This used to be the former house of Japanese novelist Yamamoto Yuzo (山本 有三 1887 - 1974). Today it’s a museum full of exhibits retelling his life. If you don’t read Japanese this will be an architecture tour only, and the house is quite unusual - it’s mostly an early 20th century European house with Japanese touches like a tatami room and a Japanese garden. The exhibits include some of Yamamoto’s original manuscripts in his handwriting, his suit, glasses, inkans (seals) that he used. There is a room dedicated to his war-time activity (Yamamoto was one of a few intellectuals who opposed the military government in the 30s. And his tatami room with his own calligraphy. You can also see some of his other drawings, ceramics etc. Admission is 300 yen for Adults Kids until middle school: free

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The memorial hall is near the Tamagawa Josui in leafy Kichijoji, and it's very beautifully maintained, so you can travel back in time. The architecture, the garden, the interior. Everything was lovely, and I lost track of time.

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Yamamoto Yuzo's residence turned into a memorial hall. A luxurious mansion equipped with as many as 3 mantelpieces. The garden is also recommended

A place I'd always meant to visit someday but never got around to. Apparently it's closing for about a year for renovation work, so I hurried to go before it closed. Built in the late Taisho era; the designer is unknown. It has a Japanese-Western fusion design, with as many as 3 fireplaces. The house that writer Yamamoto Yuzo bought and lived in for 10 years. Apparently, during the war, he gathered anxious children in this house and created opportunities for them to read books for free. Unfortunately, Japan lost the war, the house was requisitioned by the occupation forces, and he had no choice but to give it up. Perhaps because during the war Mitaka, unlike central Tokyo, was a place with nothing but fields, it escaped the air raids, and although the interior has been touched up several times, the building remains as it was when built. The garden is also spacious and well maintained. A place I want to visit again once the renovation is finished.

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A charming memorial hall along the Tamagawa Josui, not far from Inokashira Park. It has history, such as being requisitioned by GHQ after the war, and it's a lovely Western-style house that was extremely elaborate for its time. There are lots of highlights inside, like the beautiful floorboards that differ in each room as if they were marquetry, the marble, the fireplaces, and an unexpected Japanese-style room, but the garden, which you can stroll for free, also changes color with each season for you to enjoy. There's free parking, and it's not that far from Mitaka Station, so I'd really like people to visit.

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