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Tea Room ／ Tokyo
Rokusō-an
ろくそうあん
Built at Jigen-in of Kōfuku-ji in Nara in the Keian era and moved to Ueno in the Meiji period; its exterior can be seen from the museum garden.
Built in the Keian era (1648–1652) at Jigen-in of Kōfuku-ji in Nara. Together with Hassō-an (now at the Nara National Museum) and Okiroku of Shishōbō at Tōdai-ji, it was known as one of the three great tea rooms of Yamato.
The museum bought it in 1875, but the ship carrying its dismantled parts was wrecked off Izu. The timber survived, and it was re-erected at the museum in 1877. Dismantled and evacuated again during the Second World War, it was rebuilt on its present site in September 1947 by the master sukiya carpenter Kimura Seibei.
It has a thatched irimoya roof and a three-and-three-quarter-mat room in the taste of Kanamori Sōwa. The water basin at the crawl-in entrance was once part of a stone pagoda erected at Hosshō-ji by Fujiwara no Tadahira in 925. It can be seen from outside during garden hours and can be rented, for a fee, for tea gatherings.
GalleryGallery
Roji and ancillary buildingsRoji and ancillary buildings
The mizuya (preparation room), yoritsuki (gathering room) and waiting bench were designed and added by Kohitsu Ryōchū in 1881. With its gathering room, waiting bench and stone lanterns, the tea room has a full double roji (inner and outer garden path).
The water basin by the crawl-in entrance is of the type called a 'four-sided Buddha basin'. Originally part of a stone pagoda at Hosshō-ji, it passed through Ginkaku-ji and several owners before the museum acquired it in 1885.
Layout and hire feesLayout and hire fees
For hire, the layout is a three-mat daime room with the hearth set outside the host's mat, an anteroom (2 mats), a room (3 mats) and a waiting room (3 mats), suited to about 5–10 people. Available hours are 9:30–16:00.
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 (except for bad weather and similar outside causes). If nothing is booked the day before, you may set up your utensils free of charge for up to one hour, 16:00–17:00.
How to experience itVisit & use
Normally the exterior can be seen from the garden. To use it for a tea or haiku gathering, contact the museum's facility rental desk (+81-3-3822-1111), make a provisional booking (from the first day of the month six months ahead) and submit an application form.
Book / apply
Book the tea room（official page） ↗Book the tea room for Rokusō-an through the site's official page. Please check availability and conditions there.
Visitor informationInformation
| Location | Tokyo National Museum garden, Ueno Park, Tokyo |
|---|---|
| Garden hours | 9:30–17:00 |
| Access | Exterior only, from the garden |
| Rental capacity | 5–10 people |
| Rental fee | Per day: weekdays ¥60,000 / weekends & holidays ¥70,000 (9:30–16:00) |
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