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  • Japanese Ocha Green Tea Canisters - Japanese green tea ocha is the most common drink in Japan.  Not only is it loaded with vitamin C and caffeine, but its healthy antioxidant properties are making the drink a hit all around the world. Shizuoka Prefecture accounts for almost 50% of all of Japan's total green tea production. Consequently, tea shops are a common staple in almost every Japanese town.  Traditionally, loose tea or loose green o-cha tea has always come in vast wooden boxes or jars to keep it fresh.  In modern times, Japanese green tea tends to come packed in smaller aluminum or steel boxes.
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  • Matcha Tea, a special form of green tea served with Rice Cakes. Macha is the type of tea served at tea ceremony which centers on the preparation, serving, and drinking of matcha.
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  • Japanese Green Tea Set - Japanese green tea, or ocha (o-cha) is the most common drink in Japan.  Not only is it loaded with vitamin C and caffiene, but its healthy antioxidant properties are making this drink a hit all around the world.
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  • Japanese Green Tea Set and Tokonoma Alcove - Japanese green tea, or ocha (o-cha) is the most common drink in Japan.  Not only is it loaded with vitamin C and caffiene, but its healthy antioxidant properties are making this drink a hit all around the world.
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  • The Shugaku-in Imperial Villa (or Shugaku-in Detached Palace is a set of gardens and tea houses in the hills of the eastern Kyoto.. It is one of Japan's most important large scale cultural treasures; .Although styled as a "detached palace" often called an imperial villa.  The grounds include three separate gardens, the Lower Garden, Middle Garden and Upper Garden, of which the latter is the most important.
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  • The Shugaku-in Imperial Villa (or Shugaku-in Detached Palace is a set of gardens and tea houses in the hills of the eastern Kyoto.. It is one of Japan's most important large scale cultural treasures; .Although styled as a "detached palace" often called an imperial villa.  The grounds include three separate gardens, the Lower Garden, Middle Garden and Upper Garden, of which the latter is the most important.
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  • Hosen-in was built more than 800 years ago as priest quarters for nearby Sanzen-in Temple. The zen garden surrounding the main hall is about 300 years old, but the large pine tree on the south side is 700 years old.  When watched from the entrance path, the foliage of this venerable pine tree is shaped like Mount Fuji. Entrance includes a tea set whether you want it or not.   The tsukubai water basin has uniquely artistic flower arrangements to decorate the basin.  Hosen-in has second zen garden with a very different style, just south of the old tree.  Called the "Garden of the Crane and Turtle" -  both symbols of long life. This garden features various stones and patterns in an unusual way. The main features are the stone bridge, a racked gravel area and nice tsukubai water basin with arranged stones around it.
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  • Kikugetsu-tei is a traditional Japanese sukiya teahouse, on the shores of Nanko South Pond, at Ritsurin, one of Japan's most beautiful gardens. Ritsurin Garden is a landscape garden in Takamatsu built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan.  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
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  • Kikugetsu-tei is a traditional Japanese sukiya teahouse, on the shores of Nanko South Pond, at Ritsurin, one of Japan's most beautiful gardens. Ritsurin Garden is a landscape garden in Takamatsu built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan.  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
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  • Kikugetsu-tei is a traditional Japanese sukiya teahouse, on the shores of Nanko South Pond, at Ritsurin, one of Japan's most beautiful gardens. Ritsurin Garden is a landscape garden in Takamatsu built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan.  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
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  • Kikugetsu-tei is a traditional Japanese sukiya teahouse, on the shores of Nanko South Pond, at Ritsurin, one of Japan's most beautiful gardens. Ritsurin Garden is a landscape garden in Takamatsu built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan.  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
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  • Kikugetsu-tei is a traditional Japanese sukiya teahouse, on the shores of Nanko South Pond, at Ritsurin, one of Japan's most beautiful gardens. Ritsurin Garden is a landscape garden in Takamatsu built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan.  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
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  • Kikugetsu-tei is a traditional Japanese sukiya teahouse, on the shores of Nanko South Pond, at Ritsurin, one of Japan's most beautiful gardens. Ritsurin Garden is a landscape garden in Takamatsu built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan.  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
    ritsurin-5.jpg
  • Kikugetsu-tei is a traditional Japanese sukiya teahouse, on the shores of Nanko South Pond, at Ritsurin, one of Japan's most beautiful gardens. Ritsurin Garden is a landscape garden in Takamatsu built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan.  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
    ritsurin-20.jpg
  • Kikugetsu-tei is a traditional Japanese sukiya teahouse, on the shores of Nanko South Pond, at Ritsurin, one of Japan's most beautiful gardens. Ritsurin Garden is a landscape garden in Takamatsu built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan.  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
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  • Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Japanese Garden lives on from a period when the site was the Prince Asaka Residence. It features include a hill and a pond for views of a richly varied, rolling setting designed as a strolling garden. Its Koka tea house adds a distinctively Japanese touch.  In 2015, the Koka teahouse was designated an Important Cultural Property along with the Prince Asaka Residence and other parts of the museum and garden complex.
