Sumiya Motenashi Cultural and Art Museum

Sumia Motenashi Museum of Art and Culture - Shimabara Geisha Quarter. Sumia is a high-class entertainment house built at the beginning of Simabara's foundation in 1641. There is a tea house in the wide garden overlooking the tatami room, and the place was used not only for parties, but also for tea ceremonies and haiku gatherings. In 1952, it was designated an Important Cultural Heritage of Japan as a place that preserves the culture of banquets and hospitality.