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Nationally registered tangible cultural property, admission ticket set for the former residence palace is on sale for a limited time

2021.04.18

We will sell a great deal of tickets that include a one-day free ticket for Randen when the old residence is open to the public. The period will be from May 8th to June 6th, 2021.
Please spend a relaxing time in the garden seen from the hall during the season when young leaves sprout.

Kyutei Omuro

A suburban mansion built in 1937 (Showa 12).

There is a sukiya-style mansion on a site of 500 tsubo, a Japanese garden using the slope of Futagaoka, and a tea room with a view of Mt. Atago in the distance, so you can feel the elegant appearance of a suburban mansion in the early Showa period.

The designer and purpose of the building are unknown, but it is registered as a nationally registered tangible cultural property because it is well preserved and has high cultural value.

Release date: May 8th (Sat) -June 6th (Sun), 2021 No closed days
Time: 10: 00-16: 30 (last reception 16:00)
Admission fee: Adults 1,000 yen, children 500 yen (up to high school students) (including consumption tax) * Free for preschoolers
Contact: Old residence palace telephone 075-366-0376

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Train 1-day free ticket / Kyutei Omuro admission set ticket

Contents: 1 “Train 1-day free ticket” and 1 “Old residence palace” admission ticket
* Includes a special coupon for “Train 1-day free ticket”
Release period: May 8th (Sat) -June 6th (Sun), 2021 (30 days in total. “Old House Omuro” open to the public)
* Valid only on the day of release during the above period
Release price: Adult ticket 1,400 yen (including consumption tax)
Release location: Shijo Omiya Station, Saiin Station Office, Katabiranotsuji Station, Arashiyama Station Information, Kitano Hakubaicho Station

Customer Inquiry Desk
Keifuku Electric Railroad Line Creation Division
Telephone: 075-841-9386
*Weekdays 9:00-17:00

Request for measures against new coronavirus infection

● Please wear a mask when you come to the venue. Please refrain from visiting if you are not feeling well on the day of the event.
● Please secure social distance and avoid “three dense” at intervals as much as possible.
● Please cooperate with temperature measurement and alcohol disinfection at the venue.

* As a result of temperature measurement, if you feel unwell, such as when your body temperature is 37.5 degrees or higher, you may be refused admission. Please note.
* The organizer also takes measures to prevent infection based on the guidance and guidelines of relevant government agencies, such as staff health management such as temperature measurement, wearing masks, washing and disinfecting hands, and ventilation in trains.

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