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「Kyoto・ Koetsu-ji Temple2020」

Hon’ami Kouetsu (1558-1637)
Koetsu HONAMI gathered artisans and artists from machi-shu (towns people) of various fields in Takagamine, Kyoto, which he received from the Edo bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun), and subsequently build a unique culture.

The Edo period artist Koetsu HONAMI was granted the site by Ieyasu TOKUGAWA in 1615.

The site of the Koetsus’ residence is said to be Koetsu-ji Temple (Takagaminekoetsu-cho, Kita Ward, Kyoto City).

本阿弥光悦が、江戸幕府から与えられた、京都の鷹ヶ峰の地に、さまざまな分野の、町衆の文化人や職人、芸術家たちを集めて、独自の文化を築きあげた。