This is a facility where you can learn more about the life and accomplishments of ichizo kobayashi, the founder of the hankyu toho group. his former residence, gazoku sanso, the teahouses sokuan and hakken, and the main gates nagayamon and bei are all registered tangible cultural properties (structures) by the nation, and the hakubaikan, which is modeled after the interior of a hankyu train, displays many photographs and documents from the company's founding.