Shunpu Banriso

Kasama City

Central Ibaraki

Castles/Historical Sites

Shunpu Banriso is a 300-square-meter thatched-roof private house that was the residence of Kitaoji Rosanjin, a famous Japanese artist active from the late 19th to mid-20th century in many fields including pottery, calligraphy, and cooking, and was moved from Kita-Kamakura.

Some rooms inside the house were personally designed by Rosanjin. The facility also displays furniture handmade by Rosanjin and his favorite items. The vast garden around is lush with cherry blossoms, azaleas, maples, irises, and many other plants and trees, offering scenery that changes with the seasons.

In addition, a private lunch is served in the Nagayamon (one of the traditional Japanese gates) by reservation only. It is available for one group per day, with a maximum of 7 people. Please call to make a reservation at least two days in advance.

Information

Address: Ibaraki, Kasama, Shimoichige 137-1
Access: By public transport:
About 15 minutes by taxi from Tomobe Station (JR Joban Line)
About 20 minutes on foot from Kasama Station (JR Mito Line). Or 5 minutes by taxi
By car:
About 10 minutes from the Tomobe IC of Joban Expressway
Business Hours: 9:30 - 17:00 (admission until 16:30)
Winter (December, January, February): 10:00 - 16:00 (admission until 15:30)
Lunch: 11:30 - 13:30
*Open only on Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays in January and February
Closed: Mondays (or the following day if it is a public holiday), New Year's holidays
Website: https://www.nichido-museum.or.jp/shunpu/index.html
Contact: Kasama Nichido Museum of Art: 0296-72-2160
Parking: Standard-sized cars: 50
Microbuses: Allowed
Large buses: Allowed (designated parking lot)

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