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Tea Room ／ Tokyo
Gishun-tei
ぎしゅんてい
A four-and-a-half-mat tea room inside Rikugien, a Special Place of Scenic Beauty, that small groups can book.
One of the rental facilities in Rikugien, a Special Place of Scenic Beauty, Gishun-tei consists of a 4.5-mat tea room and a 2-mat mizuya. There is no air-conditioning. Because its layout differs from a typical tea room, users are asked to inspect it before booking.
It holds up to five people. Sessions are 9:00–12:00, 12:30–16:00, or all day 9:00–16:00. Tea utensils can be borrowed if requested when booking. Charcoal and open flame are prohibited, and meals cannot be eaten inside Gishun-tei.
For meals, the garden recommends also renting the adjacent Shinsen-tei (14-mat Matsu-Tsutsuji room and 7.5-mat Momiji room). It cannot be used for events open to the general public or for commercial activity.
About RikugienAbout Rikugien
Rikugien is a stroll garden with a pond and artificial hills that Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu designed and supervised himself over seven years on the Komagome estate granted to him by the fifth shogun Tsunayoshi in 1695. With Koishikawa Kōrakuen it was counted among the two great gardens of Edo.
Its name comes from the 'six forms' of waka poetry, and it recreates the scenery of Wakanoura in Kii and other places famed in poems as 88 views. It passed to Iwasaki Yatarō in the Meiji era, was donated to the City of Tokyo and opened in 1938, and was designated a Special Place of Scenic Beauty in 1953.
How to experience itVisit & use
Rentable by reservation for tea practice or small gatherings of up to five. Bookings open six months ahead on the same date, at the Rikugien Service Center counter or by phone (counter applicants at 9:00 take priority; lottery if they overlap).
Book / apply
Book the tea room（official page） ↗Book the tea room for Gishun-tei through the site's official page. Please check availability and conditions there.
Visitor informationInformation
| Address | 6-16-3 Honkomagome, Bunkyō-ku, Tokyo |
|---|---|
| Hours | 9:00 AM–5:00 PM (entry until 4:30 PM) |
| Closed | December 29–January 1 |
| Admission | Garden ¥300 general, ¥150 age 65+; Gishun-tei hire ¥7,400 half day / ¥14,800 full day (plus admission) |
| Access | 7 min walk from Komagome Station (JR Yamanote / Namboku Line); 10 min from Sengoku Station (Mita Line) |
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