Yamagata Folk Museum Bunshokan

Historical building

We walked in and no one asked for an entrance fee. Interesting exhibition of the history of the building with many authentic details still present.

One of the facilities where you can experience the Western-style architecture of modern Japan

かつて山形県の県庁及び県会議事堂として使用された、イギリス・ルネサンス様式の建物。その威風堂々とした佇まい、今も多くの人を惹きつけている。 正式名称は『山形県郷土館』であるが、建物の全てが展示スペースとして活用されているわけではなく、また展示されている内容も、明治時代以降の近代の史料がほぼ全てを占めている。内装はこれまで何度も修復と整備が施されているものの、可能な限り当時の面影を残しており、豪奢...

Interesting architecture and garden

An imposing building perfectly sited at the end of a main street in the city, the Bunshokan once was the prefectural government office, but now houses the Yamagata Prefecture Museum. It was an easy ...

This is Surprisingly Fun

When our guide suggested a visit to the old prefecture administration building, I was skeptical. However, we ended up spending well over an hour. In fact, once I discovered the exhibit of a local art...

If you want to know about culture in Yamagata...

you can't miss this spot. It is a lovely museum of english renaissance architecture and it was the previous prefectural government office and assembly hall.