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Tea ceremony room
in Hiroshima

2-tatami middle board lower seat floor

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02 

Tokonoma

The floor pillars are finished with oak hexagonal naguri 

The other pillar is a small knotty log of a hiba arborvitae(Ate) 

The drop is a Japanese boat turret 

Floor stile is old lumber 

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03 

View of the front seat from the audience

The middle plate is old pine wood 

The wall clasp is incense 

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View of the audience from the host's seat

Hanging ceiling 

The rafters are small logs of Ate 

Komai is a chestnut square naguri finish 

The cosmetic field is cedar skin 

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05 

View from the crawling entrance

The two sliding doors are the tea ceremony entrance and the serving entrance.

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View of the open field from the tea room

Two shoji screens of an entrance for noble guests are pulled in and fully open  

07 

Entrance for noble guests

A view with the shoji closed

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View of the tea room from the open field

The wall material of the armor is Akoya material 

Processed in the netherlands

Highly durable natural wood 

With construction that does not hit nails from the front

I had a hard time 

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View of the open field

Over the garden, there is a Machiai(space for the people who are waiting the ceremony started) under the umbrella with bench sheet. 

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Tsukubai and cape lantern

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The sound of the ship going back and forth in the sea near by is comfortable

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View of the open field from the entrance for noble guests

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Alcove and the next to it  near from entrance

Driftwood found by the owner on the beach is used for the floor pillars. 

Sand gets mixed in the small holes and it hurts blade of carpentry tools. 

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Mizuya for standing use

A stainless steel sink is also installed and it is functional

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Buried wood of old lumber middle board

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