Gojoban Yashiki

A historic samurai row house complex in Matsusaka City, Mie Prefecture. It stands on both sides of a stone-paved street stretching from the former back gate site to the Karatemon Gate (Takegomon Gate) site in a section of the former third bailey of Matsusaka Castle, and is known as a sightseeing spot where visitors can experience a historic townscape.

The complex is lined with row houses where 20 samurai appointed as the "Matsusaka Gojoban," officials tasked with protecting Matsusaka Castle, once lived with their families. Their descendants still live there today and continue to preserve and maintain the residences.

Within the Approx. 1-hectare grounds are 10 units in the east wing and 9 units in the west wing, along with front gardens, farmland, storehouses, and Nanyu Shrine, which enshrines the first lord of the Kii Tokugawa family. Valuable structures that convey the lifestyle of the time and the layout of samurai residences still remain. It is one of the largest samurai row house complexes from the Edo period in Japan and was designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan in 2004.

Its quiet atmosphere, stone-paved street, and scenery framed by Japanese cedar hedges leave a lasting impression, and make it a wonderful place for a stroll while experiencing the lifestyle of Edo-period samurai.