The archive museum of Shimizu Corporation. I visited it together with the former Shibusawa Residence, for which I'd won the lottery. Walking from the station, the black volume at the very back is the archive museum. It also serves as the reception for the former Shibusawa Residence. It exhibits materials accumulated over more than 220 years since its founding in 1804 (Bunka 1). The models in the epoch exhibit were an overwhelming display that made me think, wow, they've built so many famous buildings. The video experience, with the image of a line extending from a sumitsubo (carpenter's ink pot) and connecting Shimizu Corporation's DNA, was also very moving. The view of the former Shibusawa Residence from various spots in the archive museum is wonderful, and you can feel the love for architecture. It's only open by limited reservation so it's hard to go, but it's well worth seeing.

From the glass windows, you can look out at the former Shibusawa Residence. Apparently you can enter here without a reservation, but it's only open on Thursdays. The first head of Shimizu Corporation was originally a shrine and temple carpenter. It's now known as a major general contractor, but it also handles the repair and preservation of Shuri Castle, as well as shrines and temples. I used to lump them all together as 'general contractors,' but tracing their origins and history, I learned that each one has its own areas of expertise and techniques handed down over time.

Miniature models of projects Shimizu Corporation was involved in are displayed in fine, precise detail, and you can also see slides on Shimizu Corporation's history—it was very educational. I think it's wonderful that you can see this much for free. It's a shame, though, that it's only open on Thursdays.

I stopped by when visiting the Shibusawa Residence, and this is amazing. So this and that were all built by Shimizu Corporation, huh. I'm grateful you can see it for free.

It's in front of Shiomi Station on the Keiyo Line. I visited during the Tokyo Architecture Festival event. There are model displays of various famous buildings and exhibits of Shimizu Corporation's historical materials. It's a new building, so the lobby and restrooms were very clean too. You can also photograph the exhibits and post them on social media.