@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social

drinking tea alone on the month's first day... green bamboo blinds 一人呑茶も朔日ぞ青簾 -Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶) 1817. Trans. David G. Lanoue. #Kyoto #Japan #京都 #KyūteiOmuro #旧邸御室

@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social

Constructed in 1945, no-one is quite sure who commissioned the Kyūtei Omuro (旧邸御室) or what purpose it served. The sukiya-style (数寄屋造り) mansion sits in a sprawling 1655m2 parcel of land, and given its proximity to Ninna-ji (仁和寺) many believe there was a connection.

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social just phantastic 🙃