Hoshino Resorts transforms historic Nara prison into cultural museum

Hoshino Resorts transforms historic Nara prison into cultural museum

Hoshino Resorts has announced the opening of the Nara Prison Museum on 27 April 2026, repurposing a national heritage site into a unique cultural destination. The project will preserve the former Nara Prison, a National Important Cultural Property, and aims to create a space for reflection on history, architecture and society. The former Nara Prison, completed in 1908, is the only surviving structure of the “Meiji Five Great Prisons,” a major mo…