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Sumiya Motenashi Cultural and Art Museum (角屋もてなしの文化美術館)

Name: Sumiya Motenashi Cultural and Art Museum
Telephone: 0753510024

4.5

Art Museum

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One often hears of geisha quarter “Shimabara” in Kyoto period dramas. Now it is Nishishinyashiki Ageya-cho, and what remains of that time is the Sumiya Motenashi Museum of Art and Culture. Sumiya was a high-class pleasure house built at the beginning of the establishment of Shimabara in 1641. The wide garden facing the tatami room has a tea house, and the place was used not only for parties but tea ceremonies and gathering of haiku poets too. In 1952 it was designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan as a place retaining the culture of feasts and hospitality.

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Shimogyou-ku Nishishinyashikiageyachou 32 (Kawaramachi / ShijokarasumaArea)

0753510024

[3/15-7/18, 9/15-12/15]10:00-16:00

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Reviewed:2018/04/05 Stunning preserved ageya with great history

This place is a real find and usually off the beaten tourist track for non Japanese. To get the best its advisable to have the benefit of an interpreter. We hired a Japanese tour guide for the day as...

Reviewed:2017/08/24 Old Kyoto architecture

This was one of the best things we saw in Kyoto. The house was in the entertainment district of Old Kyoto. The architecture is unique and dates back 300 years. Little details like the sword cuts made...

Reviewed:2017/04/13 Just amazing

This property has been owned by the same family for many generations and was built in the 1700s , the family has preserved it well and run it as a walk through museum. Unfortunately there is limited...

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Address: Kyoto Kyoutoshi Shimogyou-ku Nishishinyashikiageyachou 32 [map]

Area: Kawaramachi / ShijokarasumaArea

Phone: 0753510024

Hours: [3/15-7/18, 9/15-12/15]10:00-16:00
Closed: Monday(The day following if it falls on a public holiday)
Fees: [Admission fee]
[General] 1,000yen
[Junior High School Students/High School Students] 800yen
[Elementary School Students] 500yen
* Excluding the special opening fee Friday on the 2nd floor
Parking Lot: Available(4spaces)
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Not available
Note: Temporary suspension of business:Closed until September 14, 2020 (Information as of August 3, 2020)
*Information may be changed, so please be sure to check the official information.
Notification: Temporary suspension of business:Closed until September 14, 2020 (according to August 31, 2020)
*The information may have changed, so please be sure to check the official information.
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day: Yes
Estimated stay time: 30-60 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Yes (only transfer to our wheelchair is possible)
Infant friendly: Yes (accompanied by a guardian)