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  • Jumping Lion Lantern at Sengan-en is a traditional Japanese garden surrounding a stately home in Kagoshima that has been passed down in the Shimadzu family for over 350 years. The garden boasts views of the active volcano Sakurajima, and the home provides a glimpse into the lifestyle of a powerful feudal lord.   The home of Feudal Lord Shimadzu Tadayoshi who lived at the end of the 19th century and  known for introducing western technology, especially shipbuilding to Japan during the Meiji Restoration.  Western and Japanese dignitaries were welcomed at Sengan-en both the garden and Shimadzu’s home to enjoy the distinctive features of traditional Japanese architecture and the private inner garden which were seen by visiting overseas royalty such as Edward VIII and Nicholas II of Russia.
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  • Jumping Lion Lantern at Sengan-en is a traditional Japanese garden surrounding a stately home in Kagoshima that has been passed down in the Shimadzu family for over 350 years. The garden boasts views of the active volcano Sakurajima, and the home provides a glimpse into the lifestyle of a powerful feudal lord.   The home of Feudal Lord Shimadzu Tadayoshi who lived at the end of the 19th century and  known for introducing western technology, especially shipbuilding to Japan during the Meiji Restoration.  Western and Japanese dignitaries were welcomed at Sengan-en both the garden and Shimadzu’s home to enjoy the distinctive features of traditional Japanese architecture and the private inner garden which were seen by visiting overseas royalty such as Edward VIII and Nicholas II of Russia.
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  • Jumping Lion Lantern at Sengan-en is a traditional Japanese garden surrounding a stately home in Kagoshima that has been passed down in the Shimadzu family for over 350 years. The garden boasts views of the active volcano Sakurajima, and the home provides a glimpse into the lifestyle of a powerful feudal lord.   The home of Feudal Lord Shimadzu Tadayoshi who lived at the end of the 19th century and  known for introducing western technology, especially shipbuilding to Japan during the Meiji Restoration.  Western and Japanese dignitaries were welcomed at Sengan-en both the garden and Shimadzu’s home to enjoy the distinctive features of traditional Japanese architecture and the private inner garden which were seen by visiting overseas royalty such as Edward VIII and Nicholas II of Russia.
    AMBER-LOTUS-2023-206.jpg
  • Moss Covered Japanese Lanterns at Kasuga Shrine which is famous for its many lanterns which were donated by worshippers.  The stone lanterns lining the shrine's approach are lit on the occasion of the Lantern Festival held in both February and August.
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  • Ishidoro at Koto-in - Ishidoro lanterns are usually used to decorate Japanese gardens, shrines and temples rather than for providing light, although occasionally they are lit up with candles inside during festivals.   Ishidoro Lanterns were introduced to Japan via China in the 6th century.  The earliest lanterns, found only in temple grounds, were designed to hold the flame representing Buddha.  Light  helps us overcome the darkness of ignorance. Ishidoro were originally used at temples, gardens and shrines.  Around the 16th century stone lanterns were adopted and placed in the gardens of teahouses.
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  • Ishidoro at Koto-in - Ishidoro lanterns are usually used to decorate Japanese gardens, shrines and temples rather than for providing light, although occasionally they are lit up with candles inside during festivals.   Ishidoro Lanterns were introduced to Japan via China in the 6th century.  The earliest lanterns, found only in temple grounds, were designed to hold the flame representing Buddha.  Light  helps us overcome the darkness of ignorance. Ishidoro were originally used at temples, gardens and shrines.  Around the 16th century stone lanterns were adopted and placed in the gardens of teahouses.
    lantern-11.jpg
  • Ishidoro at Rokuo-in - Ishidoro lanterns are usually used to decorate Japanese gardens, shrines and temples rather than for providing light, although occasionally they are lit up with candles inside during festivals.   Ishidoro Lanterns were introduced to Japan via China in the 6th century.  The earliest lanterns, found only in temple grounds, were designed to hold the flame representing Buddha.  Light  helps us overcome the darkness of ignorance. Ishidoro were originally used at temples, gardens and shrines.  Around the 16th century stone lanterns were adopted and placed in the gardens of teahouses.
