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The former residence of Shibusawa Eiichi has returned to Tokyo. Previously, it had been relocated to Aomori Prefecture in northern Honshu. Shibusawa Eiichi, who died in 1931 at 91, will soon grace the 10,000-yen bill as its new face. The magnificent building was recently unveiled to the media on 5 March. Over the years, this property has hosted four generations of the Shibusawa family, from Eiichi himself to one of his great-grandchildren.

The former residence of industrialist Shibusawa Eiichi at Smart Innovation Ecosystem Novare Park​

It was constructed in 1878 in today's Eitai district of Koto Ward by Shimizu Kisuke (1815-1881), the second head of what currently is general contractor Shimizu Corp. The building was relocated in 1908 to what is now the capital's Mita district of Minato Ward and put under state ownership in 1947. The property has since served as the finance minister's official residence and the Mita Conference Hall. After the home was sold in 1991 to a former secretary to the Shibusawa family, it was moved to Rokunohe in Aomori Prefecture. Three decades later, the property was purchased by Shimizu and moved back to Tokyo. Boasting a design with minimal flashy ornaments, the two-story wooden building consists of a Japanese-style room as well as a Western-style space furnished with a guest room and a study. The property has a total floor space of 1,204 square meters and is designated as a tangible cultural asset by Koto Ward.

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Mainichi on the Former Shibusawa Residence, which was moved three times. It is now located in Kōtō-ku, Tōkyō.

Photo credit: Sukagawa Osamu via Mainichi

It is open to the public on the third Thursday of each month. Reservations are required and are lottery-based.

Retro Japan: Ex-residence of Eiichi Shibusawa stands in Tokyo Bay area after 3 relocations - The Mainichi

TOKYO -- The former residence of Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), known as the

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The former Shibusawa residence served as the family home of Shibusawa Eiichi.

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