「明々庵」島根県

昭和４１年、松平不昧公没後１５０年記念事業として島根県知事も務めた第２３代・田部長右衛門らが中心となり、本来は松江市有澤家本邸にあり、その後東京・松原伯爵邸～松平伯爵邸へと移築され、さらに郷国し有澤家山荘に移築されて荒廃していた「明々庵」を、松江市赤山に再移築復元した。その際、明々庵と対を成す近代茶室「百草亭」が新築され、赤山の台地の上で新旧の茶室が好対照をなしている。施設全体は赤山茶道会館として別棟の近代茶室も建てられ流派を問わず松江市の茶道界の中心となっている。

「明々庵」は松平不昧公の命名。その由来は禅問答「明々百草頭（めいめいひゃくそうとう）」で、「禅の指し示す真理は深遠かつ難解でそこに到る実践も非常に厳しく容易には人を寄せつけない。しかし究極の到達点に立ってみれば極めて簡明で一見平凡なものにすぎない」という意味。

庭園については、明々庵の周囲に露地が、百草亭の前に出雲流庭園が作られている。

まず明々庵・露地に関しては茶室が４回も移築され転々としていたため本来の姿を保っているのか不明だが、露地門からつづく出雲流の飛び石を経て珍しい内蹲や、いかにも松平不昧公らしい小堀遠州好みの設えを見ることができる。

百草亭の出雲流庭園は来待石など異なる種類の石で色とりどりの飛び石がリズミカルに配され、近代出雲流庭園としてはかなりの秀作と言える。また管理も大変良い。福岡市「楽水園」の露地・建物・袖垣などの設えが「写し」と言ってもよいほどこの百草亭に大きな影響を受けているので機会があれば比較してみると楽しい発見が幾つもあると思う。

◼︎名称：「明々庵」

◼︎住所：島根県松江市北堀町２７８

◼︎TEL: 0852-21-9863

◼︎営業時間： [4/1~9/30] 8:30~18:30、 [10/1~3/31] 8:30~17:00

◼︎入館料：410円（呈茶410円）

◼︎駐車場：明々庵階段下に5台分無料駐車場有り(❊赤山茶道会館で茶事が催される日は朝から駐車場は関係者で埋まってしまいます。車で来場の際はあらかじめ問い合わせ確認することをお勧めします。）

◼︎アクセス：ＪＲ松江駅より車で10分

●市営バス（大学・川津行）　塩見縄手下車徒歩４分

●一畑バス（恵曇（えとも）・加賀方面行）　北堀町下車徒歩２分

●レイクラインバス　塩見縄手下車　徒歩５分

"Meimeian" Shimane Prefecture

The tea room "Meimei-an" is a tea room related to Fumai Matsudaira. It was originally located in the main residence of the Arisawa family, who were the chief retainers of the Matsue clan during the Edo period, and was later moved to the residence of Count Matsubara in Tokyo, then moved to the residence of Count Matsudairara in Tokyo and then returned to the Arisawa family mountain lodge in Matsue City, but it was in great disrepair. Therefore, in 1966, as part of a commemorative project commemorating the 150th anniversary of Fumai Matsudaira's death, Meimei-an was relocated and restored to Akayama, Matsue City.

At that time, a new modern tea room called “Hyakuso-tei'' was built to pair with Meimei-an, and the old and new tea rooms provide a nice contrast on the plateau of Akayama. The entire facility serves as the Akayama Tea Ceremony Hall, which also includes a separate modern tea room, and has become the center of Matsue City's tea ceremony community, regardless of its style.

"Meimei-an'' was named by Fumai Matsudaira. Its origin is the Zen question and answer "Meimei Hyakusoutou・明々百草頭.''

The meaning is, "The truth that Zen points to is profound and difficult, and the practices that lead to it are extremely strict and difficult to approach, but when you stand at the ultimate goal, the truth is extremely simple and seemingly ordinary."

About the garden: A Roji garden is built around Meimei-an, and an Izumo style garden is built in front of Hyakuso-tei.

First of all, as for Meimei-an/Roji, the tea room has been relocated and relocated four times, so it is unclear whether it has maintained its original appearance, but the Izumo-style stepping stones that continue from the Roji Gate, the very rare Uchi tsukubai basin under the eaves, and you can see the settings that Matsudaira Fumai liked, which is typical of Kobori Enshu.

The Izumo-style garden at Hyakuso-tei is a masterpiece of modern Izumo-style gardens, with colorful stepping stones arranged rhythmically using different types of stones such as Kimachi stones. Also, maintenance is very good. The roji, buildings, and sodegaki fences of Fukuoka City's Rakusuien Garden are so influenced by Hyakuso-tei that you could even call them copies, so if you have a chance, compare them and you'll make some fun discoveries.

◼︎Name: “Meimeian”

◼︎Address: 278 Kitahori-cho, Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture

◼︎TEL: 0852-21-9863

◼︎Business hours: [4/1~9/30] 8:30~18:30, [10/1~3/31] 8:30~17:00

◼︎Admission fee: 410 yen (tea tea 410 yen)

◼︎Parking: There is a free parking lot for 5 cars under the stairs of Meimei-an (❊On days when a tea ceremony is held at Akayama Tea Ceremony Hall, the parking lot will be filled with people involved from the morning.If you are coming by car, please contact us in advance. We recommend that you do so.)

◼︎Access: 10 minutes by car from JR Matsue Station

●Municipal bus (bound for University/Kawazu) 4 minutes walk from Shiomi Nawate stop

●Ichibata bus (bound for Etomo/Kaga), 2 minutes walk from Kitahoricho stop

●Lake Line Bus, get off at Shiomi Nawate, 5 minutes walk

松平不昧公ゆかりの庭・茶室