Fukiya Historical Museum

Fukiya Furusatomura Folk Museum (Fukiya Furusato Village Folk Museum) is a local folk museum located in Nariwa-cho, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture. == Overview == It is a two-story townhouse built in 1879 (12th year of the Meiji era) with an irimo-zukuri flat roof. Chestnut wood is used for the base and outside of the main house, cherry wood is used for the edges and sills, and large pine trees are used for other parts. In 1979 (Showa 54), it was leased by the former Nariwa Town from the then head of the family, and is now open to the public as a local museum. == History == During the Meiji period, the Katayama family, which ran a benevolent business in Nariwa-cho, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, opened a branch family, and three branch houses were built across from the main house. The main family of the Katayama family was called ``Hon-Katayama,'' and the three branches from the west were called Kitakatayama, Nakakatayama, and Sumikatayama, respectively. Among these, Kadokatayama is the current Fukiya Furusatomura Folk Museum. Kado Katayama was a branch house of Katayama Kakichi, and was built by Sekishu Carpenter from 1874 (Meiji 7) to 1879 (Meiji 12). The board plan on the second floor of the storehouse at the back of the site reads, ``Miyashita, Iwami Kuninaka District, Shimane Prefecture, Kojiroku Ward, 1st Ward, Asari Village Chief Carpenter, Tsunayoshi Shimada, March 30th, 1879,'' indicating that it was built in 1879 (Meiji 12) by Tsunayoshi Shimada. In the early Meiji period, Kakichi was the general manager of Honkatayama, and even after branching off, he continued to work at Kadokatayama, selling Bengara of Honkatayama.