Sightseeing spots
Ichijo Ekan Sanso
Ichijo Ekan was a court noble during the beginning of the Edo Era and was also the ninth son of Emperor Go-Yozei. Ekan was a man who excelled at writing Waka (classical Japanese poems) and performing tea ceremony. Ichijo Ekan Sanso was built in Nishigamo, Kyoto on an open site as a summer house which later became a tea room and also set the stage of the cultural movement in 1946. Sanso is a priceless treasure as it is the only remaining example of Imperial court culture, apart from Katsurarikyu in Kyoto. The building was selected as a nationally designated important intangible cultural property after it was dismantled and reconstructed in Kamakura in 1959. The heart of Japanese culture revolves around a love of nature which can clearly be felt surrounded by nature in this beautiful garden.
Information
- Spot name
- Ichijo Ekan Sanso
- Address
- Kanagawa Prefecture, Kamakura City Jomyoji 5-1-10
- TEL
- 0467-53-7900
- Business hours
- 10：00～16：00
※The final order of the coffee room "Café Yamamomotei" is until 15:30
- Regular holiday
- Every Monday · Tuesday ※ Other temporary closing day available
- Fee
- Admission fee 500 yen
· Tea room "Café Yamamomotei" 500 yen ~
· "Ichijo Ekan Sanso Villa Experience Guide" 1,000 yen
· "Experience of tea ceremony" 2,000 yen
※ "Ichijo Ekan Sanso experience experience guide" "Experience tea ceremony" reservation in advance
- Access
- JR Kamakura Station East Exit
Take the "Kanazawa Hakkei / Highland / Tachibana Wash" row from Keikyu Bus No.5 stop and it takes about 10 minutes
Get off at the bus stop "Kuremyoji", 2 minutes on foot