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  • Ishidoro Stone Lantern - Japanese stone lantern, covered with moss.  Ishidoro lanterns are usually used to decorate Japanese gardens, shrines and temples rather than for providing light, although occasionally they are lit up with candles inside during festivals.   Ishidoro Lanterns were introduced to Japan via China in the 6th century.  The earliest lanterns, found only in temple grounds, were designed to hold the flame representing Buddha.  Light  helps us overcome the darkness of ignorance. Ishidoro were originally used at temples, gardens and shrines.  Around the 16th century stone lanterns were adopted  and placed in the gardens of teahouses.
    toro-stone-lantern-12.jpg
  • Stone Lantern at Fukusan Kaikan - Fukusan Kaikan Garden is a part of Fukuyama Castle grounds.  Ishidoro lanterns are usually used to decorate Japanese gardens, shrines and temples rather than for providing light, although occasionally they are lit up with candles inside during festivals.   Ishidoro Lanterns were introduced to Japan via China in the 6th century.  The earliest lanterns, found only in temple grounds, were designed to hold the flame representing Buddha.  Light  helps us overcome the darkness of ignorance. Ishidoro were originally used at temples, gardens and shrines.  Around the 16th century stone lanterns were adopted and placed in the gardens of teahouses. The garden itself is a forest pond style garden designed by Nishimura, a Kyoto artist, which took 10 years to complete.  Its pond is in the shape of a heart.
    fukusan-kaikan-garden-4.jpg
  • Japanese stone lantern, covered with moss and snow.  Ishidoro lanterns are usually used to decorate Japanese gardens, shrines and temples rather than for providing light, although occasionally they are lit up with candles inside during festivals.   Ishidoro Lanterns were introduced to Japan via China in the 6th century.  The earliest lanterns, found only in temple grounds, were designed to hold the flame representing Buddha.  Light  helps us overcome the darkness of ignorance. Ishidoro were originally used at temples, gardens and shrines.  Around the 16th century stone lanterns were adopted  and placed in the gardens of teahouses.
    stone-lantern-snow-01.jpg
  • Stone Lantern at Fukusan Kaikan - Fukusan Kaikan Garden is a part of Fukuyama Castle grounds.  Ishidoro lanterns are usually used to decorate Japanese gardens, shrines and temples rather than for providing light, although occasionally they are lit up with candles inside during festivals.   Ishidoro Lanterns were introduced to Japan via China in the 6th century.  The earliest lanterns, found only in temple grounds, were designed to hold the flame representing Buddha.  Light  helps us overcome the darkness of ignorance. Ishidoro were originally used at temples, gardens and shrines.  Around the 16th century stone lanterns were adopted and placed in the gardens of teahouses. The garden itself is a forest pond style garden designed by Nishimura, a Kyoto artist, which took 10 years to complete.  Its pond is in the shape of a heart.
    AMBER-LOTUS-2023-222.jpg
  • Stone Lantern at Fukusan Kaikan - Fukusan Kaikan Garden is a part of Fukuyama Castle grounds.  Ishidoro lanterns are usually used to decorate Japanese gardens, shrines and temples rather than for providing light, although occasionally they are lit up with candles inside during festivals.   Ishidoro Lanterns were introduced to Japan via China in the 6th century.  The earliest lanterns, found only in temple grounds, were designed to hold the flame representing Buddha.  Light  helps us overcome the darkness of ignorance. Ishidoro were originally used at temples, gardens and shrines.  Around the 16th century stone lanterns were adopted and placed in the gardens of teahouses. The garden itself is a forest pond style garden designed by Nishimura, a Kyoto artist, which took 10 years to complete.  Its pond is in the shape of a heart.
    AMBER-LOTUS-2023-252.jpg
  • Ishidoro at Gotoh Museum Garden - Ishidoro lanterns are usually used to decorate Japanese gardens, shrines and temples rather than for providing light, although occasionally they are lit up with candles inside during festivals.   Ishidoro Lanterns were introduced to Japan via China in the 6th century.  The earliest lanterns, found only in temple grounds, were designed to hold the flame representing Buddha.  Light  helps us overcome the darkness of ignorance. Ishidoro were originally used at temples, gardens and shrines.  Around the 16th century stone lanterns were adopted and placed in the gardens of teahouses.
