Kusatsu-Juku Honjin
草津宿本陣
Explore a large, historic inn where feudal lords and emperors once stayed.
What it is
- A honjin, a high-status inn for feudal lords.
- Appointed in 1635 to the Tanaka Shichizaemon family.
- Also known as Kiya Honjin due to a lumber business.
- Designated as a National Historic Site.
What to see
- One of the largest existing honjin buildings.
- Site where Asano Naganori and Kira Yoshinaka stayed.
- Rooms where Princess Kazunomiya stopped in 1861.
- The place Emperor Meiji had lunch in 1868.
When to go
- Opened to the public in 1996.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
滋賀県草津市草津1-2-8 Open in Google Maps
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