Former Villa of Fumimaro Konoe (Ichimura Memorial Hall)

The memorial building was built in the Taisho era (1912-1926) by Amerika-ya, a Western-style house building company, and was purchased by Fumimaro Konoe from Genjiro Nozawa as his villa in 1926. In 1932, Ichimura Imachizo, a political scientist and friend of Konoe, purchased the house, and it was moved to Minamihara the following year. Later, in 1997, it was moved to its current location, at the east end of Amamiya Pond, and was donated to the town by the bereaved family of the Ichimura family. 　The museum exhibits materials related to Fumimaro Konoe, Imachizo Ichimura, who devoted himself to the development of Minamihara as a vacation home, and his wife, Kiyoji, and Keijiro Amamiya, who became honorary residents of the town. The building was designated as a Karuizawa Town Cultural Property (Designation No. 19) as of May 24, 2008. During the seismic reinforcement and other construction work in FY 2009, some of the exterior walls were repainted, and the appearance of the building at the time of its relocation to Minamihara was restored. Admission Adults 400 yen (groups 300 yen) Children 200 yen (groups 150 yen) (Shared with the museum.　Groups of 20 or more people are required.) Admission is free for those with a physical disability certificate, rehabilitation certificate, or health welfare certificate for the mentally disabled and one accompanying caregiver upon presentation of the certificate.