    gotoh-museum-garden-04.jpg
  • Ishidoro at Gotoh Museum Garden - Ishidoro lanterns are usually used to decorate Japanese gardens, shrines and temples rather than for providing light, although occasionally they are lit up with candles inside during festivals.   Ishidoro Lanterns were introduced to Japan via China in the 6th century.  The earliest lanterns, found only in temple grounds, were designed to hold the flame representing Buddha.  Light  helps us overcome the darkness of ignorance. Ishidoro were originally used at temples, gardens and shrines.  Around the 16th century stone lanterns were adopted and placed in the gardens of teahouses.
    gotoh-museum-garden-03.jpg
  • Ishidoro at Gotoh Museum Garden - Ishidoro lanterns are usually used to decorate Japanese gardens, shrines and temples rather than for providing light, although occasionally they are lit up with candles inside during festivals.   Ishidoro Lanterns were introduced to Japan via China in the 6th century.  The earliest lanterns, found only in temple grounds, were designed to hold the flame representing Buddha.  Light  helps us overcome the darkness of ignorance. Ishidoro were originally used at temples, gardens and shrines.  Around the 16th century stone lanterns were adopted and placed in the gardens of teahouses.
    gotoh-museum-garden-06.jpg
  • Ishidoro at Gotoh Museum Garden - Ishidoro lanterns are usually used to decorate Japanese gardens, shrines and temples rather than for providing light, although occasionally they are lit up with candles inside during festivals.   Ishidoro Lanterns were introduced to Japan via China in the 6th century.  The earliest lanterns, found only in temple grounds, were designed to hold the flame representing Buddha.  Light  helps us overcome the darkness of ignorance. Ishidoro were originally used at temples, gardens and shrines.  Around the 16th century stone lanterns were adopted and placed in the gardens of teahouses.
    gotoh-museum-garden-05.jpg
  • Japanese Stone Lanterns and Moss at Hokokuji Temple in Kamakaura - Ishidoro lanterns are usually used to decorate Japanese gardens, shrines and temples rather than for providing light, although occasionally they are lit up with candles inside during festivals.   Ishidoro Lanterns were introduced to Japan via China in the 6th century.  The earliest lanterns, found only in temple grounds, were designed to hold the flame representing Buddha.  Light  helps us overcome the darkness of ignorance. Ishidoro were originally used at temples, gardens and shrines.  Around the 16th century stone lanterns were adopted  and placed in the gardens of teahouses.
    japanese-stone-lantern.jpg
  • Ishidoro lanterns are usually used to decorate Japanese gardens, shrines and temples rather than for providing light, although occasionally they are lit up with candles inside during festivals.   Ishidoro Lanterns were introduced to Japan via China in the 6th century.  The earliest lanterns, found only in temple grounds, were designed to hold the flame representing Buddha.  Light  helps us overcome the darkness of ignorance. Ishidoro were originally used at temples, gardens and shrines.  Around the 16th century stone lanterns were adopted and placed in the gardens of teahouses. The garden itself is a forest pond style garden designed by Nishimura, a Kyoto artist, which took 10 years to complete.  Its pond is in the shape of a heart.
    kodaira-shosenji-3.jpg
  • Stone Lantern With Moss at Shoyo-en - Ishidoro lanterns are usually used to decorate Japanese gardens, shrines and temples rather than for providing light, although occasionally they are lit up with candles inside during festivals.   Ishidoro Lanterns were introduced to Japan via China in the 6th century.  The earliest lanterns, found only in temple grounds, were designed to hold the flame representing Buddha.  Light  helps us overcome the darkness of ignorance. Ishidoro were originally used at temples, gardens and shrines.  Around the 16th century stone lanterns were adopted  and placed in the gardens of teahouses.
    stone-lantern-2.jpg
  • Stone Lantern With Moss at Shoyo-en - Ishidoro lanterns are usually used to decorate Japanese gardens, shrines and temples rather than for providing light, although occasionally they are lit up with candles inside during festivals.   Ishidoro Lanterns were introduced to Japan via China in the 6th century.  The earliest lanterns, found only in temple grounds, were designed to hold the flame representing Buddha.  Light  helps us overcome the darkness of ignorance. Ishidoro were originally used at temples, gardens and shrines.  Around the 16th century stone lanterns were adopted  and placed in the gardens of teahouses.
