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Sakai City Tea Room Shinan/Oubaian

A drink that can be enjoyed in the hometown of tea master Sen no Rikyu. Relax in the Sukiya-style tea room designed by Meiji era master craftsman Rodo Oki.

Sen no Rikyu, who brought Wabicha to great heights, was born in 1522 as the eldest son of a wealthy fish merchant in Sakai, Totoya. Sakai is home to many places associated with Rikyu's mansion, such as the ruins of his mansion, and if you want to enjoy a drink while remembering the great man of the tea ceremony, come to the Sakai City tea room Shinan. Located in a corner of the lush Daisen Park adjacent to the Daisenryo Tumulus (Emperor Nintoku's Tomb), the Sukiya-zukuri tea room was built in 1929 and was designed by Rodo Oki, a master sukiya-fusuke artist from the Meiji period. The building is an elegant two-story building with a seating capacity of approximately 25 people. It is also possible to host a tea ceremony for a large number of people. The neighboring ``Oubai-an'' is related to Munehisa Imai, one of the three masters of tea ceremony and also from Sakai. Both are registered tangible cultural properties of the country. The garden, which connects the two tea rooms, is free to visit, and there is also a nine-storied pagoda of the former Jodoji Temple, which is a nationally designated important cultural property.

Basic information

  • Parking Available
Business hours
9:30~16:30
*Applications for use of the tea room are accepted from 2 months in advance.
Holidays
Every Monday (open if Monday is a public holiday), year-end and New Year holidays, and Sakai City Museum closed days
Price
・9:30~12:00
Tea room usage fee 10,000 yen, garden usage fee 2,000 yen, 13:00-16:30
Tea room usage fee: 20,000 yen, garden usage fee: 3,000 yen, 9:30-16:30
Tea room usage fee: 30,000 yen, garden usage fee: 5,000 yen *However, if you use air conditioning or heating when using the tea room, 20% will be added to the tea room usage fee.
Access
From Nankai Koya Line "Sakai Higashi Station", take the bus to "Sakai City Museum" and walk 10 minutes.
Address
2-chome Mozu Yugumo-cho, Sakai-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka 590-0802
Telephone
072-247-1447
URL
http://www.city.sakai.lg.jp/kanko/hakubutsukan/chashitsu.html

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