Jan 22, 2014 - 1 min read

Hosokawa Gyoubutei Mansion

Learn the lifestyle of a Japanese samurai

By Eitetsu Terakado

Community writer

Hosokawa Gyoubutei Mansion

Entrance pathway to the mansion

All rooms have tatami flooring

Each room was used for different purposes

There is an outer building used for tea ceremony

Bathtub found in traditional Japanese house

Well used for bath and cooking water

The hallway is open to the gardens outside

Collection of Japanese bowls and plates

From my downtown hotel, Super Hotel City Kumamoto, it's just a short streetcar ride to the fantastic Hosokawa Gyobutei Mansion. You can ask for a special ticket that can be used for the entrance of this samurai house and Kumamoto Castle next to it for only 640 yen. The mansion was the house for the third heir of the Hosokawa clan who ruled the area. You can see the architecture of fancy traditional Japanese houses, how the rooms were laid out, and what kinds of furniture were used in the past.

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