Hassō-an (八窓庵) is a historic ''
chashitsu
''Chashitsu'' (, "tea room") in Japanese tradition is an architectural space designed to be used for Japanese tea ceremony, tea ceremony (''chanoyu'') gatherings.
The architectural style that developed for ''chashitsu'' is referred to as the '' ...
'' located today in
Sapporo
is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in Hokkaido, Japan. Located in the southwest of Hokkaido, it lies within the alluvial fan of the Toyohira River, a tributary of the Ishikari River. Sapporo is the capital ...
,
Hokkaido
is the list of islands of Japan by area, second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefectures of Japan, prefecture, making up its own list of regions of Japan, region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō fr ...
, northern Japan. The name means “eight-window tea house”.
The structure dates to the
Edo period
The , also known as the , is the period between 1600 or 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when the country was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and some 300 regional ''daimyo'', or feudal lords. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengok ...
. It was originally located at
Komuro Castle (小室城) in
Ōmi Province
was a Provinces of Japan, province of Japan, which today comprises Shiga Prefecture. It was one of the provinces that made up the Tōsandō Circuit (subnational entity), circuit. Its nickname is . Under the ''Engishiki'' classification system, ...
, present
Nagahama, Shiga
is a Cities of Japan, city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 116,043 in 46858 households and a population density of 120 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
Geography
Nagahama is located ...
. It was designed by the tea master
Kobori Enshū
was a Japanese aristocrat, garden designer, painter, poet, and tea master during the reign of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Biography
His personal name was Masakazu (政一). In 1604, he received as inheritance a 12,000-''koku'' fief in Ōmi Province at K ...
(1579-1647). It was relocated to Sapporo in 1919. In 1989, a surrounding garden was created by Kobori Sokei, a tea master and a 12th generation descendant of Kobori Enshū.
It is on the
list of Cultural Properties of Japan — structures (Hokkaidō).
See also
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Sarumen Chaseki
Sarumen Chaseki (猿面茶席) is a historic ''chashitsu'' located in Nagoya Castle, central Japan. Sarumen Chaseki and Bōgaku Chaseki are collectively called ''Sarumen Bōgaku Chaseki'' (猿面望嶽茶席).
History
The tea house was origina ...
(猿面茶席) at Nagoya Castle
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Rokusō-an
Rokusō-an (六窓庵 "Six Window Hut") is a ''chashitsu''.
It was formerly located at Kōfuku-ji in Nara and considered one of the . It was initially constructed during the Edo period and later relocated due to its deteriorated state and is no ...
at Nara
References
External links
Chashitsu
Old National Treasures of Japan
Rebuilt buildings and structures in Japan
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