    stone-lantern-1.jpg
  • Ishidoro lanterns are usually used to decorate Japanese gardens, shrines and temples rather than for providing light, although occasionally they are lit up with candles inside during festivals.   Ishidoro Lanterns were introduced to Japan via China in the 6th century.  The earliest lanterns, found only in temple grounds, were designed to hold the flame representing Buddha.  Light  helps us overcome the darkness of ignorance. Ishidoro were originally used at temples, gardens and shrines.  Around the 16th century stone lanterns were adopted and placed in the gardens of teahouses. The garden itself is a forest pond style garden designed by Nishimura, a Kyoto artist, which took 10 years to complete.  Its pond is in the shape of a heart.
    kodaira-shosenji-4.jpg
  • Stone Lantern at Shukkeien Garden - Ishidoro Lanterns were introduced to Japan via China in the 6th century.  The earliest lanterns, found only in temple grounds, were designed to hold the flame representing Buddha.  Light  helps us overcome the darkness of ignorance. Ishidoro were originally used at temples, gardens and shrines.  Around the 16th century stone lanterns were adopted and placed in the gardens of teahouses. The garden itself is a forest pond style garden designed by Nishimura, a Kyoto artist, which took 10 years to complete.  Its pond is in the shape of a heart.
    AMBER-LOTUS-2023-207.jpg
  • Stone Lantern at Shukkeien Garden - Ishidoro Lanterns were introduced to Japan via China in the 6th century.  The earliest lanterns, found only in temple grounds, were designed to hold the flame representing Buddha.  Light  helps us overcome the darkness of ignorance. Ishidoro were originally used at temples, gardens and shrines.  Around the 16th century stone lanterns were adopted and placed in the gardens of teahouses. The garden itself is a forest pond style garden designed by Nishimura, a Kyoto artist, which took 10 years to complete.  Its pond is in the shape of a heart.
    shukkeien-16.jpg
  • Sengan-en Stone Lantern Ishidoro - Sengan-en is a traditional Japanese garden surrounding a stately home in Kagoshima that has been passed down in the Shimadzu family for over 350 years. The garden boasts views of the active volcano Sakurajima, and the home provides a glimpse into the lifestyle of a powerful feudal lord.   The home of Feudal Lord Shimadzu Tadayoshi who lived at the end of the 19th century and  known for introducing western technology, especially shipbuilding to Japan during the Meiji Restoration.  Western and Japanese dignitaries were welcomed at Sengan-en both the garden and Shimadzu’s home to enjoy the distinctive features of traditional Japanese architecture and the private inner garden which were seen by visiting overseas royalty such as Edward VIII and Nicholas II of Russia.
    sengan-en-33.jpg
  • Sengan-en Stone Lantern Ishidoro - Sengan-en is a traditional Japanese garden surrounding a stately home in Kagoshima that has been passed down in the Shimadzu family for over 350 years. The garden boasts views of the active volcano Sakurajima, and the home provides a glimpse into the lifestyle of a powerful feudal lord.   The home of Feudal Lord Shimadzu Tadayoshi who lived at the end of the 19th century and  known for introducing western technology, especially shipbuilding to Japan during the Meiji Restoration.  Western and Japanese dignitaries were welcomed at Sengan-en both the garden and Shimadzu’s home to enjoy the distinctive features of traditional Japanese architecture and the private inner garden which were seen by visiting overseas royalty such as Edward VIII and Nicholas II of Russia.
    sengan-en-32.jpg
  • Stone Lantern at Hokoku-ji Bamboo Garden - Hokoku-ji Kamakura is world famous for its bamboo garden containing more than 2000 Moso bamboos trees. Its nickname is Take-dera "Bamboo Temple" for that reason.  The bamboo garden is punctuated with stone lanterns, jizo and moss covered stones.  Besides the popular bamboo garden, and teahouse, Hokokuji also has a often overlooked Zen garden   Ashikaga Ietoki, ordered Zen priest Tengan Eko to establish Hokoku-ji. This temple became the family temple of the Ashikaga clan. Tengan was a disciple of Mugaku Sogen a contemporary of famous garden designer Muso Kokushi.
