The First Work of Shigemori Mirei
Tenraian (天籟庵) is a tea house said to be the first work of Shigemori Mirei of 1914 in Yoshikawa, Kibichuo Town, Kaga District, Okayama Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on February 17, 1999 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a single-storey timber building with a tiled roof and a building area of 17 square metres; registration number 33-0029.
A Tea House Moved by Its Maker
Tenraian is a tea house said to be the first work of Shigemori Mirei, the garden designer and scholar born in the area (Agency for Cultural Affairs). It was built at the Shigemori home and moved to its present site by Shigemori himself in 1969.
It consists of a tea room of four and a half mats and a preparation room of about three mats. The tea room's three alcoves, in the formal, semi-formal and informal manners, are unusual, and its ceiling design is outstanding (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency notes its three alcoves and its fine ceiling, and registered it as a structure that would not be easy to reproduce.
What to Look For
Look for the three alcoves in different manners and the ceiling of the tea room (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is owned by Kibichuo Town (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official information on visiting was found.
Q&A
- When was Tenraian built?
- In 1914; it was moved to its present site in 1969 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- Whose work is it?
- It is said to be the first work of Shigemori Mirei.
- How is it laid out?
- A tea room of four and a half mats and a preparation room.
- What is unusual about it?
- Its three alcoves in the formal, semi-formal and informal manners.
- When was Tenraian registered?
- On February 17, 1999 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Tenraian (天籟庵) |
|---|---|
| Location | 3932-3 Yoshikawa, Kibichuo Town, Kaga District, Okayama Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 1999/02/17 (Heisei 11) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Timber, single storey, tiled roof, 17 m² |
| Owner | Kibichuo Town |
| Public Access | No official visiting information |
References
- Tenraian (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00001082
Last verified: 2026.10.19