History

Here you can learn the history, folklore and about the nature of the local area. On display are stoneware, earthenware, itahi (board monuments), historical documents, folkcraft articles and more, which have been discovered in the city. There are also many exhibits of materials related to maki (pastures), the cultivation of Hatsutomi and more.

The Koganemaki Inspector Mokushi (a governmental post in charge of maintaining pastures) Yoshida family were involved with the management of maki (pastures) over four generations. The main building is a wooden single-story house with a thatched roof which was built in Kaei 6 (1852). The study is a wooden single-story building with a pantile roof built in the same year.

The site of Nakanomaki. One of the Koganemaki that the Edo Shogunate built to meet the demand for war horses. Tokkome was a facility which captured and selected wild horses. Of the three sections, one section is open to the general public. Guides are provided for the other two sections during events. Designated as a National Historic Site on Feburary 6, Heisei 19 (2007).

A collection of ncient documents handed down the Ichioka Shinichirō family, who were the representatives of Mitsui Gumi who cultivated the land of Toyofuta. After its designation as a Japan Heritage, its exhibition at the Kashiwa City Local Museum is being considered.

Established in Shōwa 13 (1938) as a base for Imperial Capital Defense. It is well known as the base of the rocket fighter "Shūsui" which was secretly developed by the military as a weapon to bomb the B29.

Built during the Bunmei Era (1469-1486) by the busho (Japanese military commander in the Sengoku period), Chiba Suketane. It flourished as the center of Shimōsa for more than 100 years until it was destoryed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Dry moats and mounds still remain in the vast castle, so you can enjoy the history of the area as you take a walk.

The Shimada Chōuemon Residence was the home of the family who worked on the Shogunate Wild Horse Business during the Edo period. The adjacent Shimada Seigorō family is a branch family of the Shimada Chōuemon family. The current building was built around Meiji 10 - 20 (1900-1920), making it a historical landscape. Only the exterior can be observed.

A small hill on the south side of Keisei-Shisui Station. This area is the residence of a wealthy kyūka (family of ancient extraction) and is also known to have been visited by Emperor Meiji as a part of his Imperial visit.

It was opened on the place where the Imperical Ranch Office was located, in order to remember the Shimōsa Imperial Pasture which left its mark as a pioneer of livestock development in Japan on the grounds of Sanrizuka from the beginning of the Meiji Era.

Omagomaki was established with a tokkome (facility which captured wild horses) when the Yanagisawa-Omagomaki was divided in Kanbun 2 (1662). The dimensions are 95 m north-south, 65 m east-west, and the area is about 5,600 square meters. Currently it is maintained and preserved as a park.

The site where the Jinya (encampment), a place where the officials of the Edo Shogunate stayed and did paperwork, was located. Remains of wells and inari still remain. Along with the adjacent woodland path, it is a famous spot for cherry blossoms.

A temple of the Chizan School of Shingon sect. One of the 53 fudasho of Awa Province. At the Dainichido Hall are the sculptures of “Gohai no Ryū” and ranma (transom) of “Shusen no Zu” made by the sculptor Takeshi Ichirōnobuyoshi when he was 28 years old. Designated as a tangible cultural property of Kamogawa City.