岩倉具視は、明治維新における王政復古に力を注いだ幕末、明治期の代表的な政治家です。攘夷運動の高まりの中で、洛北の岩倉村に慶応3年(1867)までの間幽棲したのがこの旧宅です。
京都市内に唯一現存する、明治維新関係者の住居です。
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洛北地域の散策時に、是非お立ち寄りくださいませ。
Tomomi Iwakura is the prominent politician of the Bakumatsu and Meiji period who devoted himself to the restoration of the Imperial government during the Meiji Restoration. This former retreat
located in Iwakura village in the Rakuhoku area (north part of Kyoto) is the place where Iwakura Tomomi lived until 1877 during the height of the Sonno Joi Movement (reverence for the Emperor and expulsion of foreigners). The rest area at the Former Retreat of Tomomi Iwakura has a library with books relating to the Meiji Restoration. Also, complimentary coffee and tea are served there. Volunteer guides are providing a free guided tour during weekend. We hope you come and visit us when you are strolling around the Rakuhoku area.