Meimei-an, Garden tea house in Matsue, Japan

Meimei-an is a tea house in Matsue with a thatched, irimoya-style roof; its name plaque was brushed by Matsudaira Fumai himself. The adjoining tea garden includes the Hyakuso-tei, where matcha is served, and the Shiromi-dai, a lookout point over Matsue Castle.

Matsudaira Harusato, seventh lord of Matsue, built the tea house in 1779 for his senior retainer Arisawa Kazuyoshi, inside Arisawa's residence in Tonocho. It was later moved to the Matsudaira residence in Tokyo, returned to Izumo in 1928, and relocated in 1966 to its present site on Akayama hill in Shiomi Nawate to mark the 150th anniversary of Harusato's death.

The tea ceremony practised here follows Fumai-ryu, the school founded by Matsudaira Harusato, seventh lord of Matsue, who was known as Fumai-ko. The style takes its name from his nickname. At Hyakuso-tei, the adjoining tea house, visitors are served matcha.

The tea house is open daily from 9:15 to 17:00, with last entry at 16:30; hours vary by season. It stands in Shiomi Nawate in Kitahori-machi, a four-minute walk from the Shiomi Nawate bus stop on the Matsue Lake Line, 15 minutes from Matsue Station. The castle-viewing platform looks toward Matsue Castle.

The tea house was moved three times: built in 1779 in the Denmachi residence of senior retainer Arisawa Kazuyoshi, later taken to the Matsudaira residence in Tokyo, returned to Izumo in 1928, and finally relocated in 1966 to Akayama in Shiomi Nawate for the 150th anniversary of Fumai's death.