In addition to Wistaria's old friends and acquaintances, foreign travelers who had heard of the teahouse abroad and ventured here to see it were also shocked that half of it had been boarded up. People were afraid that no one would maintain the closed off section; the garden would turn into a tangle of weeds and a haven for insects. Water collecting on the roof would surely damage the wooden structure.
舊雨新知以外，一些慕名而來的國際觀光客也對這座「被查封的古蹟」頗感錯愕，有人擔心封條裡的「古蹟」無人維護，是否任由庭園的花草荒蕪，蚊蠅滋生；而屋頂積水無法處理，也會對木結構造成損害。