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Sarumen-chashitsu
さるめんちゃしつ
A four-and-three-quarter-mat room once designated a National Treasure; burned in the war and rebuilt inside the castle in 1949 from pre-war drawings.
A celebrated four-and-three-quarter-mat sukiya room said to have been moved from Kiyosu Castle when Nagoya Castle was built. The Kinjō Onkoroku suggests Oda Urakusai as its designer, though this is unconfirmed. In the Edo period it was simply called the o-sukiya; the present name seems to date from its sale into private hands after the Meiji Restoration.
"Sarumen" (monkey face) refers to the two knots side by side on the alcove post. It was moved from the Honmaru to the Ninomaru in 1620 and to Tsurumai Park in 1929. Designated a National Treasure in 1937, it was lost in the wartime fires and rebuilt inside the castle in 1949 from detailed pre-war drawings.
Today it stands with three other tea rooms in the roughly 2,000 m² garden of the Ofuke-maru enclosure. The rooms are not normally open to the public, but they can be used for tea gatherings, weddings and other events by contacting Nagoya Castle.
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Not normally open to the public, but it can be used for tea gatherings, weddings and other events. Contact Nagoya Castle (+81-52-231-1700); the official site has no dedicated online form, so inquiries are by phone or fax.
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Inquire about using the tea rooms（official page） ↗Inquire about using the tea rooms for Sarumen-chashitsu through the site's official page. Please check availability and conditions there.
Visitor informationInformation
| Location | Ofuke-maru garden, Nagoya Castle, 1-1 Honmaru, Naka-ku, Nagoya |
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| Access | Not normally open; available for tea gatherings, weddings and events |
| Inquiry | Tel +81-52-231-1700 / Fax +81-52-201-3646 |
Sources (checked 2026年10月)
Photo: Ninomaru Garden, Nagoya Castle — the site where this tea room stands, not the room itself. Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Bariston
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