This is a culture and tourist facility that shows visitors the charm of the history and culture of Sakai, using the life and times of Sen-no-Rikyu, the legendary tea ceremony master, and Akiko Yosano, a feminist author and poet and a pioneer of modern Japanese literature, both of whom were born in Sakai. In the tea house, visitors can experience an actual tea ceremony.
Address : 2-1-1 Shukuincho-nishi, Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka
Open : 9:00 to 18:00 (doors open till 17:30)
Fee : Adults 300yen / High school students 200yen / Junior High and younger 100yen
Tourist Information Room is free and open all year round
Closed : 3rd Tuesday of each month
Approx. 10-min walk from ‘Sakai Station’
[Discount on Fees]
Adults: 300yen → 240yen
[Ryure-Style Tea Ceremony discount]
Adults: 800yen → 640yen