Iho-an, Kodai-ji, Kyoto - note unusually large round window and guest entrance

Kasa-tei, Kodai-ji, Kyoto - also known as the Umbrella Hut as the inside of the roof resembles that of an umbrella

Kasa-tei (rear), Kodai-ji, Kyoto - note mud wall and traditional windows

Shigure-tei, Kodai-ji, Kyoto - also known as Shower Hut - a unique two storey tea house

Shigure-tei, Kodai-ji, Kyoto - showing second floor entrance and covered walkway to Kasa-tei

Sekka-tei, Kinkaku-ji, Kyoto - originally 16th century but rebuilt after being destroyed in a fire in 1874

Summer house, Pine Lodge Gardens, St. Austell, Cornwall - not really a tea house, and a terrible quality photo, but does show the excellent roof proportions

Fugetsu-an tea house and garden, Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons, Great Milton, Oxfordshire - designed for Raymond Blanc by Robert Ketchell

Minka house, Kew Gardens - not a tea house, but shows similar aesthetic