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  • Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Japanese Garden lives on from a period when the site was the Prince Asaka Residence. It features include a hill and a pond for views of a richly varied, rolling setting designed as a strolling garden. Its Koka tea house adds a distinctively Japanese touch.  In 2015, the Koka teahouse was designated an Important Cultural Property along with the Prince Asaka Residence and other parts of the museum and garden complex.
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  • Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Japanese Garden lives on from a period when the site was the Prince Asaka Residence. It features include a hill and a pond for views of a richly varied, rolling setting designed as a strolling garden. Its Koka tea house adds a distinctively Japanese touch.  In 2015, the Koka teahouse was designated an Important Cultural Property along with the Prince Asaka Residence and other parts of the museum and garden complex.
    tokyo-metropolitan-teien-09.jpg
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Japanese Garden lives on from a period when the site was the Prince Asaka Residence. It features include a hill and a pond for views of a richly varied, rolling setting designed as a strolling garden. Its Koka tea house adds a distinctively Japanese touch.  In 2015, the Koka teahouse was designated an Important Cultural Property along with the Prince Asaka Residence and other parts of the museum and garden complex.
    tokyo-metropolitan-teien-08.jpg
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Japanese Garden lives on from a period when the site was the Prince Asaka Residence. It features include a hill and a pond for views of a richly varied, rolling setting designed as a strolling garden. Its Koka tea house adds a distinctively Japanese touch.  In 2015, the Koka teahouse was designated an Important Cultural Property along with the Prince Asaka Residence and other parts of the museum and garden complex.
    tokyo-metropolitan-teien-05.jpg
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Japanese Garden lives on from a period when the site was the Prince Asaka Residence. It features include a hill and a pond for views of a richly varied, rolling setting designed as a strolling garden. Its Koka tea house adds a distinctively Japanese touch.  In 2015, the Koka teahouse was designated an Important Cultural Property along with the Prince Asaka Residence and other parts of the museum and garden complex.
    tokyo-metropolitan-teien-01.jpg
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Japanese Garden lives on from a period when the site was the Prince Asaka Residence. It features include a hill and a pond for views of a richly varied, rolling setting designed as a strolling garden. Its Koka tea house adds a distinctively Japanese touch.  In 2015, the Koka teahouse was designated an Important Cultural Property along with the Prince Asaka Residence and other parts of the museum and garden complex.
    tokyo-metropolitan-teien-13.jpg
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Japanese Garden lives on from a period when the site was the Prince Asaka Residence. It features include a hill and a pond for views of a richly varied, rolling setting designed as a strolling garden. Its Koka tea house adds a distinctively Japanese touch.  In 2015, the Koka teahouse was designated an Important Cultural Property along with the Prince Asaka Residence and other parts of the museum and garden complex.
    tokyo-metropolitan-teien-12.jpg
  • Tamazato Garden is officially known as Gardens of Tamazato Residence.  Naroiki Shimadzu built the villa called Tamazato Residence here in 1835 - the original villa was much larger than what is left today, as most of the structure was burnt down during two wars. Today only the gardens, a tea house and the gate remain.The upper garden has an ornamental pond that can be viewed from the residence teahouse room. The lower garden is circuit style allowing people to enjoy the view from any point around the garden. Tamazato Garden was created at the end of the Edo period, when strolling/landscape gardens were in fashion. Altogether, the whole garden is made up of the of the Shoin-Tei Inner Garden and the Kaiyushiki Teien back garden beside the tea ceremony room.  Elements include large stones, bridges and walkways are set around the pond as its center. Altogether there are nine stone lanterns of various shapes and sizes.  Although stone lanterns are almost always present in a Japanese garden, usually there is not this much variety. Tamazato Garden was designated as a national scenic beauty site by the Japanese government in July, 2007.
