One of the best preserved samurai homes is the Aoyagi house in Kakunodate, in the Akita Prefecture. The garden, the main house (which was rebuilt at the end of the Edo Period) and the adjacent constructions are preserving the charm of the old times and the serene way of life of a prosperous samurai family.
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