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Yubae-no-Ma

This space is used for conferences such as ministerial meetings, ryurei-style tea ceremony, and waiting area for banquets. The name Yubae-no-Ma takes a character each from the names of two pieces of tapestry, Hiei Getsuei and Atago Yūshō, hanging on the east and west walls of the room.

Highlights

Tapestries: Hiei Getsuei and Atago Yūshō

A photo of the ceiling in Yubae-no-Ma. The lighting is indirect, and gives off a soft light. The ceiling is divided into rectangular grids.

Illumination Design

The illumination is directed against the ceiling, indirectly brightening the room through reflected light. During cocktail parties, the lighting can be switched to produce a starry sky or firefly effect.

Of the four display stands, each representing a different season with themes of

Decorative Cabinets in Sanshisuimei-Motif

A close-up photo of the carpet in Yubae-no-Ma. There are white stripes in the carpet. If you look closely at these stripes, you can see bead-like shapes made to suggest the pebbles of a pond. Further examination of the pattern in the carpet reveals the shapes of white clouds floating in a pond.

Dantsu Carpet in Water Motif

A photo of the garden, as viewed from the corridor in Yubae-no-Ma. Rattan blinds are hung across the top of the photo. Straight ahead, across the garden, a bridge crosses between the eastern and western eaves against a background of blue skies. The pond is fenced in by the building around it, and blue skies are reflected within it. Trees grow lush and green here.

The Garden View from the Corridor

For those who wish to pay a visit