Entrance
Wheelchair accessible parking
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Urushi Entrance (Main Entrance)
The entrance is a large lacquered door designed by Living National Treasure Murose Kazumi. The contrast between the vermilion and black lacquer was designed by contemporary artist Sugimoto Hiroshi, and is inspired by the "katami-gaeshi" style of dress that was popular during the Momoyama period.
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Golden Tea House
This is a reproduction based on the historical fact that in the New Year of 1586, Toyotomi Hideyoshi brought a prefabricated golden tea room into the small palace within the Kyoto Imperial Palace to offer tea to the then Emperor, Emperor Ogimachi, and held a tea ceremony using golden utensils. Hideyoshi used this golden tea room for the Kitano tea ceremony in 1586, and it is known that he had it brought from Osaka and used it for a tea ceremony when he went to Nagoya, Hizen, to campaign in Korea in 1587. It is believed to have disappeared with the fall of Osaka Castle. Please rediscover the aesthetic sense of the Momoyama period, which displays contrasting aspects of lavish extravagance, also known as the Golden Age, and tranquil wabi-suki.
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Main Lobby
You can enjoy a panoramic view of Sagami Bay, with Hatsushima and Izu Oshima floating in the water, and a 180-degree panoramic view stretching from the Boso Peninsula to the Miura Peninsula and the Izu Seven Islands in the distance. The floor is paved with Kansui stone, a type of marble, and the sofa was designed by Sugimoto Hiroshi, with legs made of highly transparent optical glass. Sugimoto Hiroshi's masterpiece, "Seascape Atami," is on display on the wall.
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Exhibition rooms 1, 2, 3
The 2017 renovation, designed by the New Material Laboratory, headed by contemporary artist Hiroshi Sugimoto and architect Tomoyuki Sakakida, created an exhibition space that incorporates numerous ingenious features to maximize the appeal of the artworks. The display cases are modeled after a tokonoma alcove, with tatami mats made from washi paper used as display stands. Low-reflection, high-transmittance glass is used, and a black plaster wall is installed behind the viewer, minimizing the presence of the glass.
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Noh Theater
Photo spot
The Noh stage is made entirely of cypress and has a gabled roof thatched with cypress bark. It is used for a variety of purposes, including introducing excellent traditional performing arts, classical and pop concerts, and lectures.
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Apollo and Meditation
This is a huge relief by Antoine Bourdelle, the father of modern sculpture, measuring 3 meters in height and approximately 14 meters in length. It was created for the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris in 1910. The work was cast from a plaster cast housed in the Bourdelle Museum in Paris.
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Exhibition rooms 4, 5, 6
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the shop
We sell original art museum goods as well as crafts by traditional artisans. We offer a selection of works by Living National Treasures at affordable prices, proposing a lifestyle filled with beauty.
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the cafe
This cafe offers a panoramic view of Sagami Bay. The counter is made of brown-rusted Komatsu stone. Please enjoy our specialty coffee, which meets the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries' organic JAS standards and accounts for only 5% of the world's distribution.
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La Pâtisserie du musée par Toshi Yoroizuka
This sweets shop is produced by Toshi Yoroizuka, the first Japanese to receive a three-star restaurant chef diploma. You can enjoy Toshi Yoroizuka's beautiful sweets, which make you want to try them, on cups and plates designed by Living National Treasure Murose Kazumi.
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Bamboo forest
Bamboo is a pure plant that is used in Shinto rituals such as New Year's Kadomatsu and ground-breaking ceremonies, and it appears in "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter" as a plant that is inhabited by divine spirits. In recent years, the sunlight filtering through the gaps in the bamboo groves has become popular as a soothing spot with a Japanese atmosphere.
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Karamon Gate
It was originally located within the Mitsui family's villa, Shiroyamaso, in Oiso Town, Kanagawa Prefecture.
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Katagiri Gate
This was the main gate of the lodgings of Katagiri Katsumoto, a senior vassal of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and known as one of the Seven Spears of Shizugatake, when he served as the construction magistrate of Yakushiji Temple in Nara.The gate was later used as Jikoin Temple in Nara and the former Mitsui family villa Shiroyamaso in Oiso Town before being moved to our hotel.
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Tea House Ispakuan
You can enjoy seasonal Japanese sweets and matcha green tea at a black lacquered table and chairs while admiring the tea ceremony utensils displayed in the large hall.
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Japanese Restaurant Hana no Chaya
We offer Japanese cuisine made with locally sourced, organic, and naturally farmed ingredients. Enjoy the exquisite refinement of Japanese cuisine, made with carefully selected ingredients such as rice, vegetables, and fish, along with dashi and seasonings, all in the ambiance of a tea garden.
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Korin Mansion
The mansion where Ogata Korin spent his final years and is thought to have painted the National Treasure "Red and White Plum Blossoms Screen" has been restored based on his own drawings and carpenter's specifications (Important Cultural Property Ogata Korin Related Materials (Konishi Family Heirloom), Kyoto National Museum). The second floor houses a painting studio, and the first floor has two tea rooms, one with five and a half tatami mats and one with three tatami mats, showcasing the sukiya-style architecture of the upper class townspeople of the Edo period.
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Sobanobou (1F)
We use Kirishita buckwheat grown in Togakushi, Kurohime, and Yatsugatake. Enjoy our soba noodles, which boast a rich aroma, flavor, and firm texture.
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Nijo Shinmachi (reservation required) (B1F)
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Woodsman's Pavilion (closed to the public)
This teahouse is associated with Iki Sanensai (1818-1886), the chief retainer of the Bizen Ikeda domain. It is called "Woodcutter's Pavilion" because of the picture of a woodcutter painted on the sliding doors.
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Escalator
From the escalator entrance, seven escalators lead up the approximately 200m corridor to the main building. The arched walls and ceiling are designed with beautiful colors.
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Circular Hall
The hall is 20 meters in diameter and has a floor made of marble collected from six countries around the world. The ceiling projects one of the world's largest kaleidoscopes, created by leading Japanese kaleidoscope artists Mitsuru and Yuriko Yoda.
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Moore Square
The bronze statue "King and Queen" by Henry Moore, a leading figure in 20th century sculpture, is on display here. From here, you can enjoy the magnificent view of Sagami Bay, and it's also a great spot for taking photos.
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Natural Garden
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