Shigeru Uchida

The term Chashitsu茶室, 'tea room,' is a traditional architectural space used for a tea ceremony (chanoyu.) It came into use during the Edo period (c1600.) Before then, spaces used for tea ceremonies were known as sukiya. This broad translation is 'place for tea.' They may be located in a Japanese garden, private homes, museums, and parks. A tea house typically features shoji windows, sliding doors of wooden lattice covered in translucent washi paper, tatami mats, and an alcove. While a tea house can be range from a large ten tatami...