"Top 10 Dangerous Buildings in the World" published by Time magazine in 2010. Among them was the Japanese "Takasugi-an".


The most dangerous in this ranking is the Italian "Leaning Tower of Pisa". In addition, Germany's "Leaning Tower of Suurhusen" is also ranked. The reason these buildings were selected in the Top 10 is that they were unexpectedly tilted significantly after or during construction.


However, the reason why Takasugi-an was chosen is not an architectural flaw.

Takasugi-an is a tea room built on two chestnut trees. The height is about 6 meters above the ground. Due to its apparent instability, it seems to have been selected in the top 10 of the ranking.


To enter the tea room, set up a ladder and climb up to the landing on the way. There, they take off their shoes and climb the permanent (?) Ladder to enter the tea room. If the ladder is removed, no one in the tea room can get off. In the first place, the structure is such that people who cannot climb the ladder cannot even enter the tea room. By the way, it seems that the name "Takasugi-an" was given because it is "too expensive" as a place where a tea room should exist.


Takasugi-an is located in Chino City, Nagano Prefecture. It is built in the field (private land) of Mr. Terunobu Fujimori near the Jinchōkan Moriya Historical Museum. It's not open to the public, so you can't go inside. Let's sneak a view from outside the private land.


(Image source: Edmund Sumner)