| Residence
of the Mori Family, a Kitamaebune merchant |
| Zip Code | 931-8356 |
| Prefecture | Toyama |
| Address |
108, Iwaseo-machi,
Toyama-shi |
| Telephone | 076-437-8960 |
| FAX | 076-437-8960 |
| E-mail | N/A |
| URL | N/A |
| Section in charge | Mori's
house Curator | |
| Available
Languages | Only Japanese.
Attendance of interpreter is requested.
| Prepared for foreigners | pamphlet | ; | N/A |
| Guide Book | ; | N/A | | Video
Tape | ; | N/A | | Slide | ; | N/A |
| Other | ; | - | |
| Comment |
Entering the town of Higashi-Iwase-machi
feels like stepping into a museum. Well-preserved buildings of the
former Kitamaebune trading boat merchants line the main street,
known as Iwase-omachi dori. The west side of the street faces a
port located at the mouth of the Jintsu-gawa River, convenient for
shipping. From the Edo to the mid-Meiji Era, when trading by the
Kitamaebune boats thrived, the town flourished as one of the busiest
ports on the Sea of Japan coast. The Mori family was a family of
these Kitamaebune merchants. At their former residence, which has
been designated an Important Cultural Asset, visitors are attracted
to luxurious features that tell the story of the family's glorious
past, such as a decorative flooring monolith used for an earth floor,
beautiful colored plaster on doors of a storage shed used for valuables,
a ceiling made of old cherry wood with beautiful woodgrain patterns
called tamamoku, and a miniature model of a baisen (the nickname
used for Kitamaebune trading boats). |
| Access | The
JR Toyama harbor line east Iwase station getting-off and 10 min. of walking. It
is about 20 min. with the taxi from the JR Toyama station. | | Hours | 9:00-16:30 |
| Closed | Monday |
| Admission
Fee |
| Admission Fee Adult |
110yen |
| College Student |
110yen |
| Senior High School Student |
110yen |
| Junior High School Student |
50yen |
| Elementary School Student |
50yen |
| Child (6-year under) |
free |
| Group |
- |
| Other discount |
Joy full ticket. It trains a group severely. |
| | Restaurant | N/A |
| Facility
for disabled person | Indoor
wheelchair visit's being Possible | | Parking
Capacity | 20 |
parking
Capacity
(for Sightseeing Bus) | 4 |
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