Kyoto
SAKURA Experience of Japanese culture
2-tatami, 2 tatami-wide wooden plank, an alcove placed on the chief seat next to the tea-ceremony host facing the guests' seats.
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View from the guest's seat
The tea ceremony entrance and the service entrance are lined up across the middle board, and the tatami mat to the left of the middle board is a pass-through tatami mat.
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The alcove and the seat for a tea-ceremony host
The floor post is made of mountain cherry wood, the other post is made of archival wood, and the floor is covered with pine boards.
There is a large basement window in front of the fireplace.
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View from the tea ceremony entrance
The furnace is cut into the middle board, making it easy for all guests to see how the tea ceremony is being processed.
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View of the open space from the crawling entrance
There is a basement window above the crawling entrance, and a shoji screen hangs on the interior side of the room.
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The seat for a tea-ceremony host
Bamboo latticeworks outside the host's window.
The lower sliding door opens to reveal a storage space for tea bowls and other utensils.
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Waiting area for sitting
Inside of the sash window on the right side is used as a waiting room, where guests are seated while enjoying the view of the open space.
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View of the tea ceremony room from the waiting area for sitting
The sliding glass door of the sash is hidden by a blind.
The eaves also serves as a blindfold for the shutter box.
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Panoramic view of the open space
There is a stone wash basin in the back.
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Panoramic view of the open space
After sunset
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Mizuya(Room adjacent to a tea ceremony room, where utensils are washed)
The mizuya was assembled onsite after processing in the workshop.
The shelves are arranged according to Omotesenke specifications.
