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Japanese tea house waiting room

Fri, February 6, 2015, by Muza-chan

Needless to say, the Japanese tea ceremony is a highly elaborate activity, with a strict etiquette to follow. Therefore, in some cases, before entering the ceremony room, the guests are invited to wait in the garden adjacent to the tea house, in a specially arranged waiting area called koshikake machiai.

Koshikake machiai is a wooden structure with just three walls, provided with wooden benches, as you can glimpse in today’s photo, taken in Mito, at the Kobuntei house. The stepping stone path leads to the tea house.

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Kobuntei, Mito
Kobuntei, Mito
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Nikon D700
Lens: 14mm F/2.8D
Focal Length: 14mm
Aperture: F/7.1
Shutter Speed: 1/160s
ISO Sensitivity: ISO 400
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