Event

Members Discovery Program – Japanese Heritage Shōya House

Name: Members Discovery Program – Japanese Heritage Shōya House | The Huntington
Location: The Huntington

Join Robert Hori, associate director of cultural programs, for a detailed look at preindustrial village life of 18th-century Japan.

Experience the 300-year-old cultural gem of rural Japanese life at this event for Members at the Supporting, Patron, and Benefactor levels.

Enjoy coffee, tea, and pastries starting at 8:30 a.m. followed by a 9 a.m. presentation. After, join us on a walk to the Japanese Heritage Shōya House and surrounding gardens.

Three people stand on a long gravel path that leads between open fields of plants, to a gatehouse.

The gatehouse of the Japanese Heritage Shōya House. Photo: Joshua White / JWPictures.com | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

A traditional Japanese home with a gravel courtyard, on a sunny day.

Exterior view of the Japanese Heritage Shōya House. Photo: Joshua White / JWPictures.com | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

Visitors stand at the front entrance courtyard of a traditional Japanese home.

Exterior view of the Japanese Heritage Shōya House. Photo: Joshua White / JWPictures.com | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

View from inside a traditional Japanese home with tatami mats and sliding walls open to a private garden.

Interior view of the Japanese Heritage Shōya House. Photo: Joshua White / JWPictures.com | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

Rear view of a traditional Japanese home, with a gravel path and private garden.

Exterior view of the Japanese Heritage Shōya House. Photo: Joshua White / JWPictures.com | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

A private garden courtyard at a traditional Japanese home.

View of the private garden at the Japanese Heritage Shōya House. Photo: Joshua White / JWPictures.com | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.