Aizu Bukeyashiki (Aizu Samurai Residence)

Aizu Bukeyashiki (Aizu Samurai Residence)

Aizu Bukeyashiki is a museum facility centered around the residence of Saigo Tanomo, who was a chief retainer in the Aizu Domain. There is the Historical Walk Zone with the former bailiff’s office which has been designated an important cultural asset, a tea room, a rice mill, the Aizu Historical Archives, Kokon, where you can purchase Aizu crafts and souvenirs, and the restaurant Kuyotei where you can taste local Aizu cuisine.

Information

Phone
+81-242-28-2525
Address

Fukushima-ken, Aizu-Wakamatsu-shi, Higashiyamamachi, Ishiyama Innai 1

Opening Hours
【 April ~ November】8:30 ~ 17:00 /【November ~ March】9:00 ~ 16:30
*Visit requires about one hour
Admission
Admission Adults: 850 yen
Junior High and High School Students: 550 yen
Elementary School Students: 450 yen
Closed
Open Every Day

Transport

Train
Taxi (7 minutes) or bus (15 minutes) from Aizu-Wakamatsu Station
Car
Approx. 15 minutes by car from the Aizu-Wakamatsu IC on the Ban-etsu Expressway
Bus
From JR Aizu-Wakamatsu Station catch the Haikarasan or Akabe route buses (Machinaka Shuyu Bus) and alight at the Aizu Bukeyashiki bus stop.

Because it is an outdoor complex, there are no doors at the entrance. There are stairs at the front entrance.

Accessibility Information

Disabled Parking
Wheelchair Accessible Toilet
Nursing Room
×
Foreign Language Staff
×
Signage
〇 English
Accepts Credit Cards
Souvenir shop only

Assistance dog 〇

Rental Services

Wheelchair Rental
  • Ticket office
    Ticket office

Parking

Parking
Disabled Parking
  • Disabled parking
    Disabled parking
  • Disabled parking
    Disabled parking

Entrances

Entrance Steps
13 cm × 30 steps

As it is an outdoor complex, there are no doors at the entrance. There are stairs at the front entrance. There is, however, a separate entrance for wheelchair users and others who have difficulty with stairs via the restaurant Kuyotei or the souvenir shop Kokon. Inside there is an elevator by which you may enter the complex. The entrance to Kuyotei has a ramp and there are no steps at the entrance to Kokon. Both have automatic doors.

  • Restaurant Kuyotei. There are stairs from the car park to the front entrance, but you can enter via the elevator inside the restaurant Kuyotei.
    Restaurant Kuyotei. There are stairs from the car park to the front entrance, but you can enter via the elevator inside the restaurant Kuyotei.
  • Souvenir shop Kokon
    Souvenir shop Kokon

Elevator 1

Location
In the building with restaurant Kuyotei and souvenir shop Kokon
Door Width
140e136cm

Wheelchair Accessible Toilet 1

Toilet Information
Outside souvenir shop Kokon
Washlet
×
Ostomate
×
Multipurpose Bed
×
Baby Chair
×
Baby Changing Table
Foreign Language Instructions
×

Go through Kokon and it is outside in the toilet block. (Along with the general toilets.)

Meals

Vegetarian×
Halal×
Foreign Langauge Menus
×

In the building with restaurant Kuyotei
There are two entrances: one from the car park and one from within the complex. The building is two-story with an elevator that may be used to enter the complex.

Other Facilities 1

The path within the complex is partially wheelchair-accessible, but there is also a separate path for use during winter that may be used by wheelchair users year round. Please notify the staff if you wish to use the winter path.