⏸ Temporarily closed
Built in Kyoto in 1646 for a prince, and brought here piece by piece in 1959.
It is an imperial teahouse that ended up beside a stream in Kamakura: dismantled in Kyoto, transported and reassembled in 1959. The garden surrounds it and you can walk round it; to go inside the villa you need a separate ticket, and it is not always possible. There is a café within the grounds.
Built in 1646 in Kyoto as a country retreat for Prince Ichijō Ekan, son of Emperor Go-Yōzei, it was moved to Kamakura in 1959. It has been an Important Cultural Property since 1964.
ℹ️ The opening calendar is irregular: the villa closes in summer, at the end of the year and on days when it is hired out, so check before you go. Tickets are 700 yen as a rule, 1,000 from 1 to 30 June and from 20 November to 10 December. Going inside the building costs an extra 1,500 yen.
🚉 Kamakura · 29 min walk
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