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thumb|Preparing the washing area in a tea ceremony room, woodblock by Toshikata Mizuno, 1896 is the term for the preparation area in a Japanese tea house (') or attached to any venue used for the Japanese tea ceremony. For instance, the area used for preparation during outdoor tea ceremonies is also called the . The term can also refer to purificatory fonts at shrines and temples, as well as to storage cupboards for use in kitchens. This article, however, focuses on the tea ceremony '.

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Subclass of
kitchen
Part of
chashitsu
Country of origin
Japan
Image
Cha no yu nichinichisō by Mizuno Toshikata 02.jpg
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different from
chōzuya
Commons category
Mizuya (Chashitsu)
facet of
tea ceremony
native label
水屋
name in kana
みづや
revised Hepburn romanization
mizuya
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  • Use
  • Facilities
  • The special ''{{Transliteration|ja|mizuya dōko}}''
  • References
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thumb|Preparing the washing area in a tea ceremony room, woodblock by Toshikata Mizuno, 1896 is the term for the preparation area in a Japanese tea house (') or attached to any venue used for the Japanese tea ceremony. For instance, the area used for preparation during outdoor tea ceremonies is also called the . The term can also refer to purificatory fonts at shrines and temples, as well as to storage cupboards for use in kitchens. This article, however, focuses on the tea ceremony '.

==History==

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