Konnichi-an

Urasenke's emblematic tea room. Sen Sōtan named the tea room he built for his retirement "Konnichi-an" (Today Hut), after a phrase that the priest Seigan, arriving late to a gathering, wrote on the wall. It is part of the "Urasenke Residence," designated an Important Cultural Property in 1976, and the Agency for Cultural Affairs describes it, with Yū-in, as Urasenke's most important tea room.

One mat plus a daime mat and a board — two mats in all — it is a thatched-hut tea room pared to the limit. The ceiling is entirely exposed bamboo rafters and laths; there is no alcove, and the wall with the host's entrance serves as one, fitted with a scroll hook. The hearth is cut mukō-giri, with the board beyond it and a centre post of kobushi magnolia.

A private room of the head family; not open to the public.