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Last update:July 29,2025

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Inside the Itami City Museum of Art, History and Culture (I/M) : Former Okada Residence (Sake Brewery) / Former Ishibashi Residence

Outline

Visitors can see display of the remains of sake brewery in Japan.(There is no sake brewing here.)

Located inside a museum that holds exhibitions, lectures and events covering a wide range of fields including art, crafts, haiku and history, the museum also has the Former Okada Residence (Sake Brewery) (Nationally designate Important Cultural Property) and the Former Ishibashi Residence (Hyogo Prefecture designated Tangible Cultural Property) built in the late Edo period. Making use of these cultural properties, the Itami Gocho Craft Shop exhibits and sells works by craft artists from around the country, and Gocho-Maruten also regularly hosts cafes and events.

Facility Exterior

Address

664-0895
2-5-20, Miyanome, Itami-City, Hyogo

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Inside the Itami City Museum of Art, History and Culture (I/M) : Former Okada Residence (Sake Brewery) / Former Ishibashi Residence

Access

9 minutes walk from Itami Station on the Hankyu Line or 6 minutes walk from Itami Station on the JR Line.

Parking

None available

Hours

10:00 am to 6:00 pm (admission until 5:30 pm)
closed Mondays (following weekday if Monday is a national holiday), New Year holidays.

Number of visitors facility can accept

Maximum 50

Visit requirements

If there is an overlap with a rental room reservation, Sake Brewery may not be available for viewing.

Average visit length

About 45 minutes

Admission fee

Free

Support in foreign languages

Please come together with an interpreter.

Materials in foreign languages

Exhibit explanations and a video introducing sake brewing in the past (subtitled) in English.

Contact

TEL: +81-72-772-5959
Web:Itami City Museum of Art, History and Culture (I/M)

Applications

Reservation is not needed
However, if a group of 5 or more people would like a guided tour, please apply at least one month in advance.
Please note that if the tour overlaps with the use of rental rooms, it may not be possible to tour some areas. Thank you for your understanding.

Contact Information
(When you want to visit the facilities introduced in this list, please apply to each facility directly.)

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Kansai Bureau
International Investment Promotion Division
Address: 1-5-44 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka, 540-8535
Phone:+81-6-6966-6033