The Takita Family Residence (Shipping Dealer)

The Takita family ran a shipping business from the Edo to Meiji periods. Their residence where these shipping wholesalers once lived is a designated tangible cultural property of Tokoname City. The building, built around 1850, has been restored and maintained and is now open to the public (since April 2000). In addition to seeing items from that time, such as the ""Mujintou,'' a lighting device used from the end of the Edo to Meiji periods, and the ""Suikinkutsu,'' where you can enjoy the echoing sound of water. There is also a kimono dressing service, so you can wear a kimono and enjoy the Tokoname Pottery Footpath. Admission fee: 300 yen (200 yen for groups of 20 or more people). Free for junior high school students and younger.