 "Spring breeze through the pine trees sounds like the serene playing of the koto." (Prince Kimihito) |
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[Shokintei] The name of the first tea room Shokintei, came from the comparison of the pine sighing to the sound of the koto. The well-known fusuma doors with the checker pattern was made of a high-quality paper called Kagahoshi, to commemorate the wedding of Prince Toshitada, the second owner of the Villa, to a daughter from the Maeda family, the feudal lord of Kaga. go to [Shokatei] |