Silk Kingdom #3 : Katakura Kan Traditional Cache
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Silk Kingdom #3 : Katakura Kan
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Silk Kingdom #3 : This cache will be easily Park & Grab.
The European-style building in the presence is a bathroom named "katakura kan”.
Founder Kentaro Katakura has developed Katakura Gumi from establishment to the silk reeler company.
Afterwards, the second generation Kentaro Katakura developed it into the financial clique.
It is a volume of exports and one large silk reeler company also in the whole country that was said Yokoduna.
In Katakura Kan, it is influenced at the enhancement of a cultural welfare facilities, and having aspired is facilities of the chance when the second generation Kentaro Katakura does the study tour of Europe and America to build a cultural welfare facilities in Suwa after it returns home.
In the building completed in 1928, it is equipped fully with the large bathroom said, "Sennin Buro (1000 person bath)". It is possible to enter the bathroom still though it is a cultural asset.
Admission fees
Adult 500 yen
Child 300 yen
Cache is set up in the courtyard where the building can be looked at.
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目の前の洋館は、片倉館という浴場です。
片倉組は、初代片倉兼太郎が起業から製糸会社に発展させました。
その後二代目片倉兼太郎が財閥に発展させました。
輸出量で全国でも横綱といわれた一大製糸会社です。
片倉館は、二代目片倉兼太郎が欧米の視察旅行を行った際に、文化福祉施設の充実ぶりに感化され、帰国後諏訪に文化福祉施設を作りたいと切望したのがきっかけの施設です。
昭和３年に完成した建物で、「千人風呂」といわれる大浴場が完備されています。文化財ですが現在でも浴場に入ることが出来ます。
入館料
大人 500円
小人 300円
キャッシュは、建物を眺めることが出来る中庭に設置されています。
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