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The Katsura Imperial Villa (桂離宮, Katsura Rikyū), or Katsura Detached Palace, is an Imperial residence with associated gardens and outbuildings in the western suburbs of Kyoto, Japan. Located on the western bank of the Katsura River in Katsura , Nishikyō-ku , the Villa is 8km distant from the main Kyoto Imperial Palace .
Katsura (桂) is a neighborhood in Nishikyo-ku, in the western part of the city of Kyoto, Japan. Predominantly residential in character the district is situated and the western bank of the Katsura River. The neighborhood is renowned as the location of the Katsura Imperial Villa, a historic garden maintained by the Imperial Household Agency.
The Shugaku-in was originally constructed by the retired Emperor Go-Mizunoo, starting in 1655, with the initial construction completed in 1659.The site had been previously occupied by the Enshō-ji nunnery, founded by his oldest daughter, Princess Ume-no-miya; it was moved to Nara to make room for Go-Mizunoo's creation.
A recent addition to Japantown’s buzzy food scene is a legendary 100-year-old Tokyo yakitoria that actually transplanted itself from the Japanese capital in 2023 after being forced to close ...
The Japanese Garden was designed by Ken Nakajima in 1992, includes a teahouse, waterfalls, bridges, and stone paths that wander among crepe myrtles, azaleas, Japanese maples, dogwoods and cherry trees. Hershey Gardens: Hershey: Pennsylvania: Includes a Japanese garden with rare giant sequoias, Dawn Redwood trees, Japanese maples and more.
Rokusō-an (六窓庵, Six Window Hut) from Kōfuku-ji in Nara, now in the gardens of the Tokyo National Museum [20] [21] Shōkin-tei (松琴亭) at Katsura Imperial Villa in Kyoto [22] Golden Tea Room constructed under the regent Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537–1598) Glass Tea House - KOU-AN (光庵, Light Hut) designed by Tokujin Yoshioka (b. 1967)
Japantown/Ayer station is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. The station is located in San Jose, ...
Today, the current space is used for rehearsals and storage. ... The area is filled with Japanese pools and gardens. At the end of the courtyard is the gate to a ...