Former Residence of the Sugiyama Family

Former Residence of the Sugiyama Family

The former Sugiyama residence, preserved as one of the representative machiya houses (traditional Japanese wooden townhouses) in Tondabashi temple town, initially prospered as a sake brewery in the Edo period (1603-1868).
The remains of a large merchant house from the mid-Edo period, it is the oldest surviving house, and is designated as an important cultural property of Japan The residence is open to the public.