Enjoy a peaceful winter time with snow-viewing shoji screens

On a winter morning, you might look out the window and see a thin layer of snow in the garden. As you gaze upon this view, you might sip a steaming cup of tea. As time passes quietly, you will feel yourself moving forward calmly and naturally.

The "yukimi shoji" screens in the tea room make these winter moments even more enjoyable.

Yukimi Shoji Screens and the Aesthetic Sense of the Tea Room

Yukimi Shoji is a type of sliding door with a glass bottom. When you sit down, the garden view is reflected at eye level, and together with the soft light filtering through the screen, you can enjoy the scenery at your feet.

In the world of tea ceremony, it is important to drink tea while experiencing the changing seasons with all five senses. In winter tea rooms, the view through the snow-viewing shoji screens becomes part of the tea ceremony's setting, allowing you to slowly contemplate the quiet change of the seasons.

This time, we will introduce some ideas for enjoying the winter scenery in your daily life, inspired by the aesthetic sense of Yukimi Shoji screens.

Lowering the magnification changes the winter scenery

In a tea room, sitting close to the floor allows you to see different scenery than usual. For example, camellia flowers gently blooming in a winter garden, bird footprints left in the snow, white cotton hats piled up on the branches - at unexpected moments, you may catch a glimpse of the tranquil winter scenery.

If we incorporate this perspective into modern life,

• Enjoy tea time at a low table

• Use a chair or cushion to relax near the floor

Just by making these kinds of efforts, you may be able to discover new scenery.

Make a small snow-viewing shoji screen by the window

It is also recommended to use window decorations that frame the outside scenery, such as snow-viewing shoji screens.

example,

• Place small potted plants or flowers on your windowsill.

• Use washi paper to let in soft light

• Place your favorite chair by the window and take the time to enjoy the view

This transforms an ordinary window into a small space like a "yukimi shoji" (snow-viewing shoji screen).

Enjoy the winter scenery with tea

In the tea ceremony, it is important to enjoy the changing of the seasons together with your guests. The winter scenery seen through the Yukimi Shoji screen is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. There is something irreplaceable about taking a cup of tea, feeling the way the snow falls, the amount of light, and the clarity of the air.

Even in the midst of busy days, you can take the time to stop what you're doing, gaze out the window and have a cup of tea - by consciously taking the time to do this, you may find the winter scenery feels more familiar.

Why not take a closer look at your existing windows and create a little world of "yukimi shoji" screens?