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Shigure-tei (Kenrokuen)
しぐれてい
A recreation, completed in 2000 (the garden-side rooms and tea enclosure follow surviving floor plans), of the domain pavilion where Kenrokuen began. Matcha and sencha are served and the rooms can be rented.
In 1676 the fifth Kaga lord Maeda Tsunanori moved the domain works office into the castle and built the Renchi pavilion on its site, laying out a garden around it. This was the beginning of Kenrokuen.
The sixth lord Yoshinori rebuilt the pavilion, which stood in front of today's fountain until it was demolished in the early Meiji period; in the late Edo period it was also called Shigure-tei. It was recreated on its present site in March 2000, and the garden-side 10- and 8-mat rooms and the adjoining okakoi tea enclosure were restored from surviving floor plans of the time.
Single-storey timber with a shingle roof, 270 m². It has rooms of 10, 10, 8, 8 and 13 mats, an 8-mat waiting room and two mizuya, with a lawn of about 700 m².
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How to experience itVisit & use
Matcha (¥1,000) and sencha (¥500) are served. There is no hands-on temae experience, and entry may not be possible during private bookings. Group tea bookings go directly to Shigure-tei; for renting the rooms, contact the management office (e.g. whole building, full day ¥64,530).
Book / apply
Tea service and room rental（official page） ↗Tea service and room rental for Shigure-tei (Kenrokuen) through the site's official page. Please check availability and conditions there.
Visitor informationInformation
| Address | Kenrokuen, Kanazawa, Ishikawa |
|---|---|
| Tea hours | 9:00–16:30 (last entry 16:00); closed 12:00–13:00 for cleaning |
| Closed | Dec 29–Jan 3 |
| Price | Matcha ¥1,000 (with Shigure-tei's own sweet); sencha ¥500 (with sweet). Garden admission ¥320 adults, ¥100 children |
| Contact | Shigure-tei 076-232-8841; Kanazawa Castle & Kenrokuen Office 076-234-3800 |
Photo: Distant view of Shigure-tei in Kenrokuen (Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 / そらみみ)
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