Kansai Technical Visit Guide

Japanese

ZEZE-YAKI Museum

Outline

Zeze-ware is pottery for the Japanese tea ceremony. They were produced by Kobori Enshu ,an artist of many talents during the Edo period, but they all about disappeared in short term. In 1919 Iwasaki Kenzo revived Zeze-ware. The museum exhibit ancient Zeze-wares and another tea utensils. Visitors can all purchase Zeze-wares in an adjacent pottery "Kagerouen".

Address

520-0837
1-22-28 Nakasho, Otsu, Shiga Japan

Home page

ZEZE-YAKI Museum  (Japanese only)

Access

Train: 1 minute walk from Kawaragahama Station, on the Keihan Ishiyama-Sakamoto Line.
Caｒ: 10 minutes from Meishin Expressway Otsu Interchange.

Parking

3 free parking spaces are available . Tour buses can make a brief stop near the museum.

Hours

10:00-16:00
Closed Mondays (or Tuesday when Monday is a holiday) and the year -end and New Year.

Number of visitors facility can accept

Maximum 40

Visit requirements

Reservations are required for groups(over 10), but are not required for individual and general visits.

Average visit length

30-40minutes

Admission fee

Adult & University Student:\700
Students: \500
Discounts are available for a group of 30 visitors and more　(\600 per　person)

Support in foreign languages

Brief description in English and Chinese. (Reservation is required.)

Materials in foreign languages

Pamphlet in English

Contact

TEL & FAX: +81-77-523-1118

Applications

Apply by internet, FAX or telephone.

Contact Information about this page.
(When you want to visit the facilities introduced in this list, please apply to each facility directly.)

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Kansai Bureau
International Investment Promotion Division
Address: 1-5-44 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka, 540-8535
Phone：+81-6-6966-6033