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I first noticed that there was a Kujyo family’s tea ceremoney house in Kyoto Gyoen. Kujyo family is one of “Gosekke” that was five families of the Fujiwara clan (Konoe, Kujo, Nijo, Ichijo, and Takatsukasa) entrusted as imperial regents and advisors starting in the Kamakura period. The house was Sukiya and Shoin style, and used for a tea ceremony to entertain ugests or for a poem making party of Waka. Originally it was much larger, about 12500m2, and garden was 35300m2. After the Meiji Restoration, most of buildings were destroyed, and only this Shusuitei was left. The name of “Shusui” means “gathering green and flowers”, and using “sui” in 翠 kanji expresses that many kingfishers (翡翠 kawasemi) fly to this pond.
Shusuitei’s garden
ceiling wea used some different way of making by woods
inside tea ceremony room
sunshine and dark
washing place in a tea‐ceremony room
Choji Shippou (the name of the shape of the window’s decoratiing crosspiece)
Kujyo pond and Takakura bridge. Pond is 90m*60m. There is a small island where is Itsukushia shrine.
washbasin set in a Japanese garden
The gate
Azumaya and garden
Azumaya arbor at the garden
inside of Azumaya arbor
Shusuitei was built about 200 years ago.
Kujyo pond and stone of Shusuitei
Shusuitei and pond
beautiful green moss of Shusuitei’s garden
Shusuitei
Quite impressive how well the wood is maintained. From your pictures I see very little moss or rot. Whoever maintains the buildings has done a good job. Wish I could say the same of my front balcony! Enjoy your day!
We have rainy season and heat summer. It is not goot condition for wooden houses, so many people have been trying hard to save old architectures.