100-Year Old Traditional Japanese Wooden House 'Komagino Residence And Gardens'

This slideshow is showing "Komagino Residence and Gardens" Located in Hachioji city, Tokyo. It is a hundred-year old residence and gardens for upper middle class family. The place was owned by a medical doctor originally and the building was used as a clinic and home.

Now the house is open to the public and it is actually a nice traditional cultural site. The building is a traditional Japanese wooden house including a room for Tea Ceremony. Even though nobody is living here now, the decorations in the house are changed by seasons, for example in May a miniature Samurai armor set is displayed for traditional boys festival on May 5th.

Outside of the house there are two different styles of traditional Japanese gardens. The one has a path around a pond with fancy colored carps, and the other is a dry landscape garden spread small pebbles all over the ground. Both gardens are surrounded by various kinds of plants, so this place is also a good spot to enjoy seasonal flower viewing. 

Visitors can enjoy the view of the flowers and pond from a cafe space inside of the house. If you are interested in taking a tour to this place with a guide interpreter, please check my "Tours and Fee" page, too!