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🍵🏖️TEA ON THE EDGE🍃🌄 With each new outdoor tea ceremony, Nao-san gets a little more daring...she's even expressed a desire for some sort of bungee jump-tea combo in the future (time to start Crowdfunding🤔). For autumn's expedition, tea making on a cliff edge😵💫 #Japan #野点 #Wakayama #和歌山 #cliffedge #teaceremony #茶道 #matcha #抹茶 4 comments
The fortified promontory was a lookout for the Kishū clan, who vigilantly guarded their coastline against foreign intruders. #Bandokoteien #番所庭園 #Japan #Wayakama #和歌山 #和歌山県 #野点 #teaonthego #teaceremony Wakayama Castle was the administrative base of the Kishū clan (1 of the 3 'noble' branches of the Tokugawa family). Toyotomi Hidenaga (豊臣秀長 1540-91) established the current castle, replacing Ōta Castle and building upon old fortifications of the Hatakeyama clan (畠山氏). #Bandokoteien #番所庭園 #Japan #Wayakama #和歌山 #和歌山県 #野点 #teaonthego #teaceremony With the arrival of Commodore Perry and the 'Black Ships' (マシュー・ペリー 1794-1858/黒船来航) in 1853, the shōgunate hastily ordered construction of full-scale coastal defenses at strategic points. Kishū Domain (紀州藩) expanded and created 10 lookout 'forts'. |
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It was a blustery day at 'Bandoko-teien' (番所庭園), a beautifully manicured garden landscaped atop a stretch of cliff.
The promontory, which juts out into Wakayama Bay, has long been known as the 'nose of the Bansho' (番所の鼻)...'bansho' or 'bandoko' (番所) means 'guardhouse'👀
#Bandokoteien #番所庭園 #Japan #Wayakama #和歌山 #和歌山県 #野点 #teaonthego #teaceremony