Ichizo-Kobayashi Memorial Museum at Ikeda city

Ikeda castle and Ichizo-Kobayashi Memorial Museum at Ikeda city in Osaka
I would like to inform Ikeda castle and Ichizo-Kobayashi Memorial Museum.
I ride Hankyu train and go to Ikeda station from Osaka Umeda.


Get off at Ikeda station, walk north about 15minutes.
I see Ikeda Castle top of the small mountain.
I climb stone steps and enter from west gate.




Ikeda Castle was built at 1334 by Ikeda clan.


Tenshukaku is rebuilt at 1998.
Entrance charge is free.
Top of this castle, we can see an overall view of Ikeda city.






Current this castle ruin is made as an Ikeda castle ruin park from 2000.

Early of April, Cherry blossom festival is held.

Walk and see castle garden, then go out from east gate.


Walk some minutes, I arrive at Ichizo-Kobayashi Memorial Museum.
Entrance charge is 300yen.

Ichizo-Kobayashi is a founder of Hankyu group.

This museum was opend from 2010.
First, I see Ichizo-Kobayashi's video.


Ichizo-Kobayashi spread his business from Railway, House developments, Takarazuka Opera, Department, Baseball, Movie etc.
Finally he enter Political world at World War 2.



Next I go to Gazoku Sansou.
This was Ichizo-Kobayashi's home.
Display his house and Cha-No-Yu, Art works.
Lobby is lukury.





He is from Yamanashi prefectures, his ancestor Takeda clan members.
He got an important jobs.



This garden has lots of plantsman.

I recommend you to visit a Ichizo-Kobayashi grave, and see some founder.

that' it.