A Guide to Kyoto’s Wooden and Traditional Architecture Shitajimado (下地窓) is one type of Japanese windows that are most common in Tea Houses, though it’s said that it has its origin in rural farm houses. Shitajimado is the opening on
Shoiken (笑意軒) is the largest of the Tea Houses in Katsura Imperial Palace (桂離宮).
A Guide to Kyoto’s Wooden and Traditional Architecture Shoiken (笑意軒) is the largest of the Tea Houses in Katsura Imperial Palace (桂離宮). Like the other Tea Houses, Shoiken was built in the farmhouse inspired sukiya style with all its characteristics.
Sotokoshikake (外腰掛)
A Guide to Kyoto’s Wooden and Traditional Architecture Within a traditional Japanese Tea Garden, there are various structures other than the tea house itself. One such structure is the Waiting Arbour, or Sotokoshikake (外腰掛) in Japanese. It is a waiting
A traditional teahouse has endless possibilities.
A Guide to Kyoto’s Wooden and Traditional Architecture A traditional teahouse may be small, contained within the space of 2-4,5 tatami, but within such space it’s said that there are endless possibilities. Tea houses continue to be the object of
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
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