hongatte 本勝手

Also called migigatte 右勝手. The so-called normal arrangement for most tea ceremony rooms *chashitsu 茶室 when the placement of the firebox or hearth *ro 炉 is on the right side of the host's mat *temae datami 点前畳. When the arrangement is in what is called the reverse position, it is usually known as *gyakugatte 逆勝手. The 4 1/2 mat *yojōhan 四畳半 style room, considered the basic size for performing the tea ceremony, is almost always in the hongatte position. Examples: Meimeian 明々庵 in Shimane Prefecture; Onigawara-no-seki 鬼瓦席 in Kōdaiji 高台寺 in Kyoto.