| Takatsuka Architects Firm Co.,Ltd | Japan |
- a tea-ceremony building in Jindaiji -
(with 8-mat space with Gaku-katte and 2-mat
space with Nakaita)
Cyofu-shi,Tokyo
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| hengaku and shiori-do |
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| outward appearance of ko-ma | nijiriguchi of ko-ma and Oribe-doko |
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The quiet and small like hidden tea-ceremonial space in mid urban area is simply effective place to taste the purely spiritual sense of traditional Japanese culture. |
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| Oribe-doko in Koma |
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| hiro-ma |
- Words & Phrases (Alphabetical Order) -
| gyakukatte | usual and easier style of doing tea-ceremony for left-hander, in which there are not so many instances. On the contrary, the other one for right-hander is called "hon-katte" |
| hengaku | a nameplate on which the name of the tea-ceremony building is written in calligraphic way |
| hiro-ma | room larger than 4.5-mat width |
| ko-ma | room smaller than 4.5-mat width |
| nijiri-guchi | a small entrance to a tea-ceremony room for guests, solely in the case of ko-ma, a room smaller than 4.5-mat width |
| nakaita | plates laid in ko-ma, a room smaller than 4.5-mat width, being adjusted with the width of a fireplace where a teakettle is to be set in order to get soften a rigid customary atmosphere |
| Oribe-doko | a part of wall being made out to be a little alcove, which is to be originated by Oribe Furuta |
| shiori-do | a garden gate made of branches and twigs |
Construction : Mizusawa Engineering Co.,Ltd. / Photogrash : Shogo Sato
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