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Along the old Yamate street, an important cultural property "old Asakura family house" is nestled in the back Daikanyama Hillside Terrace, it is also famous by a beautiful time of the garden of the autumn leaves. This fall coloring of the trees is slowly than in previous years, shortly after production of the autumn leaves. The December 6 greet the bloom (day), and the annual "autumn leaves Tea Party" is held.
Former Asakura family housing, by Asakura ToraJiro, who served as the Tokyo Prefectural Assembly chairman and Shibuya Parliament, was built in 1919. Also go through, such as the Great Kanto Earthquake and World War II, leaving its appearance up to now, certification as an important cultural asset of the country in 2004. It has also been open to the public now.
Despite the back alley of Daikanyama, it has a large site, main house, storehouse, other garage, Niwamon, site total area consisting of a Japanese garden, about 5,420 square meters. The two-story main house spread nearly tatami the entire surface of the floor, such as the outer wall of the tiled roof and clapboard has the features of the mansion, which was built in around 1955 from the Meiji era. Taking advantage of experience Torajiro Mr. worked in the lumber store, is the residence of attention that is said to have selected a timber of their own construction.

Asakura House hall

Asakura House alcove

Autumn leaves and garden gate

It appears in the other side of the garden Gate, stroll garden using the cliff line of the west Shibuya plateau. Made with the intention to capture even off-site of view, it is good view about say that I was able to wish also to Meguro River and Mount Fuji from the time garden. Other planting of wooded area style, sasanqua amaryllis, flowers also planted, such as fringed iris, has created a rich landscape.

Tenkei of arranged stone lanterns in places

In part of the garden stones that are used to here, there is one that is a hole in the center. Shall have been utilized in the rice in the former Asakura rice mills, the central hole likely it hole for the fastener. Please, try by all means look for the occasion of walks.

Autumnal leaves seen from indoor

Spring is azalea and fresh green, hydrangea in the rainy season, autumn leaves of maple in the fall, in the late autumn, such as sasanqua, garden where you can enjoy the transitory of the four seasons, when visited photogenic even. Foreign tourists also had to face the commemoration taking a camera in one hand. And, most garden that brilliant is, the season of the autumn colors throughout the year. Japanese Maple and cherry, Mantenboshi, such as Mukunoki will turn red and yellow to red and yellow.

Room with autumn leaves tea ceremony is held is, overlooking the trees of the garden in front of the eye

The finally December 6 to celebrate the bloom of autumn leaves (day), annual "autumn leaves Tea Party" is held. While admiring the fall of trees, why not spent the mind settle down moments.

Autumn leaves tea
〇日時：2015年12月6日（日）11：00〜12：30、13：30〜15：00　
    ※お菓子がなくなり次第終了
〇連絡：文化振興課交流推進係（03-3463-1142）

Important cultural property old Asakura's Residence
Yes Address: Shibuya-ku, Sarugakucho 29-20
〇電話：03-3476-1021
Yes Published: 10:00 to 18:00 (last admission 17:30)
    冬期（11月〜2月）は10:00〜16:30（最終入館16:00）
Yes Closed: Every Monday (when Monday is a holiday the day other than a holiday immediately after that)
    年末年始（12月29日〜1月3日）
Yes fee: General 100 yen, elementary and junior high school students 50 yen
    ※10人以上 の団体　一般80円、小中学生40円
    ※60歳以上の方、 障害のある方、及び付き添いの方は無料
○ Transportation: A 5-minute walk from TOKYU TOYOKO LINE Daikanyama Station.
    ハチ公バス　代官山駅下車　徒歩7分
    東急トランセ　ヒルサイドテラス下車　徒歩3分

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