| Location | 2-1-1 Shukuinchonishi, Sakai-ku, Sakai City |
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| Parking lot | Paid parking lot (for 103 passenger cars, 5 tourist buses) |
| Genre | Art Museums, Archives & Museums、Historical Culture |
| Area | Sakai-ku |
| Closing day | Sen no Rikyu Chanoyu, Yosano Akiko Museum, and Chanoyu (Tea Ceremony) Experience Room: Third Tuesday of the month (if the third Tuesday is a public holiday it is open on that Tuesday and closed the next day) and year-end and New Year holidays Tourist Information Space: Year-end and New Year holidays |
This cultural and sightseeing center widely conveys the unique history and culture of Sakai with a focus on two people who have deep connections with Sakai: Sen no Rikyu and Akiko Yosano.
In addition to the permanent exhibition of these two persons, you can enjoy matcha tea and traditional Japanese sweets from Sakai seated in a chair, with the Ryurei Teicha (Casual Tea Ceremony) served by Ura-Senke, Omote-Senke or Mushanokoji-Senke at the Chanoyu Experience Room. Also, there is a fully-equipped tea room where you can experience the making of matcha tea. Moreover, a full range of hands-on content is available, such as the state-of-the-art VR and restored tea room. The Sakai Plaza of Rikyu and Akiko gives you the chance to try walking around the attractive streets of Sakai as a museum where you can experience the history and culture of this city and see it as it was in the Azuchi-Momoyama period when Sen no Rikyu lived and the Meiji and Taisho periods when Akiko Yosano lived.
