Shugakuin Rikyu

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  • 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.

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