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 now in the gardens of the Tokyo National Museum. See also * Sarumen Chaseki at Nagoya Castle * Hassō-an References External links

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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 ''sukiya'' style (''sukiya-zukuri''), and the term ''Sukiya (style), sukiya'' () may be used as a synonym for ''chashitsu''. Related Japanese terms are ''chaseki'' (), broadly meaning "place for tea", and implying any sort of space where people are seated to participate in tea ceremony, and ''chabana'', "tea flowers", the style of flower arrangement associated with the tea ceremony. Typical features of ''chashitsu'' are ''shōji'' windows and sliding doors made of wooden lattice covered in a translucent washi, Japanese paper; ''tatami'' mat floors; a ''tokonoma'' alcove; and simple, subdued colours and style. The most typical floor size of a ''chashitsu'' is 4.5 tatami mats ().''Kōjien'' Japanese dictionary, entry for 'chashitsu'. Definit ...
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