| Hours: |
9:00am to
4:30pm (last entry: 4:00pm) |
| Holidays: |
Every Monday (closed the
following day if Monday is a national holiday
or substitute holiday), between December 29
and January 3 |
| Admission
Fee: |
General admission 400
yen,
children & students 100 yen |
| URL: |
http://www.toyohaku.gr.jp/honjin/ |
| Focusing on Tokaido, Futagawa-juku, and
Honjin, this museum features a variety of
displays on transport during the Edo period,
as well as on the history and culture of the
region. You can view the history of Futagawa-juku
along with easy-to-understand displays and
explanations of modern travel and transport
mechanisms. A detailed historical map of the
town and surrounding area is provided. Next
to the museum, the relics of Futagawa-juku
are what remains of the inn that existed here
during the latter part of the Edo period,
for approximately 60 years from 1807. Earthen
storehouses, the main complex, entrance building
and front gates still remain around the site.
The drawing room, which was destroyed after
the Meiji period, has been fully reconstructed
to serve as the most maintained building in
the inn complex. The upper rooms, used by
various lords as a place of rest during their
travels, are also available for viewing together
with the rest of the inn. |
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