
Rokusō-an (六窓庵 "Six Window Hut") is 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 ...
''.
It was formerly located at
Kōfuku-ji
is a Buddhist temple that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples in the city of Nara, Japan. The temple is the national headquarters of the Hossō school.
History
Kōfuku-ji has its origin as a temple that was established in 669 ...
in Nara and considered one of the . It was initially constructed during the
Edo period
The or is the period between 1603 and 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional ''daimyo''. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was character ...
and later relocated due its deteriorated state and is now in the gardens of the
Tokyo National Museum
The or TNM is an art museum in Ueno Park in the Taitō ward of Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the four museums operated by the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage ( :ja:国立文化財機構), is considered the oldest national museum in Japa ...
.
See also
*
Sarumen Chaseki at Nagoya Castle
*
Hassō-an
References
External links
Chashitsu
Tokyo National Museum
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