Yubikan

Yubikan, located in Miyagi, consists of a small, yet gorgeous house surrounded by a pleasant garden and pond. Unfortunately, Yubikan was totally destroyed by the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. Originally built in 1677 as a retreat for Munetoshi the second-generation head of the Iwadeyama Date Family. Yubikan was built in the traditional Japanese style of architecture (shoin-zukuri) with a thatched, hipped roof. It is only several years later that Yubikan was used as a school until it was decided to turn this beautiful house and garden into a small museum.