Local Secret · Urayasu Moto-machi

Old Udagawa House & Old Otsuka House (Urayasu Moto-machi) 旧宇田川家住宅・旧大塚家住宅

Two free historic homes in old Urayasu: a 1869 merchants house, the oldest dated home in the city, and a thatched late-Edo fisherman-farmers house, a short stroll apart beside the Sakaigawa.

About

Walk ten minutes from Urayasu Station and the tower blocks give way to the narrow lanes of Moto-machi, the original fishing town. The Old Udagawa House (1869) was a merchant home that sold rice, fuel and sundries, later a post office and doctors clinic; its shop front, storehouses and tatami rooms are open free of charge, and it is the oldest house in Urayasu with a known construction date. Around the corner, the Old Otsuka House is a late-Edo thatched farmhouse of a family that both fished and farmed, designated a Chiba Prefecture tangible cultural property, with a raised floor to cope with floods. Volunteer guides are often on hand. Together with Seiryu Shrine and the Sakaigawa river they make a rewarding hour that shows a completely different Urayasu from Maihama.

Highlights

• 1869 merchant house, Urayasus oldest dated home
• Thatched late-Edo house of a fishing and farming family
• Volunteer guides explaining old fishing-town life
• Lanes and boats along the Sakaigawa river

Tips

• Both houses are free; typically open 10:00-16:00 and closed Mondays.
• Start at Urayasu Station (Tozai Line) and walk via Flower-dori shopping street.
• Soba Tentetsu, a century-old soba shop, is nearby for lunch.

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Nearby

• Soba Tentetsu (Urayasu)Restaurant · 60 m away
• Seiryu Shrine (Urayasu)Shrine · 100 m away
• Sakaigawa River, Urayasu Moto-machiPhoto Spot · 130 m away
• Urayasu City Folk MuseumMuseum · 1.1 km away
• Gyotoku Bird Observatory and Wildlife SanctuaryPark · 2.3 km away
• Coin Lockers · Maihama Station (Tokyo Disney Resort)Luggage Storage · 3.0 km away
• Bon VoyagePokémon & Character Store · 3.0 km away
• Maihama StationTransit Hub · 3.0 km away