Ishikawa Zeniya Gohei Memorial Hall Zenigo Hall

4.5

This museum memorializes Zeniya Gohei, a maritime merchant who lived at the end of the Edo period, engaged in trade across Japan and with other nations during a time of national isolation using kitamaebune cargo ships, and supported the one million “koku” economy of Kaga. The museum was built in 1997 to honor the man’s foresight and achievements, collect and conserve items connected to the merchant, and provide information on him. An animated video shown in the museum presents a good portion of Gohei’s life. Visitors can also get a sense of what shipping was like at the time via a 1/4th scale kitamaebune cargo ship. The adjoining Zenigo no Yakata was once the merchant’s home and three-story kura warehouse, moved to this site and restored to its full glory. Visitors can view articles which belonged to the man and his family and imagine what life was like then.

Spot details

Ishikawa Zeniya Gohei Memorial Hall Zenigo Hall

Address: Ishikawa Kanazawa-shi Kanaiwahonmachi Ro 55 Map
Area: Ono Kanaiwa Area
Phone: 0762677744
Hours: [Zeniya Gohei Memorial Hall] 9:00-17:00 (Latest entry 16:30)
[Zeni Gohei Hall] 10:00-17:00 (Latest entry 16:30)
Closed: [Dec.-Mar.end]Tuesday
Fees: [Admission fee (common ticket for 2 facilities)] Adults 500 yen, Elementary, junior high and high school students 350 yen
* 20 people and above groups Adults 400 yen, Elementary, junior high and high school students 300 yen
Parking Lot: Available(30spaces)
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Not available
Note: *Zeniya Gohei Memorial Hall TEL:076-267-7744, Zeniya Gohei Memorial Hall TEL:076-267-2333
Estimated stay time: 30-60 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Available
Infant friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

Must go if you are familiar with Japanese history

Reviewed : 2016.06.23

The executive director personally showed us around and explained the detailed story of this tragic family. If you are familiar with Japanese history, especially Edo era, it will be a very interesting...
加賀のあきんど

Reviewed : 2017.12.09

銭屋五兵衛さんは、両替商を営み、屋号を銭屋と生業をしていました。そして呉服、古着商、木材商、海産物、米穀にも商いを拡張し北前船を使って海運業にも及んだ、現代なら大商社です。銭屋五兵衛の人物像、偉業についての資料収集、保存されています。特に『年々留五兵衛の日記』は県指定文化財です。
館長さん

Reviewed : 2017.03.06

とても、熱心な館長さんの説明が印象的でした。駐車場から、記念館までに、立派な庭を歩いて行くので、天気がよければ、気持ちが良いと思います。