A restored building of the birthplace where Japanese great figure Ninomiya Sontoku (Kinjiro) was born and raised. The thatched-roof farmhouse architecture conveys life in Sagami Province in the late Edo period. Visitors can see and feel the environment where Sontoku spent his childhood. The hearth, earthen floor, and other features faithfully reproduce the lifestyle of farmhouses of that era. The …

Ninomiya Sontoku was born in 1787 in Kayama Village, Ashigarakami District, Sagami Province. His real name was Ninomiya Kinjiro, commonly known as Kinjiro. In childhood, he lost his home to flooding and both parents died in succession. While living with his uncle, he raised himself through diligence…