Iwafune Stone Museum

[Iwafune Stone Museum] It seems that Iwafune stone from Iwafuneyama has been quarried since the Edo period. The museum was built from Iwafune Stone, but at that time it was used as an office. The stone pattern is hand-carved by craftsmen. Your wife, who has gray hair, will explain about Iwafune Stone. Admission is free. (2020.12.13)

I have a gentle older sister For more information about the museum I was taught about Mt. Iwafune. I also wanted to go.

Iwafune stone museum (former Kawashima stone wholesaler office) Stone two-story 1932 Design Sadahiro Kawashima Construction In-house employees It was built as a stone shop office from 1958 to 1980. Due to the stock price crash that occurred from the end of the Taisho era, Iwafune stone dealers suffered a serious recession (Showa Great Depression), and they looked at the skills of masonry craftsmen who took construction and labor for relief of mason craftsmen seeking work be able to. Highlights / Masonry (Iwafuneishi) 2 stories, roof, horizontal tone wall attached to the window, window frame design on the opening. Part of the second floor is rubble, and the edges of the balconies are unevenly rounded to soften the impression of stone. The interior ceiling is white plaster, and the masonry at that time drew a pattern with his fingers, and the finger prints still remain fashionable.

Maniac place. Thunder-like swordsman shooting location of Daiji.

In the movie "5 centimeters per second", Takaki is drawn off as she travels away on a 115 train down the Ryomo Line while seeing Akari off. This is a hidden spot that you want to stop by when you come to Iwafune Station for a pilgrimage. It is also called the "smallest museum in Japan".