01 ／ Merchant estate ruins
For about 200 years from the Edo to the Meiji era,the Matsumoto family of wealthy merchants prospered here.
The village says this was the estate of the Matsumoto family, wealthy merchants who prospered for about 200 years from the Edo period into the Meiji era. They traded in timber, salt, raw silk and even iron, and became known as far away as Kyoto and Osaka. Stone walls, garden remains and the sites of storehouses survive on the broad grounds, now kept as a park.
- About 200 years, Edo to Meiji
- Trade in timber, salt, raw silk and iron
- Stone walls, garden and storehouse sites remain
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