Watanabe Kozo Residence

渡辺蒿蔵旧宅

Considered a leader in shipbuilding who helped construct the Tategami dock, said to have been the best dock in all of Asia at the time. In his youth, Watanabe studied at the Shoka Sonjuku before traveling to the United States and United Kingdom to study naval architecture. He returned to become one of the heads of the Nagasaki Shipyard. The house is larger than most in Hagi. In addition to the main house, there is also a storehouse, a tearoom, and a garden.

• free
• outdoors

Hours

Closed · opens 9 am

Weekly hours

Mon	9 am–5 pm
Tue	9 am–5 pm
Wed	9 am–5 pm
Thu	9 am–5 pm
Fri	9 am–5 pm
Sat	9 am–5 pm
Sun	9 am–5 pm

Price

Free