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  • Stone Lantern at Hokoku-ji Bamboo Garden - Hokoku-ji Kamakura is world famous for its bamboo garden containing more than 2000 Moso bamboos trees. Its nickname is Take-dera "Bamboo Temple" for that reason.  The bamboo garden is punctuated with stone lanterns, jizo and moss covered stones.  Besides the popular bamboo garden, and teahouse, Hokokuji also has a often overlooked Zen garden   Ashikaga Ietoki, ordered Zen priest Tengan Eko to establish Hokoku-ji. This temple became the family temple of the Ashikaga clan. Tengan was a disciple of Mugaku Sogen a contemporary of famous garden designer Muso Kokushi.
    hokokuji-bamboo-garden--4.jpg
  • Stone Lantern at Hokoku-ji Bamboo Garden - Hokoku-ji Kamakura is world famous for its bamboo garden containing more than 2000 Moso bamboos trees. Its nickname is Take-dera "Bamboo Temple" for that reason.  The bamboo garden is punctuated with stone lanterns, jizo and moss covered stones.  Besides the popular bamboo garden, and teahouse, Hokokuji also has a often overlooked Zen garden   Ashikaga Ietoki, ordered Zen priest Tengan Eko to establish Hokoku-ji. This temple became the family temple of the Ashikaga clan. Tengan was a disciple of Mugaku Sogen a contemporary of famous garden designer Muso Kokushi.
    hokokuji-amber-3.jpg
  • Stone lantern at Yubatake - Kusatsu is one of the largest natural hot springs in Japan with abundant supplies of naturally hot spring water gushing from its sources.   Kusatsu's is a well known spa for recovering from surgery and illnesses.
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  • Stone Lantern Ishidoro at Hanahata Garden - Hanahata Garden is a community Japanese garden in Adachi-ku Tokyo.  Although its formation is relatively modern, it follows the patterns in strict detail of the most formal of strolling gardens and includes all the classic elements including giant stone lanterns, a tea ceremony room,a cherry blossom bower, waterfall, giant stone pathways.  Seasonal foliage has been planted, maples and sakura cherry trees, to enhance the seasonality of the garden.  Japanese pavillion Oukatei which looks out on to the garden, provides space for tea ceremony and other events.
    hanahata-garden-20.jpg
  • Stone Lantern Ishidoro at Hanahata Garden - Hanahata Garden is a community Japanese garden in Adachi-ku Tokyo.  Although its formation is relatively modern, it follows the patterns in strict detail of the most formal of strolling gardens and includes all the classic elements including giant stone lanterns, a tea ceremony room,a cherry blossom bower, waterfall, giant stone pathways.  Seasonal foliage has been planted, maples and sakura cherry trees, to enhance the seasonality of the garden.  Japanese pavillion Oukatei which looks out on to the garden, provides space for tea ceremony and other events.
    hanahata-garden-19.jpg
  • Stone Lanterns at Naritasan Shinshoji Garden - Ishidoro lanterns are usually used to decorate Japanese gardens, shrines and temples rather than for providing light, although occasionally they are lit up with candles inside during festivals.   Ishidoro Lanterns were introduced to Japan via China in the 6th century.  The earliest lanterns, found only in temple grounds, were designed to hold the flame representing Buddha.  Light  helps us overcome the darkness of ignorance. Ishidoro were originally used at temples, gardens and shrines.  Around the 16th century stone lanterns were adopted and placed in the gardens of teahouses.
    shinshoji-garden-8.jpg
  • Ishidoro lanterns are usually used to decorate Japanese gardens, shrines and temples rather than for providing light, although occasionally they are lit up with candles inside during festivals.   Ishidoro Lanterns were introduced to Japan via China in the 6th century.  The earliest lanterns, found only in temple grounds, were designed to hold the flame representing Buddha.  Light  helps us overcome the darkness of ignorance. Ishidoro were originally used at temples, gardens and shrines.  Around the 16th century stone lanterns were adopted  and placed in the gardens of teahouses.
