The Old Souma House
旧相馬家住宅 / Kyuu soumake juutaku
The Old Souma House
旧相馬家住宅 / Kyuu soumake juutaku
This was a private residence of a wealthy merchant Soma Teppei, built in 1908. It is located near the Old Public Hall of Hakodate Ward, which was constructed through his generous donation. It is a Japanese-style heritage structure representative of Hakodate. This is designated as an important cultural property of Japan.
Audio-tour devices are available inside the house. You simply touch the device on the audio guidance sheet prepared at each spot and you can listen to an audio guide in English, Chinese and Korean.
Hours
- 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Holidays
Wednesdays, Thursdays, November 12 - March 31
Fee
900 yen
Payment
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Phone
Address
33-2 Motomachi, Hakodate
86 040 471*34
Access from Hakodate Station
- 8 minutes by tram to the "Suehiro-cho" tram stop
- 5 minutes on foot
Parking
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Website
To call from abroad to Hakodate
- 1. Dial the international dialing access code and Japan's country code (81). See here
- 2. Drop the first 0 and dial everything else. For example, to call the Japanese number 0138-00-0000 from the US, dial 011-81-138-00-0000.
- Historic Building
