The only remaining workshop and residence of a gunsmith from the Edo period in Japan. Designated a tangible cultural property by Sakai City.
The grounds and buildings expanded throughout the Edo period, and the main entrance now measures 17.5 ken (approximately 35 m) in length.
In recent years, over 20,000 historical documents related to gun production during the Edo period have been discovered within the mansion.
In order to make these materials and this valuable building, which is a "real manufacturing space," widely available to the public, preservation and repair work will be carried out as a cultural property building from fiscal year 2020, and the building will be open to the public as the "Gunsmith House (Machiya Historical Museum Inoue Sekiemon Family Residence)" from March 2024.
In addition to exhibits of materials passed down through the gunsmith Inoue Sekiemon family, there are also recreations of the shop room and blacksmith's workshop, as well as content that allows you to experience some of the work of a gunsmith.
You can learn about the actual manufacturing and sales of guns by Inoue Sekiemon.