# Anma Family Samurai House

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

- Prefecture: Hyogo
- Type: Historic site
- Address: Tamba-Sasayama, Hyogo, Japan
- 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.
- Admission: 500 yen
- Official site: https://withsasayama.jp/anma-samurai/
- Hours and fees checked against the official site: 2026-11-05

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.

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Source: [Anma Family Samurai House — Japan Voyage](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/anma-family-samurai-house)
Last updated: 2026-11-05