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DesignWhat is Chashitsu? The smallest extraordinary space
Chashitsu (tea room or tea house) is, as the name implies, a tatami room where you drink tea. However, that's not all. ...
DesignWhat is the chashitsu of “Kirei-Sabi?”
Furuta Shigenari (commonly known as Furuta Oribe), 1 of Rikyu's magnificent 7 disciples, had the influence of Sen no Ri...
DesignWhat is the chashitsu of Souan?
You can find the primitive form of "chashitsu of Souan" in the teahouse of "rinkan-no-cha (淋汗の茶)," which is a custom of...
DesignWhat is the chashitsu of Shoin?
In the early chashitsu (tea room or tea house), the samurai housing style "Shoin-zukuri," which was formed by developin...
DesignChashitsu and Momoyama culture
The Momoyama tea pottery, born around the Azuchi-Momoyama period (1573-1603), has uniquely distorted shapes, and the mu...
DesignRo (fire pot) of chashitsu
As it’s called "Cha no yu" (Hot water of tea), it is indispensable to boil water in chashitsu (tea room or tea house). ...
DesignRelationship between chashitsu and nature
Chashitsu (tea room or tea house) is a place where people and nature come into contact. Even in the city, there is basi...
DesignIntroduction of tea to Japan
Chashitsu (tea room or tea house) cannot be talked about without tea. Saichou, a Buddhist priest who accompanied the en...
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Society is advancing more and more, but as mass production and mass consumption have become commonplace, we came to won...
DesignFuroshiki x Spain
Furoshiki x Spain Spain is located in the Iberian Peninsula, the southwestern part of the European Continent, and mo...