Tea Rooms

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A gallery of real, celebrated tea rooms — National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties among them. Please confirm viewing details with each site's official information.

Tea Room

—· wall paintings by Maruyama Ōkyo

Ōkyo-kan

おうきょかん

Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo／Open (exterior, from the garden)

Registered Tangible Cultural Property

Ōbai-an

おうばいあん

Daisen Park (Sakai City Tea Rooms), Sakai, Osaka／Open (exterior, from the roji)

Site photo

Important Cultural Property· assoc. Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Karakasa-tei & Shigure-tei

からかさてい・しぐれてい

Kōdai-ji, Kyoto／Open

Tea Room

Within Ritsurin Garden, a Special Place of Scenic Beauty· the “great tea house” of the Takamatsu lords

Kikugetsu-tei

きくげつてい

Ritsurin Garden, Takamatsu, Kagawa／Open (admission fee; matcha served)

Tea Room

—

Gyokusen-an

ぎょくせんあん

Gyokusen'inmaru Garden (Kanazawa Castle Park), Kanazawa, Ishikawa／Open (tea served)

Tea Room

—· the Kujō familyBookable

Kujō-kan

くじょうかん

Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo／Open (exterior, from the garden); rented for tea gatherings

Tea Room

Important Cultural Property· designed by Nakagawa Sason

Kōka

こうか

Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, Tokyo／Open (usually the ryūrei seat only)

Tea Room

—Bookable

Kōshō-an

こうしょうあん

Momijidani, Wakayama Castle, Wakayama／Open (tea served; rentable)

—· Tokugawa Nariaki (design)

Kōbuntei

こうぶんてい

Kairakuen, Mito, Ibaraki／Open (admission fee)

Site photo

Important Cultural Property· Katagiri Sekishū

Kōrin-an

こうりんあん

Jikō-in, Nara／Open

Kumamoto Prefecture Important Cultural Property

Kokin Denju no Ma

こきんでんじゅのま

Suizenji Jōjuen, Chūō-ku, Kumamoto／Open (in garden; exterior)

Within Kenrokuen, a Special Place of Scenic BeautyBookable

Shigure-tei (Kenrokuen)

しぐれてい

Kenrokuen, Kanazawa, Ishikawa／Open (tea served; rentable)

Tea Room

—· the Kujō familyBookable

Shūsui-tei

しゅうすいてい

Kyoto Gyoen, Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto／Open Thu–Sat; rented for tea gatherings

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Important Cultural Property· assoc. Oda UrakuBookable

Shunsō-ro (Sankeien)

しゅんそうろ

Sankeien, Yokohama／Open (exterior; interior normally closed)

Tea Room

—· Kawamura ZuikenBookable

Shunsō-ro (Tokyo National Museum)

しゅんそうろ

Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo／Open (exterior, from the garden)

National Treasure· Oda UrakusaiBookable

Jo-an

じょあん

Urakuen, Inuyama, Aichi／Open (garden)

Tea Room

—Bookable

Shōfū-an

しょうふうあん

Shōfūen, Chūō-ku, Fukuoka／Open (rentable)

Tea Room

Registered Tangible Cultural Property· Ōgi RodōBookable

Shin-an

しんあん

Daisen Park (Sakai City Tea Rooms), Sakai, Osaka／Open (matcha at the ryūrei seats; tea rooms by rental)

Tea Room

Within Isuien, a Scenic Spot· Yūmyōsai, 12th Urasenke head (supervision)

Seishū-an

せいしゅうあん

Isuien, Suimon-chō, Nara／Open (exterior, from the garden)

Site photo

Important Cultural Property· assoc. Sakuma Shōgen

Chōshū-kaku

ちょうしゅうかく

Sankeien, Yokohama／Open (exterior; interior normally closed)

Tea Room

—· Kobori EnshūBookable

Tengō-an

てんごうあん

Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo／Open (exterior, from the garden)

Tea Room

—Bookable

Nakajima no Ochaya

なかじまのおちゃや

Hama-rikyu Gardens, Chūō-ku, Tokyo／Open (matcha served)

Tea Room

Within Genkyūen, a Scenic Spot

Hōshōdai

ほうしょうだい

Genkyūen (Hikone Castle), Hikone, Shiga／Open (matcha served)

Tea Room

Shimane Prefecture Designated Cultural Property· in the taste of Matsudaira Fumai

Meimei-an

めいめいあん

Matsue, Shimane／Open

Tea Room

In Kōrakuen (Special Place of Scenic Beauty)Bookable

Moshō-an

もしょうあん

Okayama Kōrakuen, Okayama／Open (rented for tea only)

