JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE IN KYOTO

NINNA-JI TEMPLE No.6

• This tea house is said that this was originally in the house of Ogata Korin(1658-1716, painter in Edo Period who is a founder of Rinpa school).
• The house is consisted of Hiro-ma (halls), Mizuya-no-ma (a water room), a Hikae-no-ma (a waiting room), a kitchen and a tea room Gazen-an.
  
  
  
• The plan of Gazen-an having two and a half tatami mat is a replica of the tea room Joan (designed by Oda Urakusai) in Aichi district.

• Ryokaku-tei (Important Cultural Properties)
  Left end is the entrance of tea room Gazen-an.

[No.1]Entrance, Garden in Hojo	: [No.2]Shoin (Main building)
[No.3]Garden, Reimei-den	: [No.4]Tea houses hitou-tei 1
[No.5]Tea houses hitou-tei 2	: [No.6]Tea houses Ryokaku-tei

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