秘密の庭を守護するのにふさわしい門がいる
A gate suitable to guard a secret garden is needed.


門のない家、庭は原理的に存在しない。たとえ門がなくても何かが門の役目をしている。ちくは家では天守は家の守り神であり、入り口付近の欄干の上部に居座っている。不在であることが多いがその気配を客は常に感じることができる。その不在の案内人は、客に知らず知らずのうちにいくべき方向を指し示すのである。“遠い道と近い道”への別れ道や、“走る廊下”への誘い、遅れてやってきた客には“袖舞台”をそれとなく指し示す。

A house or garden without a gate does not exist theoretically.
Even if there is no gate, some other thing takes its place. At the CHIKUHA house, their Tenshu (heavenly being) is a guardian angel, who stays on the parapet near the entrance, and is often absent from the house. However, visitors always sense its existence. This absent guide leads guests to where to go without their knowing it. It also indirectly indicates the dividing point into “a distant road and a near road,” invites people to “a running corridor,” and “seats at the back stage” for visitors coming late.

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“遠い道と近い道”（5）“走る廊下”（9）“袖舞台”（13）
“Distant Road and Near Road,”(5) “Running Corridor,”(9) and “Seats at the Back Stage”(13)

作成者：原案 ちくは ＋ トリートメント 中谷礼仁、米田沙知子、舩橋耕太郎
Production: Originally planned by CHIKUHA + Treatment: Norihito Nakatani, Sachiko Yoneda, and Kotaro Funabashi