Luxury residence stands as tourist site in Hakodate, northern Japan

Luxury residence stands as tourist site in Hakodate, northern Japan

A luxury private residence built by wealthy merchant Teppei Soma in 1908 stands in Hakodate on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on May 22, 2015. Purchased and repaired by a real-estate agent, the 17-room old Soma mansion has become a tourist spot in the southern Hokkaido city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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