Museum · Sakai Old Town
Seigakuin 清学院
Former temple and Edo-period terakoya school in Sakai's old town, open as a small history museum.
About
Seigakuin served as a temple of the Shugendo mountain-ascetic faith and later as a terakoya, a neighborhood school where children learned reading and arithmetic. It is linked to the Yamaguchi Residence nearby.
Highlights
- Edo-period neighborhood school
- Shugendo temple history
- Old-town Sakai streetscape
Tips
- A combined ticket with the Yamaguchi Residence is usually available.
- Small; allow about 20 minutes.
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