Dappled Sunlight on a Traditional Japanese Teahouse

Sunlight filters through a lush canopy of maple and cedar, casting warm dappled light on a traditional Japanese wooden teahouse. Dark lacquered timber beams, white plaster walls, and a gently curved tiled roof glow in the golden hour. Sliding shoji doors are ajar, revealing a tatami-floored interior with a low wooden table. A mossy stone path leads to an engawa veranda, where a stone lantern sits beside a tranquil koi pond whose ripples reflect the sunbeams. Surrounding foliage—fern, bamboo, ivy—fringes the scene, with beams of light piercing through leaves to create a serene, almost spiritual atmosphere. Photorealistic with cinematic lighting, shallow depth of field, rich textures of wood, paper, moss, and water; calm, timeless mood; 16:9.