Former Aoyama Main Residence

Eye Opening to learn that even the very well-to-do lived basic lives

The thing that struck me about visiting the Town Home of Tomekichi Aoyama, a very well-to-do Japanese person, was that he lived what many of us today would describe as a very basic life. Inside water...

Fishing King

Original Text

It is the main residence of the Aoyama family known for the herring palace in Otaru. You can know what the Aoyama family was like at that time. It's on the outskirts of Yusa Town, so I think it's a good idea to drive.

A luxurious mansion.

Original Text

The residence of Rukichi Aoyama, the fisherman who built a huge wealth in herring fishing. It is designated as a national important cultural property. It is said that it was built without paying attention to money, but it is the construction that appears in the corner 々. You can also enjoy the warehouse and garden.

だった before opening.

Original Text

　I stopped by the "Former Aoyama Hontei" listed in the guidebook, but it was still before the museum opened. Zannen! From "Okesa Abako Line" to "Juroku Rakan Statue". First of all, I wanted to collect information at a nearby roadside station, but I couldn't find those things. Still, I arrived at "Juroku Rakan" following the road sign. Sixteen Rakan statues dug up on the rocks on the coast are lined up. In fact, there seem to be 22 stone Buddhas. It is located on the edge of the sea, and it is very damaged and feels the weight of history ...

for the first time.

Original Text

Speaking of Goten, he knew only Hokkaido, such as Otaru Kikuinkan, which had been gorgeous, and Kodaira in the north of Rumoi. However, even though it was the same Sea of Japan, I was surprised to know that it existed here in Yamagata Prefecture. Besides, I was even more surprised to learn that this was the Aoyama residence because of the birthplace of the first.