A Guide to Kyoto’s Wooden and Traditional Architecture In Manshu-in Temple (曼殊院), there is one of the rare tea houses one can actually visit the inside of the building. With its eight windows, the aptly named tea house is called
The Japanese Teahouse~Kyoto Traditional Architecture guide~
The Japanese Teahouse, or chashitsu (茶室), is a rather distinctive Japanese building style. There are many wooden architectural elements and details that are unique to Chashitsu. The architectural style of the Japanese Tea House is oft referred to as sukiya