Hakusasonsō

What it is

• A Kyoto residence of Japanese painter Hashimoto Kansetsu.
• Construction began around 1914.
• The total site area is 10,000 square meters.

What to see

• A 6,800 square meter garden.
• The main house and studio, built 1914-1916.
• Tea rooms in the southern garden, built 1931-1932.
• A two-story museum, opened in 2014.
• The garden is a National Place of Scenic Beauty.
• A wooden Jizo Bosatsu statue is an Important Cultural Property.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.