Activity Offer: Heritage Hideaway ＜Official Website Exclusive＞
Select from step 2 of the reservations page, "Add-Ons."
Guests reserving via the official website for stays within the specified dates can enjoy the Eisei Bunko Museum exhibition, a stroll in Higo-Hosokawa Garden, the traditional Japanese garden, and matcha served in the tea room.
Special tickets are available to experience Japanese culture.
・Eisei Bunko Museum admission ticket
・Eisei Bunko Museum pamphlet
・Matcha green tea and sweets at Shoseikaku, Higohosolawa garden resting room ”Tsubaki”
・Leaflet explaining the exhibition
・Pamphlet of Higo Hosokawa Garden
■Eisei Bunko Museum Official Website
■Higo Hosokawa Garden (Admission free)
Opening hours:
From Feb. to Oct.: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. (The last admission is at 4:30 p.m.)
From Nov. to Jan.: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (The last
admission is at 4:00 p.m.)
◆Eisei Bunko Museum ◆
– Early Spring Exhibition 2026 –
Deities in Stone
Period Saturday, January 17 –Sunday, March 29, 2026
Closed Mondays except February 23, 2026
Closed on February 24, 2026Opening hours10:00am to 4:30pm (last entry 4:00pm)
Hosokawa Moritatsu (1883-1970), the founder of Eisei Bunko Museum, developed an early interest in Chinese classical literature and started collecting Oriental arts when he traveled around Europe. He collected not only Chinese antiquities and ceramics but also gilt bronze and stone Chinese Buddhist statues and sculptures from India and Southeast Asia. Especially noteworthy is the Chinese sculpture collection from the Northern Wei to the Tang Dynasty, which contains many precious works representing these eras. Many of these sculptures originally belonged to Hayasaki Kokichi (1874-1956), a pioneer in collecting Chinese art and introducing them to modern Japan.
This exhibition introduces Chinese sculptures designated as Important Cultural Properties, such as “Seated Bodhisattva in Meditation pose” and “Seated Buddha”, along with various Indian sculptures displayed for the first time in seven years.
