KAN SHO AN

KAN SHO AN:

Kan:
    Inspirational peace
Sho:
    Pine
An:
     Cottage
    in the manner
    of a mountain retreat

"I have seen MURATA SÛSHOS' teahut, one really has the impression of a mountain retreat, but in reality it can be described as a hidden corner middle in the city."

Washinoo Takayasu (1485 - 1533)

KAN SHO AN - The teahaouse in the English Garden,
yust in the center of Munich

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yama nite mo
ukaramu toki no
kakurega ya
miyako no uchi no
matsu no shita io

Even when in the mountains,
my sorrows do not diminish,
my refuge in the middle of the city
is a hidden corner under the pines.

Toyohara no Muneaki
(1450 - 1524)