Zeniya Gohei Memorial Museum, Biographical museum in Kanazawa, Japan

The Zeniya Gohei Memorial Museum is a biographical museum in Kanazawa dedicated to one of Japan's most influential merchants and engineers. It holds personal belongings, documents, and photographs that chronicle his commercial ventures and innovations in maritime shipping.

Zeniya Gohei rose to prominence during the Edo period by establishing a shipping fleet that transported goods along Japan's coasts. His business success made him one of the region's most powerful figures before his circumstances shifted dramatically in the 1850s.

The name Zeniya refers to a merchant house that became central to Kanazawa's economy and identity. The displays reveal how commerce and shipping shaped the daily life and prosperity of the city during that era.

The museum is in the Kanaiwa district of Kanazawa, not the city centre. From the Nakabashi bus stop near Kanazawa Station, take bus 60 for Kanaiwa, 61 for Ono or 63 for Ono Port to the Nishi Police Station bus stop, then walk about five minutes. By car, follow Route 17 from central Kanazawa toward Kanaiwa, about ten minutes from the Kanazawa-nishi or Kanazawa-higashi interchange.

The museum stands in the Kanaiwa district of Kanazawa, not in a separate city, and a second site, the Zengo no Yakata, is a relocated part of the Zeniya main house in Fushoji-machi. One ticket covers both buildings, which are a short distance apart.