Old Movers Mitsui Club
It is a half-timber style building built in 1921 as a social club for the Moji branch of Mitsui & Co. It is also famous for the Einstein Memorial Room, where Einstein stayed when he visited Japan, and is still preserved and open to the public in its original form.
Spot details
- Address
- Fukuoka Pref. Kitakyushushimojiku Minatomachi 7-1 Map
- Area
- Mojiko Area
- Phone
- 0933214151
- Hours
- 9:00-17:00
- Closed
- open everyday
- Fees
- [Incident Memorial Room and Fumiko Hayashi Memorial Room]Adults150yen, Elementary and Junior High School Students70yen
- Parking Lot
- Not available
- Credit Card
- Not available
- Smoking
- Not available
- Wi-Fi
- Available(Kitakyushu-City Free Wi-Fi)
- Note
- *Closed until 3rd Monday, 2020 due to earthquake resistance construction.
- Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day
- Yes
- Estimated stay time
- 0-30 minutes
- Wheelchair accessible
- Available
- Infant friendly
- Available
Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN
Review
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- Beautiful western building
- In Mojiko Retro area, there are many western buildings in Meiji time. Old Mitsui Club, which stands just in front of JR Mojiko station, is one of them, and it is maybe the most remarkable one...
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- Great looking
- A great looking building that now houses a restaurant. Does not look like a traditional Japanese building.
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- A pretty old house
- This is an ancient building, not huge but pretty, obviously European in style. It is said that Einstein once stayed here. The entire building, both outside and inside, has been well preserved and...
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