Nomura Museum of Tea Utensils 🌿

The Nomura Museum of Tea Utensils, located near Nanzen-ji in Kyoto's Higashiyama area, is a private museum showcasing a tea utensil collection. 🍂 This unassuming two-story building houses thousands of tea utensils accumulated by Nomura Tokushichi II, the founder of Nomura Securities and predecessor of Nomura Bank. 🍃🌺Among them are several pieces used or made by Sen no Rikyū, highlighting another aspect of Japanese tea culture: 🌿the collection of utensils used by famous individuals or master craftsmen. 🍂 🗺 Address: 61 Shigeyama-cho, Nanzen-ji, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture ☎️ TEL: 075-751-0374 🎫 Admission: 800 yen ⏰ Opening Hours: 10:00 - 16:30 (Last entry at 16:00) ♨️ Closed: Mondays (or the following day if Monday is a holiday) #Kyoto 🌿