What other travelers are saying about Takechi Hanpeita Former Residence and Grave
Please note that this is a private home and you cannot enter, so it is not a tourist spot. We do not recommend it, especially for those coming from far away.
However, there is a very small museum nearby, so if you are interested in Hanpeita's life, it might be worth stopping by.
It's quite a distance from Kochi city.
Access would be difficult without a car.
There is parking along the road.
There are signs, so it was easy to find.
The old house is located deep in the countryside.
Although it is a national historic site, it is still privately occupied, so you can only view the exterior.
Looking from Zuizan Shrine, at the top of the stairs, you can see the main house with its triangular roof.
Limited parking is available near the residence. Visitors can also use public transportation or park in nearby lots if space is unavailable.
The site can be visited year-round, but spring and autumn offer pleasant weather and beautiful scenery, making them ideal times to visit.
Yes, nearby attractions include Kochi Castle, the Kochi Sunday Market, and the Makino Botanical Garden, making it a great area to explore more of Kochi’s history and culture.
Most visitors spend about 1 to 2 hours exploring the residence and the grave. This allows enough time to appreciate the exhibits and the historical significance of the site.
This is the birthplace of Takechi Hanpeita, a leader of the Sonno Joi faction in the Tosa domain at the end of the Edo period, and is a nationally designated historic site. Born in 1829 to a family of low-ranking samurai, Hanpeita founded the Tosa Kinno Party at the age of 32 in 1861, and succeeded in changing the domain's stance from pro-Shogunate to pro-Imperial and anti-foreign. The house is now a private residence, so the surviving part of it cannot be seen, but it can be seen from the Zuizan Memorial Hall on the hill to the right. There is a large explanatory plaque and stone monument next to the entrance to the house.
It's amazing that we can still see the mansion of such a great man.
What's even more surprising is that when you actually go there, there's even a tourist sign, yet it's just a regular house!
It's already valuable that a building from this era still exists.
It is now a private residence, so entry onto the premises is prohibited. The former Takechi residence ceased to be owned by the Takechi family when Hanpeita moved to the castle town, but the main house and storehouse are said to retain the appearance of a local samurai residence.
