Saturday, March 31, 2012

Japan Favorites: Week 2

This week's theme: Tea Houses

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Tea Ceremony House  Isejingu    (Private)

- Isejingu, a private tea house in Ujiimazaikecho, Ise, Mai prefecture.




- Ihoan tea house in Hagashiyama, Kyoto.




- Shokin-tei tea house located in Kyoto.



- Joan tea house located in Inuyama-shi, Aichi prefecture.




- Jikouin tea house located in Yamato-koriyama-shi, Nara prefecture.




- Choushukaku tea house located in Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa prefecture. Beautiful !!




- Isuitei pavilion located in the Hashimoto gardens in Kyoto.




- Sa-an tea house located in the Daitokuji temple grounds in Kita-ku, Kyoto.




- Kasumidoko-seki tea room located in the Sa-an tea house.





- Kan'in-no-seki tea room located in the Sa-an tea house. Wow !!





- Part of the Chashitsu tea house located in old Edo Tokyo.





- The beautiful Byodo-in temple, which also serves as an open tea house ground located in Uji, Kyoto.





- This is the mother load for me; this is the kind of tea house that pulls at my heart string the most ... so breath taking !! Located in Yokohama prefecture.





- Koto-in tea house: the gate and wall to enter. It is an incredibly old and traditional tea house grounds that is protected and only open to small numbers of people wanting to view it. Located in Kita-ku, Kyoto.





- Koto-in tea house located in Kita-ku, Kyoto.




- Large tea room in Koto-in tea house.





- Interior view of a part of the Koto-in tea house. Beautiful !!



I hope you have enjoyed these stunning, beautiful architectures of Japan. Of course, there are thousands of tea houses all throughout Japan! I hope to visit my share of tea houses when I get to Japan (^_^)

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