Chashitsu
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Chashitsu in Japanese tradition is an architectural space designed to be used for tea ceremony gatherings.
Jo-an is a chashitsu (tea house) and inscribed as a National Treasure.
Interior view of a tea room
Tai-an (待庵), the only extant chashitsu designed by Sen no Rikyū, representing his concept of wabi-cha. Located in Myōki-an in Ōyamazaki, Kyoto (National Treasure)
The Golden Tea Room (MOA Museum of Art)
Jo-an
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Jo-an is a seventeenth-century Japanese teahouse located in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture. Jo-an is said to be one of the three finest teahouses in Japan and has been in its current location in Inuyama si
Chashitsu
…chashitsu designed by Sen no Rikyū, representing his concept of wabi-cha. Located at Myōki-an temple in Yamazaki, Kyoto. Designated a National Treasure. Jo-an (如庵) was built in Kyoto in 1618 by Urakusai, the younger brother of Oda Nobunaga, and was moved to Inuyama in Aichi in 1972. It was designated a National…
Latticed bamboo window