This structure is the former home of Koreyoshi Takatori (1850 - 1927), a successful coal baron. This residence is a National Important Cultural Property and is an important structure teaching visitors about the period when Karatsu flourished as a coal producing area. Visitors to the Takatori Residence can see a structure with an exquisite design complete with a restored Western-style room with a plaster ceiling, cedars doors with paintings, transoms decorated with animals, reliefs of plants and a Noh stage. Visitors will not be disappointed by the grandeur of the modern Japanese-style architecture.