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Matsunaga Memorial Hall & Itabashi Jizo: Tea Master and Folk Faith
In Itabashi, Odawara, the Matsunaga Memorial Hall preserves the tea-house "Rokyoso" and art collection of Matsunaga Yasuzaemon (1875-1971), the founder of modern Japanese electricity, alongside Itabashi Jizo, a folk shrine for child protection. A hidden side of Odawara off the tourist trail.
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In Itabashi, Odawara, the Matsunaga Memorial Hall preserves the tea-house “Rokyoso” and art collection of Matsunaga Yasuzaemon (1875-1971), founder of modern Japan’s electricity industry and a major tea collector. The complex includes multiple tea rooms and outstanding holdings of Ido and Raku tea bowls. Nearby stands Itabashi Jizo, a folk-faith shrine for child protection within Korin-ji, with an annual festival on January 23-24. The area, on the old Tokaido approach to Odawara Castle, preserves a quiet side of Odawara off the tourist trail.
Last updated: May 2, 2026
Garden of the Matsunaga Memorial Hall — embodying the tea aesthetic of Yasuzaemon
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Rokyoso — "Old Zelkova House," sukiya-style tea retreat
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Matsunaga Yasuzaemon — founder of modern Japanese electricity
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Itabashi Jizo — guardian of children, with annual festival in January
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Old Tokaido at Itabashi — entrance to Odawara post town
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