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Tea Room ／ Tokyo
Ōkyo-kan
おうきょかん
Built in 1742 as the study hall of Myōgen-in in Owari and painted in ink by Maruyama Ōkyo; it is also used for tea gatherings.
Built in 1742 as the shoin (reception hall) of Myōgen-in, a Tendai temple in Owari Province (today's Ōharu, Aichi). It was later moved to the Shinagawa residence of Masuda Takashi (Don'ō) in Tokyo and donated to the Tokyo National Museum in 1933, when it was moved to its present site.
The ink paintings inside are said to have been brushed in 1784 by Maruyama Ōkyo while he stayed at Myōgen-in for eye treatment. The originals are kept in storage for conservation, and in 2007 digitally reproduced wall paintings were installed. The pine, bamboo and plum painting on the alcove wall remains.
Strictly a shoin rather than a tea room, it stands among the garden's tea houses and can be seen from outside during garden hours. Rental of Ōkyo-kan is currently suspended.
GalleryGallery
The buildingThe building
A single-storey timber building with a hip-and-gable tiled roof, 15 m wide and 9 m deep, with two rooms surrounded by a corridor.
More in the museum gardenMore in the museum garden
The garden north of the Honkan centres on a pond with five tea houses around it; rare trees and wild plants recall the museum's former natural-history department.
Also in the garden are a 5.7 m bronze five-storey pagoda that the fifth shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi dedicated to Hōryū-ji, and a ceramic lantern by Kiyomizu Rokubei IV dated 1908.
How to experience itVisit & use
The exterior can be seen from the garden. Rental of Ōkyo-kan is currently suspended; the museum gives no reopening date.
Visitor informationInformation
| Location | Tokyo National Museum garden, Ueno Park, Tokyo |
|---|---|
| Garden hours | 9:30–17:00 |
| Access | Exterior only, from the garden |
| Rental | Currently suspended |
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