Tenjikan(Exhibition hall)
One storehouse is devoted to the historyof Japanese salt production, withpictures, miniature models, and salt
farming equipment. By watching thevideo, you will visually learn thechanging method of salt production
from Edo period to now. There is alsoa remarkable column-shaped rock salt
from Poland, weighing about one and ahalf tons.

A National Important Cultural Property

The Nozaki Family Historic Residence-Museum of Salt BusinessIn the other storehouse, the attractive
folk crafts, antiques, and beautiful
properties of the family are displayed.
They show the vivid family lives ofmerchants in the late Edo and Meiji
eras. From February to April, thebeautiful Hina dolls are speciallydisplayed. They are extraordinarily
big in size, given by the Ikeda family,
the chief of the Okayama Clan.

Nozaki-Buzaemon-Oh Shotokuhi(Memorial Obelisk for Buzaemon Nozaki)
This obelisk commemorating Buzaemon is located in thecenter of a small park 400 meters south-west of the Nozaki
residence.
Kyu-Nozakihama-Tomyodai(Old Lighthouse of Nozaki Beach)
In order to guide ships which carried salt and signpost thesalt shrine, a lighthouse was built at the beach in 1863. It
is nine meters high and it is so elegant that the lighthouse
was recognized a “Kurashiki Municipal Historic Site”.

AccessBy JR:from Okayama to Kojima(25min.),25min on foot.
By car:Via Seto-Oohashi Expressway(exit at Kojima I.C)10min.
The Nozaki Family Historic Residence
Location:1-11-19 Kojima Ajino,Kurashiki-city 〒711-0913
Phone:(086)472-2001
Admission fee:￥500(Adult)￥300(Children 6-15)
Free entry under 18s on Saturdays, Sundays,andholidays
Open Hours:9:00~17:00
Closed:Mondays(In case of National Holiday,Tuesday)
25 Dec.-1 Jan
https://www.nozakike.or.jp

The Nozaki Family Historic Residence-Museum of Salt BusinessEnkaku-History
The Nozaki Family Historical Residence is one of the few
Japanese Edo merchants’ houses to survive in its originalform. It was built in 1827 by Buzaemon Nozaki (1789 1864). He developed the salt field at Kojima facing theSeto Inland Sea. It covered an area over 161 hectares intotal, so he was called “The king of Salt Lords”. The
house has retained its original appearance to the present day. The propertyextends 9,900 square meters, and the floor space is 3,300 square meters.
As you walk through Nagaya-mon(service gate), you will see a row ofstorehouses on the right, and on the left the main houses covered with tiled roofs
stand in front of the dark green trees. Passing through Naka-mon(inside gate),
you will enter the front garden, which shows Buzaemon, the founder’s sense ofbeauty. Three tea houses are located in the garden.
You can also walk through the backyard of the houses, and you will see the daily
life of the old merchants vividly.
The residence was declared an Okayama Prefectural Historic Site in 1977.andregistered as National Important Cultural Property in 2006.
Onari-mon(Main gate),Nagaya-mon(Service gate)
Onari-mon on the left of Nagaya-mon,is the entrance used only for the noble
guests. It is also the direct entrance toOmote-shoin (Main reception hall).
The stone walls on both sides ofNagaya-mon were constructed using
the “Hachimaki-zumi” method. Thismethod shows the most beautiful andstrongest style of stone-walling. As you
ascent the seven steps of the gate, you will see the room named“Minamizashiki(South room)”on your left, and on your right is“Momo zashiki(Peachroom)”, which is now used as the reception.

Dozo-gun(Storehouses)
Passing through Nagayamon, the exquisite row
of storehouses will catchyour eyes. The contrastof the white and theblack wall are sobeautiful that they still
express the prosperity of
the Salt industry at theend of Edo period.
Naka-zashiki(Living room)
The building was completed in 1833,and used for the daily life of thefamily. From the garden, you can see
9 tatami rooms, which are 42 meters
long. The rooms are separated fromeach other by Shoji(paper screens) orFusuma(sliding doors), surrounded
by wooden corridors and glass
sliding doors.
Soanchashitsu(Tea ceremony pavilion)
There are three tea pavilions in the garden,
called Kansho-tei, Youshitsu-tei and Rinchitei. Kansho-tei is located on the artificial hillin the garden, which is built ofHinoki(cypress).
Youshitsu-tei
copies“Yuin Pavilion”in Kyoto, one of the most
famous tea pavilions in Japan. Rinchi-tei islocated near Naka-zashiki, which faced to themoss pond.

Teien(Garden)
The garden is Kare-sansui, a dry landscape type ofJapanese garden. Various trees and rocks arearranged, and the moss symbolizes the pond. The
chief attraction is theazaleas which bloom inlate spring. You canalso try to hear“Suikin-kutsu”, the sound of water
drops which echo inside the buried vase.

Omoteshoin(Main reception hall)
Omote-shoin was completed
in 1851, and used forentertaining the guests. It has
four rooms,with the view oftypical beautiful Japanesegarden.

① Onari-mon② Nagaya-mon③ Minami-zashiki④ Momo-zashiki⑤ Omote-shoin⑥ Naka-zashiki⑦ Kansho-tei⑧ Youshitsu-tei⑨ Rinchi-tei⑩ Siogama-jinjya⑪ Daidokoro⑫ Tukemono-naya⑬ Miso-gura⑭ Oka-gura⑮ Shin-gura⑯ Shorui-gura⑰ Okura⑱ Uchi-gura⑲ Yagu-kura⑳ Mukou-zashiki

Main gate
Service gate
South room
Peach room
Reception hall
Living roomTea ceremony pavilion
Tea ceremony pavilion
Tea ceremony pavilion
ShrineKitchenStorehouse(pickles)
Storehouse(miso-paste)
Storehouse(exhibition hall)Storehouse
Storehouse(documents)
Storehouse(exhibition hall)Storehouse
Storehouse(bed clothes)
Meeting room