Cultural Path Futaba Museum — Attraction in Nagoya

Futaba Museum is the former home of Japan’s first actress, Sadayakko Kawakami, and Momosuke Fukuzawa, a power station pioneer and tycoon. The house, was built in 1920, but originally located in Higashi-Futaba-cho. It was relocated to its current location in 2000 and restoration was completed in 2005. The residence is now a designated cultural property.The house, nicknamed the “Futaba Palace”, had a revolutionary design and the interior was stocked with electrical fittings that were groundbreaking at the time. Such was the influence of the occupants, that the house was regularly visited by political, financial, and cultural guests.

Guided tours are available, which last 30 minutes but are conducted in Japanese, though a detailed English leaflet is available. Entry is 200 Yen.The closest metro station is Takaoka Station (Sakuradori Line) or you can take the sightseeing bus which has a stop right...

One of many interesting houses in this Cultural Path of Nagoya (Bunka no Michi). We didn't go into the house due to time constraints, but wandering the grounds and admiring the architecture was also a treat! The Sightseeing Bus (Me-guru) stops right outside this house, and is worth the 500yen price as it takes u thru a loop of the city covering many...

「貸本屋・大惣と名古屋の書店」を観にいきました。「大惣」とはかつて名古屋にあった日本最大の貸本屋です。私も名前は聞いたことがありますが、詳しいことは知らなかったので今回の展示は興味深かったです。解説によると、大野屋惣八という人が創業したので「惣八」と呼ばれていたそうです。これまた解説では貸本屋というのは普通は古くなった本は売却して新しい本を仕入れるのだそうですが「惣八」はそういうことをせず古い本もそのまま残していたのでかなりの蔵書があったそうです。明治になって廃業したのでそれらの蔵書はどうなったのか気になりましたが、今では何ヶ所かに所蔵されているようです。しかし西尾の岩瀬文庫の様に一ヶ所にまとまって残っていた方が良かったのではないかと思います。 こんな感じでなかなか興味深い展示でしたが、所有権の関係か今回も展示室内は撮影禁止だし、展示解説の小冊子類も無かったのでいつもながらそういう点が残念でした。 2025.６.17

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