Hello! I’m Hitapapa and I love Mojiko retro!
This time, we came to the “Former Moji Mitsui Club” located in Mojiko Retro in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture.
A Western-style building built in 1921 (Taisho 10) that has been designated as an Important Cultural Property by the national government .
It was built as an elegant social club for Mitsui & Co., and has hosted many foreign guests .
Mojiko Port was a big city in those days when continental trade and passenger ships bound for continental and European routes arrived continuously.
The town was lined with cutting-edge businesses such as Western restaurants, cafes, and jazz clubs to entertain visitors, as well as trading company buildings, and it was bustling with activity day and night.
This elegant Western-style building brings to life the prosperity and splendor of Mojiko Port during the Taisho era, and is a must-see spot for any Mojiko Port retro sightseeing trip.
In 1922 (Taisho 11), the year after the former Mitsui Club was built, Dr. Einstein, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics, stayed at the former Mitsui Club for five days during his lecture tour of Japan .
The room where Dr. Einstein actually stayed can be visited as the “Einstein Memorial Room .
Now, let us introduce you to the elegant Western-style building, the Former Mitsui Club, which brings back the prosperity and splendor of Mojiko Port!
“Old Moji Mitsui Club” is a must-see spot for retro sightseeing in Mojiko Port.
Basic information about “Former Moji Mitsui Club”
<Former Moji Mitsui Club>
[Address] 7-1 Minatomachi, Moji-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture
[Opening hours] 9:00-17:00
[Closed days] None
[Admission]
Free on the 1st floor,
paid admission only on the 2nd floor (Einstein Memorial Room and Fumiko Hayashi Memorial Room)
(150 yen for adults, 70 yen for elementary and junior high school students)
[Telephone] 093-321-4151 (Mojiko Retro General Information)
[Parking] None (paid parking available nearby)
[Official website] https://mojiko-retoro9.jp/spot/former_moji_mitsui_club/
Exterior
The “Old Moji Mitsui Club” is about a 2-minute walk from JR Mojiko Station.
There is a Japanese and Western restaurant on the first floor, as well as a free tour of the building.
On the second floor (fee required), there is the “Einstein Memorial Room,” where Einstein actually stayed for five days, and the “Hayashi Fumiko Memorial Room” dedicated to the writer Hayashi Fumiko, who was born in Moji in 1903 (Meiji 36).
Photography was not permitted in the Hayashi Fumiko Memorial Room, so in this article we will introduce the free viewing area of the museum on the first floor and the Einstein Memorial Room on the second floor.
The former Moji Mitsui Club was built in 1921 (Taisho 10).
While Mojiko Retro is filled with many old red brick buildings, the Former Mitsui Club is a Western-style building.
The spacious garden is well-planted, creating a peaceful atmosphere.
It’s a beautiful Western-style house with a spacious garden.
Tours of the first floor are free, but there is a fee to visit the second floor (Einstein Memorial Room, Fumiko Hayashi Memorial Hall) (150 yen for adults, 70 yen for elementary and junior high school students).
The first floor is free, but the second floor requires admission. The Einstein Memorial Room is on the second floor.
Inside the building (1st floor)
The entrance is a large, heavy wooden door.
The interior is elegant and Western-style.
Gorgeous room!!
The carpet and chairs are so gorgeous!
The white ceiling and lighting also give it a nice retro feel.
It is an elegant Western-style building that evokes the prosperity of Moji, a big city at the time that was visited by many foreigners.
The interior of the building is reminiscent of an elegant time. It is a Western-style building filled with the romanticism of the Taisho period.
This is a Japanese and Western restaurant.
We also actually do business.
The interior of the store is very gorgeous.
At the entrance to the Japanese and Western restaurant, there is a photograph taken in 1922 of a dinner party hosted by the branch manager of Mitsui & Co., Ltd., inviting the Einsteins.
It’s a little hard to see, but apparently Einstein and his wife are in the center of the photo.
Currently, it houses a Japanese and Western restaurant, but it’s easy to imagine the elegant times when dinner parties attended by Einstein and his wife were held here.
