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The only surviving ageya of the Shimabara quarter, with a ceiling papered in fans and a room inlaid with shell.
About this place
Sumiya was an ageya (restaurant and banquet facility) that once operated in Kyoto's Shimabara pleasure quarter (now Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto). The building is designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan, and since 1998 it has been open to the public as the "Sumiya Museum of Hospitality Culture." In 1589 (17th year of Tensho), Toyotomi Hideyoshi opened the licensed quarter "Yanagimachi" at Yanagi-no-Baba Nijo, and the first Tokuemon began operating Sumiya. In 1602 (7th year of Keicho), Yanagimachi was suddenly forced to move, and Sumiya also had to relocate to Rokujo Misujimachi.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened：1641 Highlights / collection：Important Cultural Property ageya architecture, Ogi-no-ma (Fan Room), Aogai-no-ma (Mother-of-Pearl Room) Genre：Architecture, Nihonga (Japanese-style painting)
Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Official website
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Source sumiyaho.sakura.ne.jp ↗Before you go
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