The third garden of the Nijō castle, Seiryu-en, was built during modern times, on a site where during the Edo period were auxiliary buildings.

Photographed here is the Koun-tei tea house, moved here from a former residence in Kawaramachi belonging to Suminokura Ryoi, one of the three chief merchant families in the city during the Edo Period.

Seiryu-en garden, Nijō Castle, Kyoto

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