Important Cultural Property Former Sasakawa Family Residence (Sasakawa House)

Basic Information

Name

重要文化財　旧笹川家住宅（笹川邸）

Location

216, Minami Ward, Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture (next to the Soga Hirasawa Memorial Hall)

More details

Business Hours

Operating Hours: Time: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (last entry: 4:10 pm) Closed days: Mondays ( Tuesday if Monday is a public holiday, Tuesday and Wednesday if it is a transfer holiday) 　　　　 The next day of the holiday (if the day is a Saturday or Sunday, except Tuesday and May holidays) Year-end and New Year holidays (from December 28 to January 3 of the following year) 　　　　 ※ There are changes such as the period of the Shirane kite battle, so please check the Niigata City website and closing schedule for details.

URL

• Important Cultural Property Former Sasakawa Family Residence (Sasakawa House)
• Sasakawa House official website

Access

[Bus] ● About 25 minutes from "Niigata Ekimae" to "Aoyama", about 40 minutes from "Aoyama" to "Tsukigata Line", get off at "Sasakawa House Entrance" and walk 3 minutes [Car] ● Approximately 20 minutes by car from the Makigata Higashi IC on the Hokuriku Expressway

Parking Lot

● Ordinary car: 30 units (common to the Soga and Hirasawa Memorial Hall) ● Large car: 3 cars (shared with normal car space)

Cultural Property

[National Important Cultural Property] ● Type: Buildings ● Number of members: 11 buildings ● Date of designation ・ March 20, 1954 ・ May 31, 1978 (additional) ・ May 31, 1991 (additional) ● Owner or Administrator: Niigata-shi ● Time: After Edo (Bunsei 9) and others

Languages

English pamphlet available