An Asumaya or garden viewing shelter is a traditional Japanese Garden element.
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Using informal architecture and appropriate scale, it is intended to be a place from which to appreciate the garden while also serving as an anchoring element in the garden design.
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This Asumaya is six feet square measured from post to post.
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