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Kikugetsu-tei Teahouse - Ritsurin Park

This elegant and expansive teahouse was built in the early Edo period (around 1640) and is sited on the lake shore amongst Cycads and Black Pines - The name Kikugetsu-tei (moon scooping pavilion) comes from a Tang dynasty poem.

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Uploaded on February 24, 2008
Taken on November 22, 2007