The two tea rooms of Ohmiya Hachimangu, Suginami: Tsūsen-an and Shinsen-tei

In the bamboo grove beyond the shrine gate at Ohmiya Hachimangu in Suginami stand two tea rooms, Tsūsen-an and Shinsen-tei. Here is what the shrine's own precinct guide tells us.

Ohmiya Hachimangu, a shrine in Ōmiya, Suginami Ward, has two tea rooms within its grounds: Tsūsen-an and Shinsen-tei. Both stand in the bamboo grove just beyond the shrine gate.

【Where the tea rooms are】

According to the shrine's official precinct guide, the two tea rooms are in the bamboo grove beyond the shrine gate. At the entrance to the tea rooms stands a stone inscribed with a haiku by Awano Seiho, and nearby the sacred spring known as "Tama no Shimizu" still flows today.

【Basic information】

・Name: Tsūsen-an / Shinsen-tei (within Ohmiya Hachimangu) ・Address: 2-3-1 Ōmiya, Suginami-ku, Tokyo ・Phone: 03-3311-0105 (Ohmiya Hachimangu) ・Nearest station: Nishi-Eifuku on the Keiō Inokashira Line

【Using the tea rooms】

The shrine's website does not say whether the tea rooms can be rented or visited, or what it costs. If you are thinking of holding a tea gathering or a lesson there, please contact Ohmiya Hachimangu directly.

【From CHASHITSU TOKYO】

Before building a tea room of your own, sitting in a historic one like these gives you a real sense of the size, the light and where the hearth sits. For help creating a tea room at home, talk to one of the builders listed on this site.

Sources: Ohmiya Hachimangu official site, precinct guide (checked 24 Oct 2026) https://www.ohmiya-hachimangu.or.jp/hachimangu ; Suginami City cultural heritage guide https://www.city.suginami.tokyo.jp/s113/7446.html