“Mojiko”
Mojiko Station was the first station in Japan to be designated as a nationally important cultural property, and Mojiko Station and Tokyo Station are the only two currently working station designated as nationally important cultural properties.
Preservation and repair work began in 2012, and demolition, repair, reinforcement and assembly work began in 2013.
It was completed in 2019, and the building looks like left when it was founded in the Taisho era.
There are no set up benches on the platform, and the station staff's collared uniforms are original products only available at Mojiko Station making them popular among foreigners for their retro atmosphere. All announcements at the station are made in real voice rather than the regular audio with recording voice.
Blue Wing Moji (Drawbridge) is one of the largest pedestrian-only bridges in Japan. It has been certified as a “lover's sacred place,” and it is said that couples can find happiness if they cross it.
Former Moji Customs
Former Moji Customs was used as a custom building from 1912 to about 1926. Currently, the first floor has an entrance hall, rest room, coffee shop, and a permanent Moji Customs information exhibition room that introduces methods of smuggling, and the third floor is an observation room with a panoramic view of the drawbridge and passing ships.
Former Moji Mitsui Club
The former Moji Mitsui Club, which was established in 1923 as a social club for MITSUI & CO., LTD., has been designated as an important cultural property of the country.
It is also famous as the place where Dr. Einstein stayed when he came to Japan for a national performance, and the room he stayed in is a reproduction of what it looked like back then.
Currently, the first floor is a restaurant and event hall, and the second floor is the Einstein Memorial Room and Fumiko Hayashi Memorial Room.
Tenka
At the Japanese restaurant ”Tenka,” you can enjoy blowfish kaiseki (blowfish cuisines). At Blowfish-Sashimi-Zen , you can enjoy fresh blowfish sashimi and many other Japanese dishes.
Once you go to the street lined with old-fashioned Western food restaurants and coffee shops, you will enjoy with the retro atmosphere.