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  • Tamazato Garden is officially known as Gardens of Tamazato Residence.  Naroiki Shimadzu built the villa called Tamazato Residence here in 1835 - the original villa was much larger than what is left today, as most of the structure was burnt down during two wars. Today only the gardens, a tea house and the gate remain.The upper garden has an ornamental pond that can be viewed from the residence teahouse room. The lower garden is circuit style allowing people to enjoy the view from any point around the garden. Tamazato Garden was created at the end of the Edo period, when strolling/landscape gardens were in fashion. Altogether, the whole garden is made up of the of the Shoin-Tei Inner Garden and the Kaiyushiki Teien back garden beside the tea ceremony room.  Elements include large stones, bridges and walkways are set around the pond as its center. Altogether there are nine stone lanterns of various shapes and sizes.  Although stone lanterns are almost always present in a Japanese garden, usually there is not this much variety. Tamazato Garden was designated as a national scenic beauty site by the Japanese government in July, 2007.
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  • Tamazato Garden is officially known as Gardens of Tamazato Residence.  Naroiki Shimadzu built the villa called Tamazato Residence here in 1835 - the original villa was much larger than what is left today, as most of the structure was burnt down during two wars. Today only the gardens, a tea house and the gate remain.The upper garden has an ornamental pond that can be viewed from the residence teahouse room. The lower garden is circuit style allowing people to enjoy the view from any point around the garden. Tamazato Garden was created at the end of the Edo period, when strolling/landscape gardens were in fashion. Altogether, the whole garden is made up of the of the Shoin-Tei Inner Garden and the Kaiyushiki Teien back garden beside the tea ceremony room.  Elements include large stones, bridges and walkways are set around the pond as its center. Altogether there are nine stone lanterns of various shapes and sizes.  Although stone lanterns are almost always present in a Japanese garden, usually there is not this much variety. Tamazato Garden was designated as a national scenic beauty site by the Japanese government in July, 2007.
    tamazato-garden-08.jpg
  • Tamazato Garden is officially known as Gardens of Tamazato Residence.  Naroiki Shimadzu built the villa called Tamazato Residence here in 1835 - the original villa was much larger than what is left today, as most of the structure was burnt down during two wars. Today only the gardens, a tea house and the gate remain.The upper garden has an ornamental pond that can be viewed from the residence teahouse room. The lower garden is circuit style allowing people to enjoy the view from any point around the garden. Tamazato Garden was created at the end of the Edo period, when strolling/landscape gardens were in fashion. Altogether, the whole garden is made up of the of the Shoin-Tei Inner Garden and the Kaiyushiki Teien back garden beside the tea ceremony room.  Elements include large stones, bridges and walkways are set around the pond as its center. Altogether there are nine stone lanterns of various shapes and sizes.  Although stone lanterns are almost always present in a Japanese garden, usually there is not this much variety. Tamazato Garden was designated as a national scenic beauty site by the Japanese government in July, 2007.
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  • Tamazato Garden is officially known as Gardens of Tamazato Residence.  Naroiki Shimadzu built the villa called Tamazato Residence here in 1835 - the original villa was much larger than what is left today, as most of the structure was burnt down during two wars. Today only the gardens, a tea house and the gate remain.The upper garden has an ornamental pond that can be viewed from the residence teahouse room. The lower garden is circuit style allowing people to enjoy the view from any point around the garden. Tamazato Garden was created at the end of the Edo period, when strolling/landscape gardens were in fashion. Altogether, the whole garden is made up of the of the Shoin-Tei Inner Garden and the Kaiyushiki Teien back garden beside the tea ceremony room.  Elements include large stones, bridges and walkways are set around the pond as its center. Altogether there are nine stone lanterns of various shapes and sizes.  Although stone lanterns are almost always present in a Japanese garden, usually there is not this much variety. Tamazato Garden was designated as a national scenic beauty site by the Japanese government in July, 2007.
