Longing

This is a picture of “Honjin Iwanami House” in Shimosuwa (Nagano prefecture)

It is a valuable building that has been left since Edo period.

At that time, many Daimyos (Rural castle owners) used it as a rest house when they went to Edo.

It is said that Princess Kazunomiya stayed, too.

The garden is very beautiful.

Oh, I wish I could play Koto in this room while feeling a gentle breeze.

I think visitors may feel different tasteful circumstances if they look at the garden while listening to the sound of Koto.