REKISHI KAIDO

Thema area Miki

Japan and Kyoto, and is famous for the battles between Hideyoshi Hashiba (Hideyoshi Toyotomi) and Nagaharu Bessho, Lord of Miki-jo Castle during Japan’s years of civil war. Devastated by the Miki Wars, the town built its modern-day foundations in the hardware industry on the reconstruction efforts of the warlord Hideyoshi Toyotomi.

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Yunoyama-kaido Byway:A long time ago, when laying siege to Miki-jo Castle, the General Hideyoshi Hashiba made repeated maneuvers between Miki and Yunoyama (Arima Hot Spring). Since then, the route has been called the Yunoyama-kaido Byway. It was used by lords during the years of Ieyasu to travel back and forth between their homelands and Edo as the Shogunate required them, and by many from Western Japan seeking the healing waters of Yunoyama.

Miki-jo Castle Site
The site is about 3 min of foot from Uenomaru Station of the Kobe Electric Railway. As part of its history, castle lord Nagaharu Bessho and his family gave their lives in exchange for the lives of the soldiers and townspeople after the castle was overrun by the warlord Hideyoshi Hashiba.

Miki Hardware Museum
This museum preserves and exhibits hardware products and important information on the local hardware industry. It is a great place for learning about the time-honored techniques used to make things that have been handed down over the years and the kajiya-san or craftsmen as they used to be called.
Open: 9:00am - 4:00pm
Closed: Mondays and national holidays (Tuesday also if Monday is a holiday)

Tamaoki Home
This 2-story wood building has 180 m2 of floor space. It was built in 1826 as an exchange for exchanging gold and silver for paper money printed by the Tatebayashi Clan that ruled in those days. In the early Meiji Period, an investor by the name of Tamaoki purchased the building and converted it into a residence. It was donated to the city in 2001 by the Tamaoki family and had its roof, outer walls and interior restored. It is a Registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan.