Former Chikurin-in Temple
This temple was once used as a place for priests to stay, but it is under the ownership of the city and is therefore open to the public.
The 3,306 m² temple garden, which uses the clear waters of the Omiya-gawa River, and the backdrop provided by Mt. Hachioji, is a nationally-designed site of scenic beauty. Guests may drink matcha tea while they look out on the garden. Within the garden are a gazebo and two skillfully constructed tea houses. Amongst these tea houses, one tea house with a gabled and thatched roof is known as the “Seat of the Milky Way,” and it has an unusual shape. There are no other examples of such a tea house in Japan, except for the Mushakoji Senke School of Tea in Tokyo.
| Address | 5-2-13 Sakamoto, Otsu City |
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| Access |
■By train ・20 min walk from JR Hieizan Sakamoto Station ・5 min walk from Keihan Sakamoto Hieizan-guchi Station ■By car 10 min from Kosei Road Shimosakamoto Interchange |
| Parking | 10 cars, 10 large vehicles |
| Contact |
TEL:+81-77-578-0955 |
| Business Hours | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Reception closes at 4:30 p.m.) |
| Closed on | Monday (Open the following day when Monday is a national holiday), New Years |
| Price | 320 yen (Group discount for groups of 15 or more: 250 yen) |
| URL | http://kyuchikuriin.web.fc2.com/ |