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Members Discovery Program – Japanese Heritage Shōya House

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A view of a garden near a traditional Japanese home.

Fri., April 19, 2024, 8:30–10:30 a.m.

Free with Registration | This event is for Supporting, Patron, and Benefactor Members.

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Frances Lasker Brody Botanical Center | Japanese Heritage Shōya House

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Join Robert Hori, associate director of cultural programs, for a detailed look at preindustrial village life of 18th-century Japan.

Experience the 300-year-old cultural gem of rural Japanese life at this event for Members at the Supporting, Patron, and Benefactor levels.

Enjoy coffee, tea, and pastries starting at 8:30 a.m. followed by a 9 a.m. presentation. After, join us on a walk to the Japanese Heritage Shōya House and surrounding gardens.

Three people stand on a long gravel path that leads between open fields of plants, to a gatehouse.
A traditional Japanese home with a gravel courtyard on a sunny day.
Visitors stand at the front entrance courtyard of a traditional Japanese home.
View from inside a traditional Japanese home with tatami mats and sliding walls open to a private garden.
Rear view of a traditional Japanese home, with a gravel path and private garden.
A private garden courtyard at a traditional Japanese home.
Three people stand on a long gravel path that leads between open fields of plants, to a gatehouse.
A traditional Japanese home with a gravel courtyard on a sunny day.
Visitors stand at the front entrance courtyard of a traditional Japanese home.
View from inside a traditional Japanese home with tatami mats and sliding walls open to a private garden.
Rear view of a traditional Japanese home, with a gravel path and private garden.
A private garden courtyard at a traditional Japanese home.

The gatehouse of the Japanese Heritage Shōya House. Photo: Joshua White / JWPictures.com   | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

Exterior view of the Japanese Heritage Shōya House. Photo: Joshua White / JWPictures.com | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

Exterior view of the Japanese Heritage Shōya House. Photo: Joshua White / JWPictures.com. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

Interior view of the Japanese Heritage Shōya House. Photo: Joshua White / JWPictures.com | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

Exterior view of the Japanese Heritage Shōya House. Photo: Joshua White / JWPictures.com. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

View of the private garden at the Japanese Heritage Shōya House. Photo: Joshua White / JWPictures.com. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.