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Jo-an (如庵) is a seventeenth-century teahouse in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Said to be one of the three finest teahouses in the country, in 1951 it was designated a National Treasure.
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History
Jo-an was originally built c.1618 in Kennin-ji, Kyoto by Oda Urakusai, younger brother of Oda Nobunaga and disciple of Sen no Rikyū. Relocated a number of times, since 1972 it has formed part of the Urakuen gardens in Inuyama.
Teahouse
Approached throughout the roji or 'dewy ground' garden, the chashitsu or tea room measures two-and-a-half mats and has a three mat mizuya or preparation area. The building has a shake roof and a nijiriguchi or 'crawling-in entrance'.
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Jo-an (teahouse) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA