Tenryō Hita Museum, History museum in Mameda-machi district of Hita, Japan
The Tenryō Hita Museum is a history museum in the old town center displaying personal possessions and documents from Edo period merchants. The rooms show how these people lived and furnished their homes.
The museum was founded in 1988 to document the era when the town was directly controlled by the Tokugawa shogunate. This period was crucial in shaping it as an important trading hub.
The collection reveals how merchants shaped the town's social networks and daily routines during the Edo period. Visitors can observe the goods they traded and the ways they conducted their affairs.
The building sits in a neighborhood of old wooden houses, making it easy to spot while walking through the traditional streets. Plan about an hour for your visit and arrive early in the day to avoid crowds.
The museum sits within an area of well-preserved wooden structures from the Edo period, built on their original foundations. This setting gives you a sense of what the street looked like then and how people moved between these houses.
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