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is the former home and garden of the Japanese '' jidaigeki'' (period film) actor Denjirō Ōkōchi in Arashiyama, Kyoto. The villa is open to the public for an admission fee and is known for its gardens and views of the Kyoto area. Several of the buildings are recorded as
The grounds of the villa encompass approximately 2 hectares and feature multiple buildings, including a Japanese-style home, tea houses, and shrines, amidst carefully maintained Japanese gardens. They were built up over a period of 30 years by Ōkōchi to function as one of his residences. They were opened to the public after his death in 1962. The main structures were built in the 1930s and 1940s except for the Jibutsudō, which is a
File:Okochi Sanso01n4592.jpg, Chūmon (the middle gate)
File:Okochi Sanso11n4592.jpg, Jibutsudō
File:Okochi Sanso18n4592.jpg, Tekisuian
File:Okochi Sanso24n4592.jpg, Museum for Denjirō Ōkōchi
Kyoto Kankō Navi
Introduction to ''Ōkōchi Sansō'' by Kyoto City (in Japanese) {{DEFAULTSORT:Okochi Sanso Buildings and structures in Kyoto Museums in Kyoto Gardens in Kyoto Prefecture Historic house museums in Japan
cultural properties
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by the national government.
Location
''Ōkōchi Sansō'' is on the slopes of Mt. Ogura behind Tenryūji Temple and next to Arashiyama Park and the Sagano bamboo grove in Ukyō-ku, Kyoto. The closest regular train station (about a 15-minute walk) is Arashiyama on the Keifuku Electric Railroad Arashiyama Main Line. Torokko Arashiyama Station on the special Sagano Scenic Railway is even closer.The villa
The grounds of the villa encompass approximately 2 hectares and feature multiple buildings, including a Japanese-style home, tea houses, and shrines, amidst carefully maintained Japanese gardens. They were built up over a period of 30 years by Ōkōchi to function as one of his residences. They were opened to the public after his death in 1962. The main structures were built in the 1930s and 1940s except for the Jibutsudō, which is a Meiji Era
The is an era of Japanese history that extended from October 23, 1868 to July 30, 1912.
The Meiji era was the first half of the Empire of Japan, when the Japanese people moved from being an isolated feudal society at risk of colonization b ...
building that was moved to this site.
The gardens were designed to show off each of the four seasons. Since the villa is on top of a hill, the city of Kyoto, Mt. Hiei, and the Hozu River gorge are well visible from points on the grounds.
Facilities
Four of the structures on the grounds were recorded as tangible cultural properties (''tōroku yūkei bunkazai'') by the national government in 2003: * ''Daijōkaku'' (the main house, known for boldly combining '' shoin-zukuri'', '' sukiya-zukuri'' and other styles) * ''Jibutsudō'' (a Buddhist shrine, with '' irimoya'' style roof) * ''Tekisuian'' (a ''chashitsu
''Chashitsu'' (, "tea room") in Japanese tradition is an architectural space designed to be used for tea ceremony (''chanoyu'') gatherings.
The architectural style that developed for ''chashitsu'' is referred to as the ''sukiya'' style (''suk ...
'', or tea house)
* ''Chūmon'' (the middle gate)
There is an open-air museum dedicated to Denjirō Ōkōchi and an observation platform. '' Matcha'' tea and a sweet are included in the price of admission and are available at the main tea house.
Gallery
References
External links
Kyoto Kankō Navi
Introduction to ''Ōkōchi Sansō'' by Kyoto City (in Japanese) {{DEFAULTSORT:Okochi Sanso Buildings and structures in Kyoto Museums in Kyoto Gardens in Kyoto Prefecture Historic house museums in Japan