Tea Room

Ishikawa Prefectural Cultural Property· Maeda Harunaga

Yūgao-tei

ゆうがおてい

Kenrokuen, Kanazawa, Ishikawa／Open (in garden; exterior)

—· assoc. Maeda Toshitsune

Yōsui-tei

ようすいてい

Kyoto／Open (please confirm)

Tea Room

In Kōrakuen (Special Place of Scenic Beauty)Bookable

Renchi-ken

れんちけん

Okayama Kōrakuen, Okayama／Open (in garden; rentable)

Tea Room

—· said to be in the taste of Kanamori SōwaBookable

Rokusō-an

ろくそうあん

Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo／Open (exterior, from the garden)

Important Cultural Property

Ōkaku-dai

おうかくだい

Hiunkaku, Nishi Hongan-ji, Kyoto／Normally closed

Tea Room

—Bookable

Gishun-tei

ぎしゅんてい

Rikugien, Honkomagome, Bunkyō-ku, Tokyo／Rentable as a tea room (reservation)

Site photo

—Bookable

Kyūsui-tei

きゅうすいてい

Shugakuin Imperial Villa, Kyoto／Open by application

Site photo

—Bookable

Geppa-rō

げっぱろう

Katsura Imperial Villa, Kyoto／Open by application

Site photo

—Bookable

Sarumen-chashitsu

さるめんちゃしつ

Nagoya Castle, Aichi／Not normally open (available for tea gatherings)

Site photo

—· assoc. Emperor Go-MizunooBookable

Jugetsu-kan

じゅげつかん

Shugakuin Imperial Villa, Kyoto／Open by application

Site photo

—Bookable

Shōi-ken

しょういけん

Katsura Imperial Villa, Kyoto／Open by application

Site photo

—Bookable

Shōka-tei

しょうかてい

Katsura Imperial Villa, Kyoto／Open by application

Site photo

—Bookable

Shōkin-tei

しょうきんてい

Katsura Imperial Villa, Kyoto／Open by application

National Treasure· Sen no RikyūBookable

Tai-an

たいあん

Myōki-an, Ōyamazaki, Kyoto／Reservation; exterior view

Tea Room

—· Nezu Kaichirō I (garden)Bookable

Tea rooms of the Nezu Museum

ねづびじゅつかんのちゃしつ

Nezu Museum, Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo／Rented for tea gatherings (screened); monthly tea-room viewing

Site photo

Important Cultural Property

Hassō-ken

はっそうけん

Manshu-in, Kyoto／Check with the temple

Site photo

Important Cultural Property· Kobori Enshū

Hassō-seki

はっそうせき

Konchi-in, Nanzen-ji, Kyoto／By reservation

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Important Cultural Property· Fujimura Yōken

Yodomi-no-seki

よどみのせき

Saiō-in, Kyoto／By reservation

Site photo

—Bookable

Rin'un-tei

りんうんてい

Shugakuin Imperial Villa, Kyoto／Open by application

Tea Room

Important Cultural Property· Furuta Oribe tasteBookable

En-nan

えんなん

Yabunouchi family, Kyoto／Closed (occasional guided viewings)

Tea Room

Important Cultural Property (Urasenke Residence)

Kan'un-tei

かんうんてい

Urasenke, Kyoto／Closed (head family)

Tea Room

Registered Tangible Cultural Property· Sen Sōshu

Kankyū-an

かんきゅうあん

Mushakōjisenke, Kyoto／Closed (head family)

Site photo

Important Cultural Property (Urasenke Residence)· Sen Sōtan

Konnichi-an

こんにちあん

Urasenke, Kyoto／Closed (head family)

Site photo

Important Cultural Property

Sa-an

さあん

Gyokurin-in, Daitoku-ji, Kyoto／Generally closed

Tea Room

—

Zangetsu-tei

ざんげつてい

Omotesenke, Kyoto／Closed (head family)

Site photo

To be confirmed· Hosokawa Tadaoki (Sansai)

Shōkō-ken

しょうこうけん

Kōtō-in, Daitoku-ji, Kyoto／Currently closed to visitors

Site photo

—· from Sen no Rikyū

Fushin-an

ふしんあん

Omotesenke, Kyoto／Closed (head family)

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Important Cultural Property· Kobori Enshū

Bōsen-seki

ぼうせんせき

Kohō-an, Daitoku-ji, Kyoto／Generally closed

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National Treasure· assoc. Kobori Enshū

Mittan

みったん

Ryōkō-in, Daitoku-ji, Kyoto／Generally closed

Tea Room

Important Cultural Property (Urasenke Residence)· Sen Sōtan

Yū-in

ゆういん

Urasenke, Kyoto／Closed (head family)