Activity Offer: Heritage Hideaway ＜Official Website Exclusive＞
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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.
Discover More of Heritage Hideaway
・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 –
Deities in Stone
Period Saturday, January 17 –Sunday, March 29, 2026
Closed Mondays except February 23, 2026
Closed on February 24, 2026 Opening 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.
– Spring Exhibition –
Kumamoto Castle: Tracing 400 Years of Enduring Heritage
Period: Saturday, April 11 –Sunday, June 7, 2026
Closed: Mondays except May 4, 2026
Closed on May 7, 2026
In April 2026, ten years will have passed since the Kumamoto Earthquake. Kumamoto Castle, originally built by Kato Kiyomasa and later serving as the seat of the Hosokawa family for approximately 240 years, is widely regarded as one of Japan’s great castles. The historical materials preserved in the Eisei Bunko Museum vividly convey the candid thoughts of the first Hosokawa feudal lord, Hosokawa Tadatoshi, who was entrusted with governing an important domain, as well as explanations of the functions of the castle’s iconic tenshu (main keep) and the restoration processes undertaken each time the castle suffered damage.
This exhibition traces the history of Kumamoto Castle from the perspective of the Hosokawa family. With prayers for Kumamoto’s continued recovery, the exhibition features Hosokawa-ke Monjo (Documents of the Hosokawa Family), newly designated as an Important Cultural Property in 2025, together with related works of art. The armors of the first lord Tadatoshi and the second lord Mitsunao, restored with the generous support of the crowdfunding “Cultural Property Restoration Project II,” will also be unveiled for the first time after conservation.
