京都迎賓館四季の景 Kyoto State Guest House Pamphlet

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京都迎賓館四季の景

Kyoto State Guest House Scenes from the Four Seasons

日本の伝統技能の粋を集めた最高のおもてなしの場

京都迎賓館は日本の歴史、文化を象徴する都市・京都で、海外からの賓客を心をこめてお迎えし、
日本への理解と友好を深めていただく施設として平成17年に建設されました。
歴史的景観や周辺の自然環境との調和を図るため、日本の伝統的な住居である入母屋（いりもや）屋根と数寄屋（すきや）造りの外観とし、
品格のある和風の佇まいを創出しています。
建物や調度品には、数寄屋大工、左官、作庭、截金（きりかね）、西陣織や蒔絵（まきえ）、
漆など、数多くの京都を代表する伝統技能において匠の技を用いています。

The place that offers the finest hospitality where the best essence of Japanese traditional skills are integrated

The Kyoto State Guest House was built in 2005 as facilities to welcome distinguished guests from all over the world with the warmest hospitality and allow them to deepen their understanding of, and cultivate friendly relations with, Japan in Kyoto, which symbolizes Japan's history and culture.
In order to make the structure harmonize with its historic landscape and surrounding natural environment, its external appearance draws on half-hipped roofs and the sukiya-style, a simple and austere style used in tea ceremony houses, creating a noble Japanese appearance.
Craftsmanship of a wide variety of traditional skills that represent Kyoto is applied to the building and furniture, including sukiya carpentry, plastering, landscape gardening, kirikane (metallic foil cut into strips or other shapes to form decorative motifs), Nishijin brocade and makie (lacquerwork) to name but a few.