“Sanshi Suimeisho” is a building facing the west bank of the Kamo River, used as Rai Sanyo’s study and tea ceremony room.
Rai Sanyo was a Confucian scholar and historian who was active in the late Edo period, famous for his book “Nihon Gaishi” (Unofficial History of Japan).
Advance reservations are required for visits, but it is a quiet place in the middle of the city where you can feel the beauty of nature in all four seasons, and it is easy to see why Rai Sanyo called it a place of scenic beauty and clear waters.
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▶ Japanese Note
「山紫水明」 という言葉は頼山陽がこの書斎で称したのが初めてということです。
実際に書斎では窓を開けて頂くと鴨川からの涼風がとても心地良かったです。