Long famed for its sunsets, on clear days it is possible to look out from the Bandoko-teien and see Awaji Island (淡路島), and even Shikoku (四国), across the Kii Channel (紀伊水道).
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Tea on the edge🌊...
Nao-san picnics at 'Bandoko-teien' (番所庭園), a manicured stretch of clifftop above Wakayama Bay. The promontory is known as 'nose of the Bansho' (番所の鼻).
Long famed for its sunsets, on clear days it is possible to look out from the Bandoko-teien and see Awaji Island (淡路島), and even Shikoku (四国), across the Kii Channel (紀伊水道).
#Bandokoteien #番所庭園 #Japan #Wayakama #和歌山 #和歌山県 #野点 #teaonthego #teaceremony
Bandoko-teien was landscaped on the ruins of the old fortifications, on an area immortalised in a poem of 724 that describes fishermen on Sahikanoura Bay luring fish to their nets with flaming torches.
The promontory overlooks Ōshima (大島) and Futagojima (双子島) islands.
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Wakayama Castle was the administrative base of the Kishū clan (1 of the 3 'noble' branches of the Tokugawa family).
Toyotomi Hidenaga (豊臣秀長 1540-91) established the current castle, replacing Ōta Castle and building upon old fortifications of the Hatakeyama clan (畠山氏).
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The fortified promontory was a lookout for the Kishū clan, who vigilantly guarded their coastline against foreign intruders.
It was 1 of 10 strategic points along the cliffs, but was considered most important as it stood closest to their base at Wakayama Castle (和歌山城).
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It was a blustery day at 'Bandoko-teien' (番所庭園), a beautifully manicured garden landscaped atop a stretch of cliff.
The promontory, which juts out into Wakayama Bay, has long been known as the 'nose of the Bansho' (番所の鼻)...'bansho' or 'bandoko' (番所) means 'guardhouse'👀
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One of my two main strategies for travel tea is the Kamjove pot, which allows for a sort of hybrid gongfu brewing. Put dry tea in upper reservoir, fill with hot water, steep, press button to drain into lower reservoir/pitcher. The only disadvantage is they are glass and I am a klutz. This is my third Kamjove pot.
Camellia Tea Ceremony
Erik Ellestad