''Yōki-sō'' (揚輝荘) is a Japanese villa and gardens located in

Chikusa-ku, Nagoya is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the ward had an estimated population of 165,863 and a population density of 9,123 persons per km². The total area was 18.18 km². Geography Ch ...

, central Japan. It is close to

Nittai-ji Kakuōzan Nittai-ji (覚王山日泰寺, ''Japan-Thailand Temple'') is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Nagoya, Aichi prefecture, Japan. It was built in 1904 in order to keep the ashes of Buddha, given to Japan by the Kingdom of Thailan ...

temple.

History

The grounds were built for Itō Suketami (1878-1940), the president of the

Matsuzakaya ( TYO: 8235, delisted) is a major Japanese department store chain operated by Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores, a subsidiary of J. Front Retailing. When the chain was an independent company, , it had its headquarters in Naka-ku, Nagoya. ...

Company, from the 1910s to the 1930s. A number of historic structures throughout Japan that were endangered were acquired by him, disassembled, transported and reassembled on his property. During the bombing of Nagoya in World War II in March 1945, a number of structures were destroyed. Most of those that have remained have been designated as Tangible Cultural Property by the city. Parts of the estate were sold off so the property is now divided in two halves. The grounds today are administered by a non-profit organisation.

Northern premises

* ''Bangaro'' was designed by Teiji Suzuki for Itō Suketami as his cottage. Upstairs it has a Japanese tea ceremony room that was originally from the Tokugawa lords of the Owari Domain. The checkerboard pattern on the wall is called ''ichimazu'' and can also be found on the brick chimney outside. The building is a blend of Japanese and western architecture. * Hakuun Bridge * ''Sanshotei'' * North Garden

Southern premises

* ''Choshokaku'' reception hall, constructed in c.1935, renovated in 2013 * ''Yōki-sō Zashiki'' * South Garden

References

External links

Official homepage
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