Matsushiro Literary and Military School

The educational facility contains multiple preserved buildings spread across 3,089 square meters of land in the Matsushiro district of Nagano Prefecture.

The school opened its doors in 1855 under the leadership of Sanada Yukitsura, functioning as a primary educational institution during the final years of the Edo period.

Students at the institution received instruction in Chinese literature, traditional medicine, martial arts, and Western military science from both Japanese and French instructors.

The complex maintains regular visiting hours and includes informational displays about the educational practices of nineteenth-century Japan through preserved artifacts and documents.

Among more than 250 han schools that operated during the Edo period, this institution remains the sole example that preserves its original structural integrity.

Location: Nagano

Inception: 1854

Official opening: 1855

Website: https://sanadahoumotsukan.com/facility_detail.php?n=3

GPS coordinates: 36.56278,138.19583

Latest update: March 12, 2025 17:17