And there’s a photo of a dinner party held here, with Einstein in it!
A heavy wooden staircase leads to the second floor.
With each step, you can feel yourself stepping on wooden floors.
There is a fee to enter the second floor, so you must pay at the reception on the first floor first.
Inside the building (2nd floor) “Einstein Memorial Room”
As soon as you go up to the second floor, you will find the room where Einstein and his wife actually stayed for five days in 1922 (Taisho 11).
The room in which Einstein and his wife stayed has now been restored to its original form and is open to the public as the “Einstein Memorial Room.”
Step inside the room where Einstein actually stayed for five days!
Einstein’s room
This is how Einstein and his wife actually live now.
The stately Western-style room is filled with retro ornaments and shelves.
It seems to be a reproduction of the room from that time.
Einstein’s bedroom
This is the actual bedroom that Einstein and his wife used.
The bed has also been recreated.
It has the atmosphere of a stately, luxurious medieval European hotel.
It’s quite moving to imagine that Einstein actually spent time in this room.
An elegant Western-style room with a medieval European feel. Einstein spent five days here.
Einstein’s bathroom
This is the bathroom and washroom.
wide!!
It has the atmosphere of a bathroom that you would see in an old retro movie.
It has an incredible retro feel.
A bathroom that looks like something out of a retro movie!
Letter from Einstein
This is the actual handwritten letter that Einstein wrote during his stay.
I never knew such an amazing thing existed!
This is a handwritten letter that Einstein wrote during his stay.
Here is the Japanese translation.
It seems to be written about your feelings during your stay in Japan.
Einstein’s signature
This is Einstein’s signature.
Apparently he signed a petition during his stay.
It’s amazing that there is such a big Einstein signature!
There is a huge Einstein signature on display.
Einstein’s photo
This is a photograph of Einstein and his wife taken on board a ship when they visited Japan in 1922 (Taisho 11).
He apparently came to Japan on a Japanese ship called the Kitano Maru, operated by Nippon Yusen.
100 years ago, there were no airplanes, so people came all the way from Germany to Japan by ship.
The view from the second floor of the ” Moji Mitsui Club”
From the second floor of the former Moji Mitsui Club you can see the retro townscape of Mojiko Port.
On a sunny day, the blue sky and the sea are very beautiful.
Once you’ve finished touring the Former Moji Mitsui Club, be sure to check out the surrounding tourist spots!
” Moji Mitsui Club” is a must-see spot for retro sightseeing in Mojiko Port
The former Moji Mitsui Club is a Western-style building that was built in 1921 (Taisho 10) and is a nationally designated Important Cultural Property .
It was built as an elegant social club for Mitsui & Co., and has welcomed many foreign guests .
There was a constant stream of passenger ships for continental trade and continental and European routes, and Mojiko Port was apparently a big city at the time !
The town was lined with cutting-edge businesses such as Western restaurants, cafes, and jazz clubs to entertain visitors, as well as trading company buildings, and it was bustling with activity day and night.
In 1922 (Taisho 11), the year after the “Old Moji Mitsui Club” was built, Dr. Einstein apparently stayed here for five days during his lecture tour of Japan.
The room where Dr. Einstein actually stayed has been preserved as it was at the time as the “Einstein Memorial Room” and you can go inside and take a look around.
The Former Moji Mitsui Club is an elegant Western-style building that brings to life the prosperity and splendor of Mojiko Port during the Taisho era, and is a must-see spot for any retro Mojiko Port sightseeing.
It is located just a two-minute walk from JR Mojiko Station, so if you are visiting by train, it would be a good idea to start your sightseeing trip at the “Former Mitsui Club” to make your trip smoother.
Mojiko Retro is full of things to see, and there are many tourist spots within walking distance of the “Former Moji Mitsui Club,” so be sure to check out as many as you can!
I hope the above information is of some help.
“Old Moji Mitsui Club” is a must-see spot for retro sightseeing in Mojiko Port.
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