Japanese Tea House

This ridge roof (kirizuma) style tea house, which has posts partly submerged in a koi pond, is constructed with Port Orford cedar. The tearoom is 4-1/2 tatami mats or approx. 9' square. The interior includes a closet kitchen (mizuya) and an alcove for displaying art (tokonoma). The tea house is enclosed by sliding shoji doors and surrounded by a veranda (engawa).

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舩村 佳織|エノコロ庭園設計室 added this to A Beginner’s Guide to the Japanese Tea Garden11 August 2016

Sado, the way of tea, has all kinds of rules and customs, and making a truly authentic teahouse garden requires expert...

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