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Kanrantei
Kanrantei
is the only
building
to
survive
from a
mansion
complex
of the
Date clan
in
Matsushima, Miyagi
Prefecture
,
Japan
. It is said to have originated as a
teahouse
in
Toyotomi
Hideyoshi's
Fushimi Castle
, to have been moved to
Edo
by
Date Masamune
, and
finally
to have been brought to
Matsushima
by his son
Date Tadamune
.
It has been
designated
a
Prefectural
Cultural Property
.
Inside
,
21
painted
fusuma
panels
of the
Edo period
have been designated an
Important Cultural Property
.