    japanese-stone-lantern-15.jpg
  • Stone Lanterns at Naritasan Shinshoji Garden - Ishidoro lanterns are usually used to decorate Japanese gardens, shrines and temples rather than for providing light, although occasionally they are lit up with candles inside during festivals.   Ishidoro Lanterns were introduced to Japan via China in the 6th century.  The earliest lanterns, found only in temple grounds, were designed to hold the flame representing Buddha.  Light  helps us overcome the darkness of ignorance. Ishidoro were originally used at temples, gardens and shrines.  Around the 16th century stone lanterns were adopted and placed in the gardens of teahouses.
    shinshoji-garden-9.jpg
  • Kyu Yasuda Stone Lantern Ishidoro - Kyu Yasuda Teien was once the grounds of a samurai and designed in 1688 by Honjo Inabanokami Munesuke.   The strolling garden was taken over and remodeled in 1894 by Zenjiro Yasuda. The Great Kanto Earthquake and also WWII seriously damaged the garden. It was renovated in 1927 after the earthquake and again in 1971.  It was given to the city of Tokyo according to Yasuda’s dying wishes. Kyu Yasuda Teien has been open to the public ever since as a public park. The pond garden retains the appearance described in literature of the Meiji period and is one of the typical gardens of this period.
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  • Kyu Yasuda Stone Lantern Ishidoro - Kyu Yasuda Teien was once the grounds of a samurai and designed in 1688 by Honjo Inabanokami Munesuke.   The strolling garden was taken over and remodeled in 1894 by Zenjiro Yasuda. The Great Kanto Earthquake and also WWII seriously damaged the garden. It was renovated in 1927 after the earthquake and again in 1971.  It was given to the city of Tokyo according to Yasuda’s dying wishes. Kyu Yasuda Teien has been open to the public ever since as a public park. The pond garden retains the appearance described in literature of the Meiji period and is one of the typical gardens of this period.
    kyu-yasuda-garden-21.jpg
  • Hokokuji Garden Stone Lantern - Ishidoro lanterns are usually used to decorate Japanese gardens, shrines and temples rather than for providing light, although occasionally they are lit up with candles inside during festivals.   Ishidoro Lanterns were introduced to Japan via China in the 6th century.  The earliest lanterns, found only in temple grounds, were designed to hold the flame representing Buddha.  Light  helps us overcome the darkness of ignorance. Ishidoro were originally used at temples, gardens and shrines.  Around the 16th century stone lanterns were adopted  and placed in the gardens of teahouses.
    hokokuji-12.jpg
  • Ishidoro lanterns are usually used to decorate Japanese gardens, shrines and temples rather than for providing light, although occasionally they are lit up with candles inside during festivals.   Ishidoro Lanterns were introduced to Japan via China in the 6th century.  The earliest lanterns, found only in temple grounds, were designed to hold the flame representing Buddha.  Light  helps us overcome the darkness of ignorance. Ishidoro were originally used at temples, gardens and shrines.  Around the 16th century stone lanterns were adopted  and placed in the gardens of teahouses.
    stone-lantern-1.jpg
  • Ishidoro at Rokuo-in - Ishidoro lanterns are usually used to decorate Japanese gardens, shrines and temples rather than for providing light, although occasionally they are lit up with candles inside during festivals.   Ishidoro Lanterns were introduced to Japan via China in the 6th century.  The earliest lanterns, found only in temple grounds, were designed to hold the flame representing Buddha.  Light  helps us overcome the darkness of ignorance. Ishidoro were originally used at temples, gardens and shrines.  Around the 16th century stone lanterns were adopted and placed in the gardens of teahouses.
    AMBER-LOTUS-2023-228.jpg
  • Ishidoro at Koto-in - Ishidoro lanterns are usually used to decorate Japanese gardens, shrines and temples rather than for providing light, although occasionally they are lit up with candles inside during festivals.   Ishidoro Lanterns were introduced to Japan via China in the 6th century.  The earliest lanterns, found only in temple grounds, were designed to hold the flame representing Buddha.  Light  helps us overcome the darkness of ignorance. Ishidoro were originally used at temples, gardens and shrines.  Around the 16th century stone lanterns were adopted and placed in the gardens of teahouses.
    koto-in-26.jpg
  • Takahashi Korekiyo Memorial Park that is the former residence of Japan's 20th Prime Minister, Takahashi Korekiyo.  Takahashi is famous for being assassinated in the February 26 Incident. The site of this event was the ruins of his mansion in Akasaka, which now only features a Japanese-style garden with a flowing pond, stone lanterns, and a statue of Takahashi. It is both a Minato-ku city park with a Japanese garden inside of it, thus it is free to enter as it is originally for residents though anyone is welcome to enter and enjoy the calm.
