Kakukaku-tei, Tea ceremony house in Tsuruma Park, Japan
Kakukaku-tei is a tea pavilion in Tsuruma Park featuring traditional Japanese architecture with shoji sliding doors, wooden beams, tatami mat flooring, and an adjacent garden. The building dates from 1928 and continues to function as a working tea house.
The building was constructed in 1928 during a period when Japan was balancing modern influences with traditional building practices. It was later designated as a Registered Cultural Asset of Nagoya City.
The tea room embodies Japanese traditions that visitors experience directly upon entering: the simple wood architecture, tatami mats, and garden views create a space focused on concentration and attention. This spatial arrangement supports the ritual movements and practices that occur during the ceremony.
Visitors can find the building within Tsuruma Park and enter during operating hours to view the rooms or participate in a tea ceremony. Access is convenient via public transportation as the park sits in a central area of the city.
The building stands next to Hyakka-an, another historic tea house, and together they form a pair of ceremonial rooms within one of the first parks that Nagoya established as public green space. Together they show how the city linked tradition with public landscapes.
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