Tatami Room at Shisendo

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Shisendo is both a hermitage and garden in eastern Kyoto established by Jozen Ishikawa, a scholar and landscape architect. After he retired from samurai service he devoted the rest of his life to learning Chinese classics. When he was 59 he built his masterpiece as a retirement villa which has come to be known as Shisendo.

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Shisendo is both a hermitage and garden in eastern Kyoto established by Jozen Ishikawa, a scholar and landscape architect. After he retired from samurai service he devoted the rest of his life to learning Chinese classics. When he was 59 he built his masterpiece as a retirement villa which has come to be known as Shisendo.

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