The Hashitate district of present-day Kaga City was the hometown of many owners of kitamaebune—merchant ships that sailed between northern Japan and Osaka from the Edo period (1603–1867) to the turn of the twentieth century. This lucrative trade enabled the ships' owners to build stately houses.

• JR Kaga Onsen Sta./ Bus/ 30 min. ride/ Kitamaebune-no-sato shiryokan stop
• Hashitatemachi, Kaga
• 8:30-18:00