Local Secret · Negishi / Uguisudani
Shiki-an 子規庵
Reconstructed home of haiku poet Masaoka Shiki in Negishi, with the small garden and sponge-gourd trellis he wrote about.
Hours10:30-12:00 and 13:00-16:00
ClosedMondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays (open Wed, Sat, Sun and holidays); breaks in August and winter
PriceAdult: ¥500
Getting thereUguisudani Station (JR Yamanote / Keihin-Tohoku lines), north exit, 5 min walk
Time needed30-45 minutes
Best timeLate summer when the sponge gourds hang in the garden
Address2-5-11 Negishi, Taito-ku, Tokyo
About
Masaoka Shiki, who modernised haiku and tanka, spent his last years bedridden in this modest house until his death in 1902. Destroyed in 1945 and rebuilt in 1950 to the original plan, it preserves his small study, desk and the view of the garden that filled his late poems, including the hechima (sponge gourd) trellis. It is a quiet literary stop a few minutes from Uguisudani Station.
Highlights
- Shiki's study and writing desk
- Garden with hechima trellis
- Literary exhibits on haiku
- Next to the Calligraphy Museum
Tips
- Open only Wednesday, weekend and holiday afternoons/mornings; closed at lunchtime
- Combine with the Taito City Calligraphy Museum across the street
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