    Takahashi-Korekiyo-Garden-03.jpg
  • Kokoen Lantern - Ishidoro lanterns are usually used to decorate Japanese gardens, shrines and temples rather than for providing light, although occasionally they are lit up with candles inside during festivals.   Ishidoro Lanterns were introduced to Japan via China in the 6th century.  The earliest lanterns, found only in temple grounds, were designed to hold the flame representing Buddha.  Light  helps us overcome the darkness of ignorance. Ishidoro were originally used at temples, gardens and shrines.  Around the 16th century stone lanterns were adopted and placed in the gardens of teahouses.
    koko-en-18.jpg
  • Stone Lantern at Sento Gosho Garden - located east of the Kyoto Imperial Palace, once also contained Sento Palace.  The garden is mosty all that has survived.  The garden’s design has been attributed to Kobori Enshu, and consists of two ponds connected by a several bridges,  and surrounded by paths for strolling. The southern pond contains two islands connected to each other and to the shore.  Part of the sound pond shore consists of a pebble beach.  Each and every stone was carefully chosen for its size and shape.
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  • Kotoji-toro, a stone lantern with two legs is said to resemble the bridge on a koto. This lantern is the symbol of Kenrokuen and Kanazawa.  Kenrokuen or the "Six Attributes Garden" (spaciousness, seclusion, artifice, antiquity, watercourses and panoramas).  Along with Kairakuen and Korakuen, Kenrokuen is one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan.
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  • Kotoji-toro, a stone lantern with two legs, said to resemble the bridge on a koto. This lantern is the symbol of Kenrokuen and Kanazawa.  Kenroku-en or the "Six Attributes Garden" (spaciousness, seclusion, artifice, antiquity, watercourses and panoramas)  along with Kairakuen and Korakuen, is one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan.
    kenrokuen-12.jpg
  • Kotoji-toro, a stone lantern with two legs, said to resemble the bridge on a koto. This lantern is the symbol of Kenrokuen and Kanazawa.  Kenroku-en or the "Six Attributes Garden" (spaciousness, seclusion, artifice, antiquity, watercourses and panoramas)  along with Kairakuen and Korakuen, is one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan.
    kenrokuen-7.jpg
  • Kotoji-toro, a stone lantern with two legs, said to resemble the bridge on a koto. This lantern is the symbol of Kenrokuen and Kanazawa.  Kenroku-en or the "Six Attributes Garden" (spaciousness, seclusion, artifice, antiquity, watercourses and panoramas)  along with Kairakuen and Korakuen is one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan.
    kenrokuen-6.jpg
  • Kotoji-toro, a stone lantern with two legs, said to resemble the bridge on a koto. This lantern is the symbol of Kenrokuen and Kanazawa.  Kenroku-en or the "Six Attributes Garden" (spaciousness, seclusion, artifice, antiquity, watercourses and panoramas)  along with Kairakuen and Korakuen, is one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan.
    kenrokuen-5.jpg
  • Ishidoro Stone Lantern at Ishite-ji - Temple 51 on the Shikoku Pilgrimage is one of the oldest and most beloved of all the 88 temples.  is considered to be one of the most spectacular of all the 88 temples along the trail. The sprawling Ishite-ji temple compound is composed of several halls, a three-storied pagoda and a unique inner temple connected to the main grounds via a cave. The dimly lit cave is remarkable in and of itself though dark and spooky. Ishiteji is known for its Niomon Gate, a designated national treasure.  All of these structures exhibit typical architectural style of the Kamakura Era.
