SAKAI RISHO NO MORI 【Sakai Plaza of Rikyu and Akiko】
- Tourist attractions
This is the starting point of a sightseeing tour in Sakai, which you can enjoy with the family.
This is a cultural tourist facility that demonstrates attractiveness of history and culture.
You can experience a hands-on tea ceremony, which is one of Japan’s world-class cultural assets.
Sakai Plaza of Rikyu and Akiko is a jewel box full of Sakai’s attractiveness.
You can enjoy and learn the history and culture of Sakai such as Sen no Rikyu, the most successful figure in chanoyu (Japanese tea ceremony), and Yosano Akiko (a poet) and her literature in the plaza.
You can enjoy Ryu-rei teicha (tea ceremony), where you can sit in a chair and have matcha and Japanese sweets casually, as well as a chanoyu experience at an authentic chashitsu (tea ceremony room), located next to the remains of Sen no Rikyu’s residence.
Please visit Sakai Plaza of Rikyu and Akiko by yourself, with your family, friends, or sweet heart.
SAKAI RISHO NO MORI 【Sakai Plaza of Rikyu and Akiko】
By presenting the KANSAI ONE PASS card
20% discount off admission fee:
Adult (college student or older) 300 yen to 240 yen
High school student 200 yen to 160 yen
- Expiration date
- Until March 31, 2025
Information
| Address | 2-1-1 Shukuinchonishi, Sakai Ward, Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture 590-0958 |
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| Access | - One minute walk from Hankai Tramway Line Shukuin Station. - One minute walk from Shukuin bus stop, which can be reached from Nankai Koya Line Sakaihigashi Station (6 minutes bus ride) or Nankai Main Line Sakai Station (3 to 5 minutes bus ride). - Ten minutes walk from Nankai Main Line Sakai Station. |
| Hours | Sen no Rikyu Chanoyu (Tea Ceremony) Museum, Yosano Akiko Museum, Tourist Information Space / 9:00-18:00 Chanoyu (Tea Ceremony) Experience Rooms / 10:00-17:00 Parking / 24 hours |
| Regular holiday | Closed on the 3rd Tuesday of each month (or the following day when it falls on national holiday) and the year-end and New Year holidays for Sen no Rikyu Chanoyu Museum, Yosano Akiko Museum and Chanoyu Experience Facility. (Closed on the year-end and New Year holidays for Tourist Information Space.) Please note that parking lot is open 7 days a week. |
| Fee | [Sen no Rikyu Chanoyu Museum] [Yosano Akiko Museum] Adults (incl. university students). Age 19 or older / ¥300 Senior high school students. Age 16-18 / ¥200 Elementary and junior high school students. Age 15 or younger / ¥0 [Ryurei Teicha] : Casual Tea Ceremony （Reservation required） Adults (incl. university students). Age 19 or older / ¥800 Senior high school students. Age 16-18 / ¥700 Elementary and junior high school students. Age 15 or younger / ¥600 [Chanoyu Experience] : Make Tea in a Tea Ceremony Room （Reservation required） Adults (incl. university students). Age 19 or older / ¥1,000 Senior high school students. Age 16-18 / ¥900 Elementary and junior high school students. Age 15 or younger / ¥800 [Attraction VR Experience “Time trip SAKAI”] (Museum includes) Adult (incl. university students). Age 19 or older / ¥1,400 Senior Hight school student age 16-18 / ¥1,300 Junior Hight school student age 13-15 / ¥1,200 ※VR.experience is available for 13 years old and above. |
| URL1 | info-risho@ogbc.co.jp |
| URL2 | http://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/english/ |
