Yoshimura Family Residence A typical early modern residence of a wealthy farmer in the Kinai region. Parts of the building still retain the Shoin-zukuri architectural style of the Momoyama period. It is believed to have been rebuilt shortly after the previous building was burned down in the Summer Siege of Osaka in 1615 (the first year of the Genna era). From the mid-Edo period onwards, the family served as headman for 18 villages in Tanboku and Yakami counties (present-day Habikino, Matsubara, Yao, and Osaka City). It is the first private residence to be designated as an Important Cultural Property of Japan. "Photo courtesy of Habikino City Board of Education"