[4K] 拾翠亭 （しゅうすいてい）京都の庭園 Shusui-tei [4K] The Garden of Kyoto Japan

京都御苑の南西角に位置する五月の拾翠亭です。やさしい風が水面をわたり、木々を揺らし、そして光りの演出がここちよさを感じさせてくれます。それはまるで、古の公家の風流に接するようです。

On the southern edge of the Imperial Palace park is a little gem of a tea house called Shusui-tei. It was build about 200 years ago as part of the much larger estate of the Kujo family (九條家) of aristocrats. The estate was, at 35000m2, the largest of the imperial grounds (save for the palace itself of course!), which at the time was filled with large and the ‘small’ properties of the members the imperial court. On the property grounds was a massive 12500m2 house which was almost completely torn down, leaving the 130m2 tea room as the only building standing today.
The tea house is located at the edge of a pond inhabited by carps and turtles. The second character of the name (翠) is an old one for green, and comes from the numerous kingfisher which can be also found around the pond. The building is surrounded by maple trees and has a beautiful crape myrtle (サルスベリ) growing right in front of the main terrace, both contributing to great autumn colors. As can be expected by its function and construction date the building itself is in the classic sukiya style, guaranteeing tons of little details that you can try to spot (you’ll be on your own though, for there is no tour nor guide). For example, the shoji (paper partitions – 障子) are made in a specific manner that shows a thin darker line in the middle of the paper. This shows a higher craftsmanship and price, and is rarely seen today (if you’re lucky to have visited Koho-an in Daitoku-ji you may have spotted that pattern there too).

Avec Soin-Romance
Kevin MacLeod

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