八窓庵 Hassou-an Hassoan Tea House
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Hassoan (literally meaning “the eight window hut”) is a Japanese tea house in Nakajima Park in Chuo-ku, Sapporo City, Hokkaido. It is one of the oldest Japanese-styled buildings in the city and is a historic building that symbolizes the park. It was designated as a national Important Cultural Property in 1950.
This tea house was originally built inside Komuro Castle in present Siga Prefecture, where Kobori Enshu (1579-1647), a tea ceremony master of the Edo period, resided. It was designed by Enshu himself when he was in his later years. It is a Nijo-daime (2and 3/4 tatamis, namely about 2 x 3 m square) tea house with 8 windows, from which the name derived. The eight windows are placed to create spacious impression in this small room.
Another tea house named “Sanbuan” was annexed to the original building when the tea house was bought by a wealthy business man in Sapporo in the Taisho period (1912-1926). The tea house was donated to the city of Sapporo in 1971 and relocated to Nakajima Park.
This tea house was originally built inside Komuro Castle in present Siga Prefecture, where Kobori Enshu (1579-1647), a tea ceremony master of the Edo period, resided. It was designed by Enshu himself when he was in his later years. It is a Nijo-daime (2and 3/4 tatamis, namely about 2 x 3 m square) tea house with 8 windows, from which the name derived. The eight windows are placed to create spacious impression in this small room.
Another tea house named “Sanbuan” was annexed to the original building when the tea house was bought by a wealthy business man in Sapporo in the Taisho period (1912-1926). The tea house was donated to the city of Sapporo in 1971 and relocated to Nakajima Park.
- address
- Japanese Garden, Nakajima Park, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan 064-0931
- name
- Hassoan Tea House
- phone
- 011-531-0029