Buke-Yashiki (Samurai Residence)

Information

The Buke-Yashiki residence served as a home to a middle-ranking Samurai and his family 270 years ago. Today, a selection of furniture and household items from the Edo period (1603 – 1868) are displayed in the well-preserved house. There is a good English description leaflet of the various rooms and their uses in this large residence. This was not the home of a wealthy family, but the stark contrast between the elegant entrance and guest room, and the minimalist simplicity of the private quarters highlight the distinction between the public and private lives of Samurai.

Opening Hours

8:30 - 18:30 (April - September)
8:30 - 17:00 (October - March)

Closed

No closing days

Price / Entrance Fee

300 yen
150 yen (Child)
150 yen (non-Japanese tourist)

Access / Public Transport

15 minutes from JR Matsue Station by Lakeline Bus. Get off at Koizumi Yakumo Kinenkan-mae Bus stop.

Address / Location

305, Kitahoricho, Matsue-shi, Shimane, 690-0888

Tweets

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Lets_Go_To_Japan_NOW @LetsGo2JapanNOW - 2020-01-11: Kakunodate, Akita is known for an old Samurai residence. These beautiful houses are in this district, and you can… https://t.co/17yMj4kIp2
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Farah. @aifarahin - 2019-12-30: Nagamachi neighborhood. This was where samurai and their families used to reside. The main attraction is Nomura-ke,… https://t.co/F4wUk7Wv8Q
Steve Kemple, Inc. @stevekemple_inc - 2019-12-21: I am not a samurai I am a samurai I am because of my artist-in-residence:
just hear me out @Horse_loglines - 2019-12-12: When a group of renegade samurai choose the wrong residence, the hunters become the hunted.
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Kenneth Muehleisen @kenmuehleisen - 2019-12-04: Visited the Kyoto Seishu Netsuke Art Museum, showing Kinoshita’s amazing, mostly contemporary netsuke collection, h… https://t.co/i4G72ov5pz
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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag - 2019-11-27: From the Archives: A ceramic jar filled with thousands of bronze coins was unearthed at the site of a 15th-century… https://t.co/yZAJ13irH3
tara yoshida @pneumbali - 2019-11-20: Autumn leaves and Snow
BUKEYASHIKI (Samurai Residence) at Kakunodate, Akita.
This morning Coming First snow
Japan's… https://t.co/NVmM3eaavn
Ookurikara @OrochiKara - 2019-11-10: @MadeManOfHonour The Samurai would make haste closing the door to his residence before making his way to the vehicl… https://t.co/URBHqVgE13
鈴鳴風雅 @Fuga_Suzunari - 2019-11-03: @Victory_Guntank Good morning！
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Ieji.kanazawa @IejiKanazawa - 2019-10-28: A map displayed at the site of the Nomura family samurai residence in Kanazawa. This is a very valuable representa… https://t.co/r6ysZtWKZ9