Konnichi-an(今日庵)

Sen no Rikyu is the most famous Japanese tea master and founder of the Japanese way of tea. After his grandson died, his heirs founded three different schools of the Japanese way of tea. One of these schools is Urasenke, meaning “Rear-Sen-house”.

Sen Sōtan, Sen no Rikyu’s grandson, built the original tea house on the north side of the Sen residence. It’s name Konnichi-an means “Hut of This Day” (今日庵). The Urasenke school of Japanese tea is also referred to by the name of its representative tea room Konnichi-an.

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Directions

How to get there
Take the city bus number 9 to Horikawaji-no-uchi(18 stops, 27 minutes). From there, walk in eastern direction and turn left into the Ogawa-dori (小川通).

Address JP: 〒602-0061 京都府京都市上京区本法寺前町613-1 裏千家今日庵
Address EN: 〒602-0061 Kyoto, Kamigyo Ward, Honpojimaecho, 613-1 裏千家今日庵

Admission
Not open to the public