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  • Tamazato Garden is officially known as Gardens of Tamazato Residence.  Naroiki Shimadzu built the villa called Tamazato Residence here in 1835 - the original villa was much larger than what is left today, as most of the structure was burnt down during two wars. Today only the gardens, a tea house and the gate remain.The upper garden has an ornamental pond that can be viewed from the residence teahouse room. The lower garden is circuit style allowing people to enjoy the view from any point around the garden. Tamazato Garden was created at the end of the Edo period, when strolling/landscape gardens were in fashion. Altogether, the whole garden is made up of the of the Shoin-Tei Inner Garden and the Kaiyushiki Teien back garden beside the tea ceremony room.  Elements include large stones, bridges and walkways are set around the pond as its center. Altogether there are nine stone lanterns of various shapes and sizes.  Although stone lanterns are almost always present in a Japanese garden, usually there is not this much variety. Tamazato Garden was designated as a national scenic beauty site by the Japanese government in July, 2007.
    tamazato-garden-02.jpg
  • Tamazato Garden is officially known as Gardens of Tamazato Residence.  Naroiki Shimadzu built the villa called Tamazato Residence here in 1835 - the original villa was much larger than what is left today, as most of the structure was burnt down during two wars. Today only the gardens, a tea house and the gate remain.The upper garden has an ornamental pond that can be viewed from the residence teahouse room. The lower garden is circuit style allowing people to enjoy the view from any point around the garden. Tamazato Garden was created at the end of the Edo period, when strolling/landscape gardens were in fashion. Altogether, the whole garden is made up of the of the Shoin-Tei Inner Garden and the Kaiyushiki Teien back garden beside the tea ceremony room.  Elements include large stones, bridges and walkways are set around the pond as its center. Altogether there are nine stone lanterns of various shapes and sizes.  Although stone lanterns are almost always present in a Japanese garden, usually there is not this much variety. Tamazato Garden was designated as a national scenic beauty site by the Japanese government in July, 2007.
    tamazato-garden-05.jpg
  • Tamazato Garden is officially known as Gardens of Tamazato Residence.  Naroiki Shimadzu built the villa called Tamazato Residence here in 1835 - the original villa was much larger than what is left today, as most of the structure was burnt down during two wars. Today only the gardens, a tea house and the gate remain.The upper garden has an ornamental pond that can be viewed from the residence teahouse room. The lower garden is circuit style allowing people to enjoy the view from any point around the garden. Tamazato Garden was created at the end of the Edo period, when strolling/landscape gardens were in fashion. Altogether, the whole garden is made up of the of the Shoin-Tei Inner Garden and the Kaiyushiki Teien back garden beside the tea ceremony room.  Elements include large stones, bridges and walkways are set around the pond as its center. Altogether there are nine stone lanterns of various shapes and sizes.  Although stone lanterns are almost always present in a Japanese garden, usually there is not this much variety. Tamazato Garden was designated as a national scenic beauty site by the Japanese government in July, 2007.
    tamazato-garden-03.jpg
  • Tamazato Garden is officially known as Gardens of Tamazato Residence.  Naroiki Shimadzu built the villa called Tamazato Residence here in 1835 - the original villa was much larger than what is left today, as most of the structure was burnt down during two wars. Today only the gardens, a tea house and the gate remain.The upper garden has an ornamental pond that can be viewed from the residence teahouse room. The lower garden is circuit style allowing people to enjoy the view from any point around the garden. Tamazato Garden was created at the end of the Edo period, when strolling/landscape gardens were in fashion. Altogether, the whole garden is made up of the of the Shoin-Tei Inner Garden and the Kaiyushiki Teien back garden beside the tea ceremony room.  Elements include large stones, bridges and walkways are set around the pond as its center. Altogether there are nine stone lanterns of various shapes and sizes.  Although stone lanterns are almost always present in a Japanese garden, usually there is not this much variety. Tamazato Garden was designated as a national scenic beauty site by the Japanese government in July, 2007.
    tamazato-garden-01.jpg
  • Tamazato Garden is officially known as Gardens of Tamazato Residence.  Naroiki Shimadzu built the villa called Tamazato Residence here in 1835 - the original villa was much larger than what is left today, as most of the structure was burnt down during two wars. Today only the gardens, a tea house and the gate remain.The upper garden has an ornamental pond that can be viewed from the residence teahouse room. The lower garden is circuit style allowing people to enjoy the view from any point around the garden. Tamazato Garden was created at the end of the Edo period, when strolling/landscape gardens were in fashion. Altogether, the whole garden is made up of the of the Shoin-Tei Inner Garden and the Kaiyushiki Teien back garden beside the tea ceremony room.  Elements include large stones, bridges and walkways are set around the pond as its center. Altogether there are nine stone lanterns of various shapes and sizes.  Although stone lanterns are almost always present in a Japanese garden, usually there is not this much variety. Tamazato Garden was designated as a national scenic beauty site by the Japanese government in July, 2007.
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