Here you can tour the former home of Horigome Shirobei, a prosperous safflower trade merchant during the middle Edo Period (1603–1868), as well as gain a deep understanding of history and culture related to safflowers—representative of Yamagata Prefecture—through materials related to Mogami benibana safflowers and hina-ningyo dolls.

Address	1143 Yachibo, Kahoku Town, Nishimurayama County, Yamagata Prefecture
Opening hours	March – October 9：00～17：00 November – February　9：00～16：00 Closed: Second Thursday of every month, Year-end/New Year December 29 – January 3
Fees	Adults: 400 yen [Groups of 20 or more: 350 yen/person] High School Students: 150 yen [Groups of 20 or more: 120 yen/person] Junior High School Students or younger: 70 yen [Groups of 20 or more: 50 yen/person] Meals available at the HAKKEIAN restaurant within the museum from 1,200 yen (reservations required a minimum of 5 days in advance)
Car parking	Free of charge 18 parking spaces
Barrier-free facilities	Automatic door, multi-function toilet
Inquiries	Safflower Museum: 0237-73-3500 HP：http://www.benibananosato.jp/
Access	[By car] 15 minutes from Yamagata Airport 20 minutes from Sakuranbo-Higashine Station 15 minutes from Sagae Station 10 minutes from Higashine Interchange 20 minutes from Sagae Interchange

Recommended points/experiences

Benizome dyeing experience 30cm×30cm handkerchief: 1,300 yen
Benizome dyeing experience 45cm×45cm handkerchief: 1,600 yen
(Reservations required a minimum of 1 week in advance.)

Nearby site/facility information

Kahoku Children’s Zoo (approx. 5 minutes by car)
Kahoku Roadside Station (approx. 10 minutes by car)
Benihana Onsen Hina no Yu / Hina Sanchoku Center (approx. 8 minutes by car)