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Ishitani Residence 石谷家住宅

The Ishitani Residence (石谷家住宅, Ishitanike Jūtaku) is a family residence in Chizu, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. In the Edo period Chizu flourished as one of Japan's largest shukuba (宿場) or post stations, the Chizushuku (智頭宿) in Inaba Kaidō. The Ishitani family, an upper-class family, built a residence in the area.

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Ishitani Residence — 石谷家住宅
Photo: 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
LocationChizu, Tottori (智頭町 鳥取県)
Coordinates35.27040, 134.23004 · Open in Google Maps
TypeHistoric residence garden
Cultural propertyImportant Cultural Property of Japan
Established1929
Official websitehttp://www.ifs.or.jp/

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