Camellia Tea CeremonyOh to be boating on a river of pink...🌸🌸🛶🥰🌸🌸
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Once connecting the heart of Kyōto to the port of Fushimi, the Takase-gawa (高瀬川) was excavated by Suminokura Ryoi (角倉了以) between 1608-11.
Originally rising beside Suminokura's residence on Kiyamachi-Nijō, at one time the canal stretched all the way to Jujō (十条通).
Up to 100 flat-bottomed boats, known as Takasebune (高瀬舟), could use the 11km route at one time.
From the moment it opened, the Takase-gawa (高瀬川) was extremely popular, even featuring in guide books of the time.
