Takehara City History and Folklore Museum

A retro-modern Western-style building constructed in the early Showa period as a library.
Originally the site of the former residence of Shioya Doseki, a Confucian scholar from the mid-Edo period, it was later turned into a school by Rai Sanyo’s uncle, Shunpu, who carried on his legacy.
The museum displays the history and materials related to the salt production industry, which once brought prosperity to the town alongside the famous salt of Ako.

car

3 minutes by car from JR Kure Line Takehara Station
16 minutes by car from the Sanyo Expressway Kochi IC
22 minutes drive from Hiroshima Airport

walking

14-minute walk from JR Kure Line “Takehara Station”
5-minute walk from Roadside Station Takehara

Train

130 minutes by train from JR Hiroshima Station to JR Takehara Station

bus

80 minutes by express bus “Kaguya-hime” from JR Hiroshima Station, then a 7-minute walk from “Shinminato-bashi” bus stop