The thatched Anma family house behind its earthen wall on Okachimachi

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Anma Family Samurai House

Historic Site

Prefecture

Hyogo

Type

Historic Site

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¥500

Entry Fee

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About This Destination

A thatched samurai house on Okachimachi, the street where Sasayama's foot soldiers lived, with its rooms, kitchen and garden as they were. ¥500.

Okachimachi, west of Sasayama Castle, was laid out around 1610 for the castle's foot soldiers, the lowest rank of samurai, and the street still has thatched houses behind long earthen walls. It is a national preservation district for traditional buildings. The Anma family lived in this house for generations as foot soldiers of the Aoyama lords, on a stipend of 12 koku of rice and rations for three. The house was built after a fire in 1830 burned most of the street, and it is close to its original form. It was restored in 1994 and 1995 and opened as a museum. You can walk through the tatami rooms, the earth-floored kitchen with its clay stove, and a small garden, with household tools and family belongings on display. The museum has free parking.

Location

Prefecture: Hyogo

Address: Tamba-Sasayama, Hyogo, Japan

Nearest Station: Sasayamaguchi Station (bus to the castle town)

Opening hours: Tue–Sun 09:00–17:00

Closed: Closed on Mondays (on Tuesday when Monday is a public holiday) and from 25 December to 1 January.

Hours note: 9:00 to 17:00, last entry 16:30.

Hours and fees checked against the official site on 5 November 2026.

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Visitor Information

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Phone: 079-552-6933

Entry Fees

Adult: ¥500

Child: ¥300

Adults ¥500, high-school age and under ¥300, under-6s free. Also covered by the ¥1,000 four-site ticket and the ¥800 two-site ticket with the Ōshoin, Aoyama Rekishi-mura and the history museum.

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