Sakura Mochi & Moonlight: A 1918 Teahouse Frozen in Time

A vine-covered teahouse, sakura mochi and a view over Nagasaki: a hand-coloured image from 1918 captures Japan between familiar traditions and new habits. At Tsukimi Chaya near Suwa Shrine, furniture, dress and food tell different parts of that story. What can one teahouse reveal about daily life in the Taishō period, and what survives today?