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Tea Room ／ Tokyo
Kujō-kan
くじょうかん
A building from the Kujō residence inside the Kyoto Imperial Palace grounds, moved via the family's Akasaka house to Ueno; its sliding doors bear Kanō-school landscapes.
The building originally stood in the Kujō residence within the Kyoto Imperial Palace grounds and was moved to the Kujō residence in Akasaka, Tokyo, where it served as the family head's living quarters. It was donated to the Tokyo National Museum by the Kujō family in 1934 and moved to its present site.
A single-storey timber building with a tiled hipped roof, 15 m wide and 10 m deep, with two rooms surrounded by a corridor. The alcove wall and sliding doors bear Kanō-school landscapes with pavilions, and the transom is a single plank of Chinese quince carved with a wisteria-lozenge pattern.
The garden north of the Honkan has five tea houses, including Kujō-kan, which are rented for a fee for tea gatherings, haiku meetings and similar events. Kujō-kan has two 10-mat rooms and holds about 20–30 people. It can be viewed from outside during garden opening hours.
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Hire fees and procedureHire fees and procedure
The daily fee is ¥60,000 on weekdays and ¥70,000 on weekends and holidays (tax and utilities included). Cancelling after 17:00 on the previous business day costs the full fee.
First check availability by phone (03-3822-1111, venue rental desk) or email and make a provisional booking (from the 1st of the month six months ahead up to the day before). Then send the building-use application by fax or email; the booking is confirmed once the museum approves it. On the day, enter by the West Gate; the fee is paid by bank transfer after an invoice is issued.
The building is hired as-is, and catering or lighting is arranged by the user. Fire is in principle not allowed indoors, and food and drink only in designated places. Organisers must prepare and wear ribbons or badges.
How to experience itVisit & use
Rented for a fee, by advance application, for tea gatherings, haiku meetings and similar events (available 9:30–16:00; two 10-mat rooms, about 20–30 people).
Book / apply
Tea room hire for tea gatherings and haiku meetings（official page） ↗Tea room hire for tea gatherings and haiku meetings for Kujō-kan through the site's official page. Please check availability and conditions there.
Visitor informationInformation
| Address | 13-9 Ueno Park, Taitō-ku, Tokyo (Tokyo National Museum garden) |
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| Hours | Garden open 9:30–17:00 |
| Closed | Mondays (if a holiday, open and closed the next weekday); year-end (Dec 26–31) |
| Admission | Collection exhibition ¥1,000 general, ¥500 university students (free under 18 / high school and under, and 70+) |
| Access | 10 min walk from JR Ueno (Park Exit) or Uguisudani (South Exit); 15 min from Ueno (Ginza/Hibiya lines) or Nezu (Chiyoda Line) |
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