A Guide to Kyoto’s Wooden and Traditional Architecture A Roji (露地), also known a the tea garden, is the ground in which the guests have to pass in order to reach the Japanese tea house for their tea ceremony. Stones,
akko-in (寂光院)~Kyoto Traditional Architecture guide~
A Guide to Kyoto’s Wooden and Traditional Architecture Once you take a short trek through village of Kyoto’s Ohara and up a narrow stone path, you will arrive at Jakko-in (寂光院), a small Buddhist convent sitting at the foothills of
Rakushisha (落柿舎)~Kyoto Traditional Architecture guide~
A Guide to Kyoto’s Wooden and Traditional Architecture Rakushisha (落柿舎), which name translate to the hut of fallen persimmons, is a storied cottage building located right in the heart of the Saga Arashiyama district in Kyoto. It was the hermitage
main hall of Sanzen-in (三千院) in Ohara~Kyoto Traditional Architecture guide~
A Guide to Kyoto’s Wooden and Traditional Architecture One of Kyoto’s most remarkable temples is also its most modest. The unassuming appearance of main hall of Sanzen-in (三千院) in Ohara makes it easy to blend with its natural surroundings as
Shisendoo (詩仙堂)~Kyoto Traditional Architecture guide~
A Guide to Kyoto’s Wooden and Traditional Architecture A Japanese building is comprised of many different parts. Each part has its own distinctive aesthetics and expression that really comes together when they become a whole. Take the element of rain
Kaguya Hime Bamboo Palace (かぐや姫竹御殿)~Kyoto Traditional Architecture guide~
A Guide to Kyoto’s Wooden and Traditional Architecture There are many hidden architectural treasures in Kyoto, and one can often find an interesting story behind how they each come to be. It is easy to walk past one sometimes. Tucked
About Nagare (流造)~Kyoto Traditional Architecture guide~
A Guide to Kyoto’s Wooden and Traditional Architecture Nagare (流造) is perhaps one of the most common styles in Shinto architecture. The Nagare style is when the gable roof of the structure slopes out over the entrance on the non-gable
Mihashira Torii (三柱鳥居) or Three Pillar Torii gate~Kyoto Traditional Architecture guide~
A Guide to Kyoto’s Wooden and Traditional Architecture There is a variety of styles when it comes to a Torii gate, and in Kyoto, you can visit one of the extremely rare Mihashira Torii (三柱鳥居) or Three Pillar Torii gate.
Senbon Torii~woodworking master class in ile de france~
A Guide to Kyoto’s Wooden and Traditional Architecture The majority of the religious structures you see in Kyoto are either of Buddhist or Shinto Origin. Shinto, or ”the way of God,” is the indigenous religion of Japan, where deities and
Manshu-in Temple (曼殊院)~Kyoto Traditional Architecture guide~
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