoy a relaxing cup of tea in a…

    Large Tatami Room

    The central room of the main building is the “O-Zashiki” . Both rooms can be converted into a performance area…

    Garden Area

    In this garden, visitors can enjoy the seasonal scenery of azaleas and autumn leaves. There are azaleas here, and you…

    Living Room

    The reception room on the left side of the corridor was built to receive guests and features Western-style decorations such…

    Japanese Water Well

    This is an old Japanese well. Water for the household was drawn from here. It is very rare to find…

    Glass Bench

    This bench is made of extremely clear glass. If you look through the transparent glass bench from the end, you…

    Yaskawa Residence Entrance

    Visitors entering through the main gate of the former Yaskawa residence can see the Western-style ‘Honkan building’ (completed in 1938).…

    History of the Yaskawa Residence

    This house was built in 1904 by Keiichiro Yasukawa. He was the founder of the Yasukawa financial group and an entrepreneur who helped lay the foundations of the industrial city of Kitakyushu. He built it as a residence for his later years and continued to be used for three generations. It was also designated as a tangible cultural property by Kitakyushu City on 1 August 2008. Because of this, it is an extremely valuable residential building in the history of upper-class housing in northern Kyushu.

    Information

    Opening hours:

    • • 9:00AM~5:00PM (final access: 4:30PM)
    • • Closed day: Tuesday

    Entrance fees:

    • • Adults: ¥260
    • • Groups: 25 people or more: ¥200
    • • Elementary and middle school pupils: ¥130

    Access:

    • • Tel: 093-482-6033
    • • Address: 1-4-23, Ichieda, Tobata-ku, Kitakyushu, 804-0021, Japan

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    Tatami Space

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