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Museums/Galleries (Kura-no-Kyodokan Sairi Yashiki) Name Sairi Yashiki Location 25 Aza-Machinishi, Marumori-machi Category Museum Description The storehouse and mansion of the Sairis, a wealthy merchant family that prospered from the final years of the Tokugawa Shogunate up through the Meiji Period as well as Taisho and Showa eras, were restored in faithful recreation of the modern Japanese lifestyle. There is a coffeehouse with a traditional kura (storehouse) atmosphere on the second floor of a souvenir shop. The interior of the coffeehouse has a modern yet retro atmosphere that brings you back to the world of Taisho romance. In the newly constructed annex, which is modeled after old European-style mansions, the early Showa era is recreated through images and dioramas, helping refresh vague recollections of the past that would otherwise be locked away within the corners of public recollection. Exhibitions and events are also held. Number of Visitors (Annually) About 50,000 Handicapped-Accessible > Fee Adults: 600 yen, high school students; 600 yen, junior high school students; 600 yen, elementary students: 300 yen. Group Discount Adults: 500 yen, high school students: 500 yen, junior high school students: 500 yen, elementary students: 250 yen (Group discount to be applied to 20 or more) Required Time (minutes)* 90 minutes Hours 9:30-17:00 (Hours change by season.) Closed Mondays (if it falls on a holiday, the next day), year-end and New Year Access 5 minutes by bus or taxi from Marumori Station on the Abukuma-Kyuko Line; 30 minutes by car from the Shiroishi Interchange on the Tohoku Expressway Parking Available (5 spaces for large cars, 20 spaces for regular cars) Inquiries Abukuma Rhine Conservation Foundation 0224-72-6636 (Fax: 0224-72-6636) URL http://www.haraasao.jp/