「The tea-room is not only different from any production of Western architecture, but also contrasts strongly with the classical architecture of Japan itself.
Our ancient noble edifices, whether secular or ecclesiastical, were not to be despised even as regards their mere size.
The few that have been spared in the disastrous conflagrations of centuries are still capable of aweing us by the grandeur and richness of their decoration.
Huge pillars of wood from two to three feet in diameter and from thirty to forty feet high, supported, by a complicated network of brackets, the enormous beams which groaned under the weight of the tile-covered slanting roofs.
The material and mode of construction, through weak against fire, proved itself strong against earthquakes, and well suited to the climatic conditions of the country.」(From the Book of Tea-The Tea-Room, p.57, Charles E. Tuttle Co., Rutland, Vermont, Tokyo, Japan)
Okakura mentioned that the architecture of the Tea-Room is differ from those of the Western and Japanese.
Yet, I think it not necessarily right.
You should not consider from the historical monuments you could find present days.
The origin of the Tea-Room is from the common and general poor farmer's houses, which have destroyed without any historical monument.
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