SKK Suikinkutsu

The sound of water dripping inside the Suikinkutsu. Please enjoy the world of wabi-sabi, where that subtle sound can be heard amidst the tranquility.

The "Suikinkutsu" is said to be a technique devised by gardeners during the Edo period to enhance the aesthetic of Japanese gardens, and it is considered one of the masterpieces of landscaping technology. It was primarily created in the water basins placed at the entrance of tea rooms (tsukubai) or on the edges of verandas. Its structure involves burying an inverted jar with a small hole in the garden, allowing water overflowing from the handwashing basin or tsukubai to drip into the jar, creating echoes on the water surface collected at the bottom. It is a type of sound-producing device designed to resonate with sounds similar to that of a koto (Japanese harp). It came to be called "Suikinkutsu" because of the sound it produces. Suikinkutsu was created across the country from the Meiji to the Taisho and early Showa periods.

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