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Tea rooms of the Nezu Museum
ねづびじゅつかんのちゃしつ
Tea rooms scattered through the museum garden in Minami-Aoyama. They are rented for tea gatherings, and one room a month is shown to ordinary visitors.
The garden of the Nezu Museum occupies hilly land that Nezu Kaichirō I bought in 1906 because he liked its rolling terrain. He created a garden with the air of a deep mountain valley, placed rustic buildings and tea rooms in it, and in 1913 held a 'garden review' to show the result.
To promote tea and other Japanese arts, the museum lends its garden tea rooms (Kōjin-tei/Buji-an, Ichiju-an/Hikinsai, Ikaruga-an/Seikei-tei, Kanchū-an/Ushibeya) and its auditorium for tea gatherings. Applications are screened for the gathering's public character and the organisers' experience; profit-making use is not allowed. Applications open on the first of the month 13 months ahead for three or more rooms, or six months ahead for two or fewer.
For ordinary visitors, a tea-room viewing of about an hour is held, as a rule, once a month on a Thursday from 3 p.m., showing one room each month. No booking is needed beyond museum admission.
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Fees by tea roomFees by tea room
According to the fee table (September 2023, tax included), Kōnin-tei/Buji-an and Hikinsai/Ichiju-an are ¥70,000 each (including 25 tea-gathering admission tickets), Ikaruga-an/Seikei-tei ¥60,000 (15 tickets), Kanchū-an/Ushibeya ¥40,000 (10 tickets) and the lecture hall ¥70,000 (25 tickets). The tickets are valid only on the day of the gathering.
Rules for useRules for use
Hours of use are 9:00–16:00. Once an application is approved, the fee must be paid in advance within a month. If convenient, you may enter free of charge from 14:00 to 16:00 the day before to prepare (ask a week ahead), and join the museum's free viewing sessions for users.
Selling goods or other commercial activity in the tea rooms is not allowed. Parking is unavailable on gathering days, so guests should come by public transport through the main gate; mizuya staff enter by the south gate on Kottō-dōri.
How to experience itVisit & use
Tea rooms can be hired for tea gatherings (written application and screening; the fee includes gathering admission tickets). Visitors can also join the monthly Thursday 3 p.m. tea-room viewing with museum admission only.
Book / apply
Apply to hire a tea room for a tea gathering（official page） ↗Apply to hire a tea room for a tea gathering for Tea rooms of the Nezu Museum through the site's official page. Please check availability and conditions there.
Visitor informationInformation
| Address | 6-5-1 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo |
|---|---|
| Hours | 10:00 AM–5:00 PM (last entry 4:30 PM) |
| Closed | Mondays (Tuesday if Monday is a holiday), exhibition changeovers, New Year holidays |
| Admission | Special exhibitions from ¥1,600 online / ¥1,800 at the door; other exhibitions ¥1,400 online / ¥1,600 at the door; free for high-school age and under |
| Access | 8 min walk from Exit A5 of Omotesandō Station (Ginza, Hanzōmon, Chiyoda lines); 10 min from Exits B4/B3 |
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