Murata Seifu's Old House

It's in Heiankocho.

Original Text

The old house is also in Heiankocho. It's a pretty small house, but ２５ He lived here for a year. The lattice window seems to collapse. There is also a monument to Kiyokaze Murata, which stands nearby. It's worth a look.

The house where Kiyokaze Murata was born

Original Text

This is the house where Kiyokaze Murata, who served as a key post in the Hagi domain, who reformed TENPO, was born. It was a house built in the Edo period, and it was a one-story house with a grass-roof and was simple. Born here, he moved to Hagi at the age of １５.

A person who served as a key post of the domain and led the reform of domain government

Original Text

Kiyokaze Murata was a person who served as a key post of the Hagi domain at the end of the Edo period and led the reform of the domain government. Seifu moved to Hagi, who was 15 years old, but after 1845 (Koka 2), he returned to this house again and spent here until he died of illness in 1855 (Ansei 2). The life of the old house is extended. If you like history, please visit.

The old house is called Sansumi Sanso.

Original Text

Kiyokaze Murata is an executive of the Choshu clan and rebuilt the finances of the clan in the face of the reform of the TENPO clan administration. Although he is an executive of the clan, his residence is a simple thatched house, and his personality is reminiscent. In addition to bookstores, Yonekura, horse shops, warehouses, etc. are preserved in the old house as they were at that time. At the end of the Edo period, Choshu rice was famous all over the country, but it was Seifu Murata who made such excellent rice. You can understand the secret in the rice warehouse of the old house, so please unravel the secret. ... on the side of the old house