Suzunoya

Suzunoya is a memorial museum devoted to the great Edo period scholar Motoori Norinaga. It displays handwritten manuscripts, personal items, self-portraits, and other mementos. Motoori was a physician back in the Edo period, as well as a student of Japanese history and a philologist. He is famous for having researched the eighth-century mythological and historical compilation Kojiki and writing a commentary on it, which is known as Kojikiden. He also studied the eleventh-century The Tale of Genji intently and coined the term mono-no-aware, a melancholy awareness of the transience of life. Even the house where Motoori Norinaga lived has been moved and rebuilt inside the memorial museum. This house was called Suzunoya (Bell House), due to the fact that he hung bells in an alcove of his study on the second floor and enjoyed listening to them. Visitors can hear detailed explanations of the exhibits from the guides who are on duty during the day.

Spot details

Address: Mie Pref. Matsusakashi Tonomachi 1536-7 Map
Area: Matsusaka / Tsu Area
Phone: 0598210312
Hours: 9:00-17:00(Latest entryHours16:30)
Closed: Monday(The next week day if it falls on a public holiday), New Year's Holiday
Fees: [Admission fee] Adults 400 yen, University students 300 yen, Children (4th grade to High School Students) 200 yen
*Common ticket with Norinaga Motoori Memorial Museum
Parking Lot: Available(15spaces)
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Available(NORINAGA-5G)