Shugakuin Rikyu

• Japanese: 修学院離宮 (shuugakuin rikyuu)

Shûgakuin Rikyû is an imperial villa in the northeastern suburbs of Kyoto, designed by Emperor Go-Mizunoo (r. 1611-1629), and which survives today. The Buddhist temple Rikyû-in stands within the grounds.

References

• Cecilia Segawa Seigle, "Shinanomiya Tsuneko: Portrait of a Court Lady," in Anne Walthall (ed.), The Human Tradition in Modern Japan, Scholarly Resources, Inc. (2002), 9.

External Links

• Shûgakuin on Google Maps
• Official Kunaichô Website