With some exceptions, advance reservations are not required for personal use.
Individual experiences do not require advance reservations, except for the tea ceremony experience in the tea room.
Please come to the general reception desk 20 minutes before your desired time.
Sakai Plaza of Rikyu and Akiko is also suitable for individuals and small groups.
You can enjoy tea ceremony experiences and exhibitions at your leisure.
After you arrive, please check the availability at the general reception on the 1F floor.
Please purchase various tickets.
*For further details, please see below.
Tea ceremony in a traditional Japanese style (no reservation required)
Ryurei is a style of tea ceremony performed while sitting on a chair, and was devised to allow people who find it difficult to sit in seiza and people from overseas to enjoy the tea ceremony.
In this experience, you will enjoy matcha green tea and Sakai wagashi (fresh sweets) at a chair, accompanied by a tea ceremony from the Omotesenke, Urasenke, and Mushakojisenke schools.
Ryurei Tea Ceremony Start Time and Fee
Event category | ① | ② | ③ | 4 | ⑤ | ⑥ | ⑦ | ⑧ | ⑨ | ⑩ | ⑪ | ⑫ | ⑬ |
Start time | 10:00 | 10:30 | 11:00 | 11:30 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 13:30 | 14:00 | 14:30 | 15:00 | 15:30 | 16:00 | 16:40 |
*Excluding the 3rd Tuesday of every month (or the following day if it is a public holiday) and the New Year holidays.
* 1 experience lasts approximately 20 minutes.
Ryurei Tea Ceremony Experience Fee | Individuals (no reservation required) |
Adults (including university students) | 800 yen |
A high school student | 700 yen |
Junior high school and younger | 600 yen |
Tea ceremony experience in a tea room (reservation required)
Under the guidance of the three Sen schools of tea ceremony, you will learn about nijiri, seiza, floor appreciation, sweets and tea.
Not only can you experience the proper etiquette for the tea ceremony, such as how to receive tea, but you can also try it yourself.
You can also make tea.
Not only can you experience the proper etiquette for the tea ceremony, such as how to receive tea, but you can also try it yourself.
You can also make tea.
Personal experience is3rd Sunday of every month(Reservations accepted 1 month in advance.)
Tea ceremony experience start time |
①10: 00 | ② 11: 30 | ③ 13: 00 | ④ 14:30 | ⑤16:00 |
* 1 day 5 sessions and for 1 session maximum 20 people.
*Please wear socks in the tea room.
Tea ceremony experience fee | Individuals (reservations required) |
Adults (including university students) | 1,000 yen |
A high school student | 900 yen |
Junior high school and younger | 800 yen |
*Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
*If there are spaces available on the day, applications will be accepted on the day.
Permanent exhibition facility (no reservation required)
Sen no Rikyu Chanoyu Museum
At the Sen no Rikyu Tea Ceremony Museum, images and audio of people connected to Rikyu and the town of Sakai are displayed.
In addition to introducing the area, "Sakai as seen in the Sumiyoshi Festival Screen" and "Sakai: The World-Class Moated City"
You can see exhibits such as "Ruins" and "Imagination of Tea Room (Floor Area)."
Yosano Akiko Museum
At the Yosano Akiko Memorial Museum, you can experience the world of Akiko's poetry through video and audio.
The poetry is changed with the seasons, spring, summer, autumn and winter, and visitors can also see the bindings of Akiko's books, a recreation of the study where she wrote, and the lives and achievements of Akiko and Hiroshi, who were teacher, student, comrade, and husband and wife.
The poetry is changed with the seasons, spring, summer, autumn and winter, and visitors can also see the bindings of Akiko's books, a recreation of the study where she wrote, and the lives and achievements of Akiko and Hiroshi, who were teacher, student, comrade, and husband and wife.
Permanent Exhibition Admission Fee
Please purchase your ticket at the general reception desk. This ticket allows you to visit both the Sen no Rikyu Tea Ceremony Museum and the Yosano Akiko Memorial Museum.
Permanent exhibition admission fee | Individuals (no reservation required) |
Adults (including university students) | 300 yen |
A high school student | 200 yen |
Junior high school and younger | Free |
Tour of Sakai Tai-an (no reservation required)
Based on research findings from historical documents, modern craftsmen have brought Sakai Tai-an back to life in Sakai, and visitors can enter the tea room to experience the space.
You can also visit "Muichian," a replica of Rikyu's four-and-a-half-tatami-mat tea room from the Kitano Grand Tea Ceremony.
Sakai Taian Tour Start Time | ||||
①10: 00 | ② 11: 00 | ③ 13: 00 | ④ 14:00 | ⑤15:00 |
*1 session takes approximately 30-40 minutes (up to 10 people per session)
*Please note that the exhibit may not be available for viewing due to group tours, etc. For more information, please contact Sakai Plaza of Rikyu and Akiko.
Sakai Tai-an Special Viewing Fee
Please purchase tickets at the general reception on the day.
| Sakai Taian Special Viewing Set | Individual |
| Adults (including university students) | 1,300 yen |
| A high school student | 1,100 yen |
| Junior high school and younger | 800 yen |
| Sakai Taian Tour only | 300 yen (Exhibition admission ticket required) |
*This set ticket allows you to experience the permanent exhibition, a standing tea ceremony, and a tour of Tai-an.
■Every Tuesday and Friday, at 11:00 and 14:00, tea is served in the tea room "Muichian."
Time Trip Sakai (no reservations required)
This is an experiential content that lasts approximately seven minutes. When you put on VR goggles and stand on a circular table, a 7D image of the medieval moated city of Sakai is reproduced on the hologram table, and you can view the image from any angle.
Additionally, huge digital signage screens are installed on 3 walls of the room, projecting beautiful seasonal scenes such as cherry blossoms and autumn leaves, allowing you to take commemorative photos with your smartphone.
Additionally, huge digital signage screens are installed on 3 walls of the room, projecting beautiful seasonal scenes such as cherry blossoms and autumn leaves, allowing you to take commemorative photos with your smartphone.
Time Trip Sakai Start Time | ||||
①10: 30 | ② 11: 30 | ③ 13: 30 | ④ 14:30 | ⑤15:30 |
Time Trip Sakai Price
Please purchase a combined ticket for the VR experience and the permanent exhibition at the general reception desk on the day of the event.
Permanent Exhibition Viewing and VR Set Ticket | Individuals (no reservation required) |
Adults (including university students) | 1,400 yen |
A high school student | 1,300 yen |
Junior high school students (13 years old and above) | 1,200 yen |
*This set ticket also allows you to view the permanent exhibition.
*People under the age of 13 cannot use VR.
*People under the age of 13 cannot use VR.
Guided tour of the museum (no reservation required)
Tour volunteers will guide you through Sen no Rikyu Tea Ceremony Hall, Yosano Akiko Memorial Museum, and tea rooms named by the heads of the three Sen schools of tea.
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