Shiomi Nawate Street & Samurai Residence – 塩見縄手・武家屋敷

Shiomi Nawate is a 500m long street running along the castle moat that is lined with traditional Japanese houses on one side and majestic pine trees on the other. It has been designated as a traditional aesthetic zone. A finely preserved samurai residence (buke yashiki), open to public viewing, is located at the half-way point of this street. There, you can see what life for a middle-class samurai in the Edo period was like.
Shiomi Nawate also has a soba restaurant (Yakumo-an) and other souvenir shops, as well as the Tanabe Museum, containing many artefacts relating to the tea ceremony. The former residence of Lafcadio Hearn and his memorial museum are also located there.

Samurai Residence (Buke Yashiki) - Admission fee	¥400
Hours	Open 7 days a week Apr - Sep, 9:00 - 18:00 (Reception until 17:30) Oct - Mar, 9:00 - 17:00 (Reception until 16:30)
URL	https://www.matsue-bukeyashiki.jp/en/index.html (English)
Tel	0852-22-2243
Access	The Samurai Residence is located in the middle of Shiomi Nawate Street, which is located approximately 500 metres from Matsue History Museum. (Lakeline bus stop 10)