Mat Tea

Plan of Joo's 4.5-mat Tea Hut Based on the evidence of the 1588 'Yamanoue Soji densho'. The hut faces North. It has door and blinds, white mud walls and square pillars.

In this residence there were two shoin-style rooms, a cypress shoin, and a coloured nine mat shoin, a four-and-a-half mat tea room and a two mat tea room.

... arrangement because their priority was on Zen training, and such lessons would disturb the training. A secret tiny two and a half tatami mat tea room ...

... drawing room and tea room, with a drink of green tea. Enjoy Sekishu ryori (vegetarian cuisine derived from the dietary restrictions of Buddhist monks) in the inner tatami mat tea ...

Shojin ryori (vegetarian diet) Enjoy Shojin ryori (vegetarian cuisine derived from the dietary restrictions of Buddhist monks) in the inner tatami mat tea room in a relaxed manner.