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Sakai Risho no Mori
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A cultural center dedicated to Sakai's two great figures — Sen no Rikyu and Yosano Akiko — offering hands-on tea ceremony and Meiji literary exhibits
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2015
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Historic Site
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阪堺線宿院駅から徒歩2分
大阪府堺市堺区宿院町西2-1-1
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Historic Site
Founded 2015
11 years
Overview
A cultural complex themed around the two great cultural figures born in Sakai: tea master Sen no Rikyu and poet Yosano Akiko. It features tea rooms where visitors can experience Rikyu's way of tea, along with rich exhibits introducing the merchant culture of Sakai in the Azuchi-Momoyama period. At the ryurei-style tea counter, visitors can casually enjoy a bowl of tea. Opened in 2015 to honor thes…
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Origins
Sakai Risho no Mori opened in March 2015 as a cultural complex celebrating the two greatest cultural figures born in Sakai: tea master Sen no Rikyu (1522–1591) and poet Yosano Akiko (1878–1942). The facility's name combines characters from both names. Rikyu was born in Sakai in 1522 as the son of a …
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Sen no Rikyu
Master of Wabi-cha Tea Ceremony
Age 493 at founding (posthumous)
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Opened in 2015 next to the site of Sen no Rikyu's residence, this Sakai cultural center offers authentic tea ceremony experiences in the wabi-cha style Rikyu perfected, alongside exhibits on the merchant culture of Azuchi-Momoyama Sakai. As a memorial center conveying Rikyu's wabi-cha aesthetic and Sakai's autonomous-city heritage, it welcomes everyone from tea practitioners to international visitors.
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