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Tea ceremony room in Shimogamo 1
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2-tatami Lower seat floor
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View of the open field
A tea house built under the terrace of an RC building.
The tea room is an open-air space floating on water.
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View from the outside of the entrance for precious people
The eaves are supported by girders made of polished logs of the Kitayama cedar and waste pillars made of joints from the hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata).
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View of the alcove
Floor pillars are made of Jindai cedar
The other pillar is made of Kitayama cedar with a polished surface.
Otoshigake is red cedar
Floor frame is old wood
There is a service entrance at offstage
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From another angle
On the side wall of the tokonoma (alcove) is an Bokuseki window (which induce light to see letters on a hanging scroll).
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View of the alcove from the doorway
The middle pillar is a beautifully curved tree with red pine bark
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