Jo-an (teahouse)

Coordinates: 35°23′17″N 136°56′32″E / 35.38799°N 136.94235°E / 35.38799; 136.94235

Jo-an tea house in Inuyama, a National Treasure

Jo-an (如庵) is a seventeenth-century teahouse in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Said to be one of the three finest teahouses in the country, in 1951 it was designated a National Treasure.

History

Jo-an was originally built c.1618 in Kennin-ji, Kyoto by Oda Urakusai, younger brother of Oda Nobunaga and disciple of Sen no Rikyū.[1][2] Relocated a number of times, since 1972 it has formed part of the Urakuen gardens in Inuyama.[3][4]

Teahouse

Approached throughout the roji or 'dewy ground' garden, the chashitsu or tea room measures two-and-a-half mats and has a three mat mizuya or preparation area. The building has a shake roof and a nijiriguchi or 'crawling-in entrance'.[1]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  2. ↑ "講談社 日本人名大辞典 - 織田有楽斎". Kodansha. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  3. ↑ "Plan of Urakuen". Meitetsu Inuyama Hotel. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  4. ↑ "Urakuen Japanese garden (National Treasure teahouse Joan)". Inuyama City. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
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