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Ito Hirobumi Old Residence
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The thatched-roof home where Japan's first Prime Minister Ito Hirobumi lived from age 14 — a World Heritage component
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1854
Type
Historic Site
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About 20 min walk from JR Higashi-Hagi Station
1511-1 Chinoto, Hagi, Yamaguchi
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Historic Site
Founded 1854
172 years
Overview
The thatched-roof former residence of Ito Hirobumi, Japan's first Prime Minister, where he lived from age 14 until the Meiji Restoration. Born to a low-ranking Choshu foot soldier's family, Ito studied at Shoka Sonjuku under Yoshida Shoin before becoming a central figure of the new Meiji government.
Origins
The former residence of Ito Hirobumi is a thatched-roof single-story dwelling that the family is said to have occupied after his father, Juzo, acquired the status of Choshu domain foot soldier in 1854. Hirobumi lived here from around age 14 until approximately 1868, the first year of the Meiji era. …
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