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Silk Farmers House

History

The Silkworm Farmer’s House was built by Shigematsu Matsuura, a silkworm farmer who moved to Asahikawa from Fukushima in northern Honshu. He built the House in 1909, modeling it on local silkworm farmers’ houses. The tall house is noble and beautiful, with a distinctive roof that has a different style on either side. One side is a hipped-gable roof and the other is made from thickly thatched nutmeg yew like the houses that stood nearby.

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  • Name
    Silk Farmers House
  • Adress
    Higashi Asahikawacho Mizuho, Asahikawa
  • TEL
    Contact Asahikawa FC (tel. 0166-25-5133)
  • OPEN
    The House is open from 4/28-10/31 (9:30am-4:30pm) but you can view it from outside any time.
  • Access
    45 minutes by car from Asahikawa Airport. 40 minutes by car from Asahikawa Station.