The Niigata Annex of the Northern Culture Museum
北方文化博物館新潟分館A Historic Retreat with Poetic Legacy
The Niigata Annex of the Northern Culture Museum, originally constructed in 1895 (Meiji 28), served as a private villa for Tsunasaku Shimizu of Nagaoka, who amassed a vast fortune through the excavation of the Nishiyama oil field in Amase, Izumozaki Town.
Following Shimizu's passing, the property was acquired in the late Meiji period by the sixth-generation Bunkechi Ito, who established it as his Niigata villa (Niigata retreat).
Adding to its historical charm, the garden features a poetry monument inscribed with verses by Akikusa Dojin (Yaichi Aizu), a renowned figure in Japanese literature.
- Area
- Niigata and Aga Area
- Category
- History and Culture History and Culture
General Information
| Address | 新潟県新潟市中央区南浜通2-562 |
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Contact
| Telephone Number | 025-222-2262 |
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