Stone lantern and a teahouse

Stone lantern and a teahouse

The word Chaya has many meanings. It can refer to a shop simply selling tea leaves, to a tea shop, to a tea shop near the theater, to a Sumo tea shop, to a tea house in a brothel to a restaurant, and to a tea shop within a park. From the building and size, this photo shows a restaurant taken from the garden.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number15‐50‐0]

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