Former Nishio Residence (Suita Cultural Creation Exchange Center)
A modern Japanese-style architectural residence that served as a headman during the Edo period. The annex was designed by Goichi Takeda, a leading figure in the Kansai modern architecture world. By the way, our family was the first to install a telephone in Suita, and the telephone number is 0001.
The site of the former Nishio family, which was the Sento Goryoshoya, used to present offerings of rice and vegetables to the imperial family and the Niiname Festival at Ise Grand Shrine from the territory of the retired emperor who abdicated the throne. The house is located on a site of approximately 1,400 tsubo and includes a Sukiya-style front gate (formerly Nagaya-mon), a main house, an outbuilding, a tea room, a storehouse, and a garden. Although the outside is a purely Japanese building, there is a Western-style wing on the inside, including a billiards room and a Western-style room with Art Nouveau-style stained glass, giving you a sense of the opulence of yesteryear. At one time, it was paid in kind to the Osaka Regional Taxation Bureau as inheritance tax, and there was talk of demolition, but due to a campaign by local residents to preserve it, management was entrusted to Suita City, and it is now open to the public as the Suita Cultural Creation Exchange Center. reach.
Basic information
- Business hours
- 9:00~17:15
- Holidays
- Year-end and New Year holidays (12/29-1/3)
- Price
- Free admission
- Access
- Approximately 10 minutes walk from JR/Hankyu Suita Station
- Address
- 2-15-11 Honmachi, Suita City 564-0032
- Telephone
- 06-6381-0001
- Fax
- 06-6381-0001
- URL
- http://www.suita.ed.jp/hak/Kyunishioke/kyunishioke.html
- Other
- Guided by volunteer guides