Ota Former Residence

Area

Fukuyama / Onomichi

Category

Educational tour History

The Ota Former Residence was originally owned by the Nakamura Family in the 1600s. In 1659, Nakamura Kichibei began the production and sales of Houmeishu (保命酒), a herbal liquor, in his home in Tomonoura. His liquor business was a huge hit, and later named his house and shop "Houmeishu-ya". Tomonoura's economy became greatly dependent on Houmeishu, but the business came to end along in the late Edo period. The Otas, a family in the cargo vessel industry, took over the house, and the house retains their name to this day.

Basic Information

Address

842 Tomo, Tomo-cho, Fukuyama-shi, Hiroshima

Phone

084-982-3553

Hours

10:00 a.m. - 5:00p.m.

Closed

Tuesdays (if the Tuesday is a national holiday, then the following day) and year-end holidays (Dec. 29 - Jan. 3)

Fee

Junior high school students and above: ¥400 (320)
Elementary school students: ¥200 (160)

*Individual prices for groups of more than 20 are indicated in (¥)

Website

http://www.fukuyama-kanko.com/travel/tourist/detail.php?id=24

Access

FromFukuyama Station

【Fukuyama Sta.】— Tomotetsu Bus / for Tomonoura
→【Tomo Port Bus Stop】- about a 5-minute walk

FromHiroshima Station

① ¥1940
【Hiroshima Sta.】— JR Sanyo Main Line / for Itozaki
→【Itozaki Sta.】— JR Sanyo Main Line / for Okayama
→【Tomo Port Bus Stop】- about a 5-minute walk

② ¥4950
【Hiroshima Sta.】— Nozomi Shinkansen / for Tokyo
→【Fukuyama Sta.】— Tomotetsu Bus / for Tomonoura
→【Tomo Port Bus Stop】- about a 5-minute walk

FromHiroshima Airport

【Hiroshima Airport Sta.】— Hiroshima Airport Line (Bus) / for Fukyama Station
→【Fukuyama Sta.】— Tomotetsu Bus / for Tomonoura
→【Tomo Port Bus Stop】- about a 5-minute walk

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