Kakunodate Rekishi-mura Aoyagi-ke (Aoyagi Samurai House)

Very beautiful samurai house 500 Yen for entrance fee , it’s worth it , the house been very well looking after inside was so nice very good experience to visit this house , highly recommended to come here , most of the place around here have to pay 500 Yen fee to entrance but this house kinda big and so many things to see 😊

Beautiful amazing museum/samurai’s house with beautiful collection of samurai armours, and a sword holding experience and a samurai helmet wearing experience. I love this museum and it’s one of the best I’ve been in the world. It’s really beautiful as well! I highly recommend it.

Fascinating history and beautiful displays and grounds. History was not coherently developed as there were many layers of history. Anyone would appreciate more of what they’re seeing with a bit of study in advance.

The host shared lots of precious historic items that preserved so well, letting visitors get a closer glimpse of the living in the past.
They showed a general’s sword & weapon which let visitor to hold inside a box! That’s a brilliant idea! It’s soooo heavy… with the armour on, it’s nearly 10kg to wave in the battle.
And a distant relative’s amazing artworks which contribute so much in Japanese art, it’s definitely worth a visit besides the Sakura road.

This is first samurai house that I had visited in Japan (not counting castle ). There is a lot of different building for different function. Highly recommended if you love history and culture.

Comparing to old photos in google maps, I find that there are a lot of changes done. According to the guides, they had closed for some time - perhaps several months (predicted from latest entries before April 2018) before reopening it.

500 yen for entrance and premium tour costed another 500 yen. We paid for Premium tour for the main building in order to get to know the house better. Our guide was really kind and knowledgeable. I am not sure if there is English version. Half understanding Japanese, I follow my husband around. We enjoyed matcha in the newly changed Japanese tea restaurant.

What interest me besides buildings are old photos presented. There is photos of the last General of Edo Periods. You could see photos of people wearing Hakama and also kimono around.

Interesting place. They’re thoughtful in letting people have the chance to actually “use” edojidai things.

One of the best museums I've seen in Japan, extensive collection of mementos from Edo era until WW2.

The largest scale samurai house in town. Extensive variety of collections o display. I would rate this is the best valued spot to spend your time if you could only pick one house to visit.

if you really like Samurai amd Japnese histroy it gonna be really great place to go. entrance fee is 500 yen, and the site is quite large. some of the Buke Yashiki is free. In the Edo period, there are always people who draw pictures, Kaitai Shinsho, and various exhibits and things that you like. The collection of watches is also impressive.

Nice museum with low ticket price, but lots of knowledge. Lots of historic and amazing stuff, from samurai period to 明治维新. You can experience holding a samurai knife and wearing a samurai helmet here.

Best samurai museum ever. Must visit✨

It has more offering than it appears on the surface.

There are many historical items, stories, well-preserved built environment to soak into.

Nice family history and house.

The area is beautiful and their cafe has delicious desserts. Definitely recommend visiting the Samurai house while you are here.

Wow amazing museum. You get to walk between all the buildings and there’s a decent amount! There’s a storeroom full of Samurai armour and weapons which are sooo cool! The exterior itself is beautiful with an amazing garden

I've been here every season except spring. What a peaceful place and I thoroughly enjoy the historical items that are so well preserved.

Great place to visit.

Beautiful place, pretty garden and quite an unexpected collection of old phonographs and cameras.

I had a wonderful time here. Local high school volunteers gave my group a really interesting and informative tour of the manor. The manor itself is lovely and filled with fascinating artifacts. I highly recommend a visit!

Lovely place to learn more abt that particular history