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  • Ishidoro Stone Lantern at Arisugawa-no-miya Park, usually known just as Arisugawa Park contains a lush Japanese strolling garden that follows the hilly contours of the terrain.  The elegantly designed landscape offers  paths with a variety of types of bridges spanning streams that flow into the pond.   Arisugawa-no-miya was originally the domain of feudal lord, then was acquired by the noble Arisugawa-no-miya family. The family donated the land to the city of Tokyo.  Like nearly all Japanese gardens in Tokyo, it is incorporated into a city park.  Within the grounds, occupying a different tier above the pond garden are sports facilities and Tokyo Metropolitan Library Tokyo Torts Toshokan.
    arisugawa-park-17.jpg
  • Japanese Lantern at Chikarin-in - Ishidoro lanterns are usually used to decorate Japanese gardens, shrines and temples rather than for providing light, although occasionally they are lit up with candles inside during festivals.   Ishidoro Lanterns were introduced to Japan via China in the 6th century.  The earliest lanterns, found only in temple grounds, were designed to hold the flame representing Buddha.  Light  helps us overcome the darkness of ignorance. Ishidoro were originally used at temples, gardens and shrines.  Around the 16th century stone lanterns were adopted  and placed in the gardens of teahouses.
    chikurin-in-8.jpg
  • Japanese Lantern at Chikarin-in - Ishidoro lanterns are usually used to decorate Japanese gardens, shrines and temples rather than for providing light, although occasionally they are lit up with candles inside during festivals.   Ishidoro Lanterns were introduced to Japan via China in the 6th century.  The earliest lanterns, found only in temple grounds, were designed to hold the flame representing Buddha.  Light  helps us overcome the darkness of ignorance. Ishidoro were originally used at temples, gardens and shrines.  Around the 16th century stone lanterns were adopted  and placed in the gardens of teahouses.
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  • Bupposhoryuji Temple Garden, Lake Suwa - The gardens are composed in different areas surrounding the temple main hall.  These are the remains of the Momoyama period with stone configurations and construction and in the center of the pond, tortoise islands have been added over the centureis.  Behind the main hall the garden continues and the pond shape of the Chinese character for heart.  Additionally there are other gardens added during the Meiji and Taisho periods, originally conceived for form a rose, no separated into two small ponds.  The Showa Period garden, slightly more modern, features a waterfall, and a statue is sculpted beside the waterfall.  The composition and arrangements of the plants are what makes this area of the garden special.  Taken as a whole, Bupposhoryuji Temple Garden needs to be considered a kind of triptiych collection of gardens, spanning different eras of Japanese history, rather than one single garden
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  • Kyu Yasuda Teien Garden Lantern  - the garden was once the grounds of a samurai and designed in 1688 by Honjo Inabanokami Munesuke.   The strolling garden was taken over and remodeled in 1894 by Zenjiro Yasuda. The Great Kanto Earthquake and also WWII seriously damaged the garden. It was renovated in 1927 after the earthquake and again in 1971.  It was given to the city of Tokyo according to Yasuda’s dying wishes. Kyu Yasuda Teien has been open to the public ever since as a public park. The pond garden retains the appearance described in literature of the Meiji period and is one of the typical gardens of this period.
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  • Kotoji-toro, a stone lantern with two legs, said to resemble the bridge on a koto. This lantern is the symbol of Kenrokuen and Kanazawa.  Kenroku-en or the "Six Attributes Garden" (spaciousness, seclusion, artifice, antiquity, watercourses and panoramas)  along with Kairakuen and Korakuen, is one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan.
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  • Pond Garden at Naritasan Shinshoji Garden - Naritasan Shinshoji is one of the most important Buddhist temples in the Tokyo area, and the Head of the Chisan Shingon Buddhism sect.  Its Japanese garden, usually called Naritasan Park,is composed of wooded and landscaped greenery. Stone monuments and memorials bearing haiku poetry punctuate the landscape, making it one of the most unusual Japanese gardens in the country. Its centerpiece is a pond with a pagoda in the middle.  In addition there is a waterfall composed with a surrounding rock garden.
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  • Pond Garden at Naritasan Shinshoji Garden - Naritasan Shinshoji is one of the most important Buddhist temples in the Tokyo area, and the Head of the Chisan Shingon Buddhism sect.  Its Japanese garden, usually called Naritasan Park,is composed of wooded and landscaped greenery. Stone monuments and memorials bearing haiku poetry punctuate the landscape, making it one of the most unusual Japanese gardens in the country. Its centerpiece is a pond with a pagoda in the middle.  In addition there is a waterfall composed with a surrounding rock garden.
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  • Pond Garden at Naritasan Shinshoji Garden - Naritasan Shinshoji is one of the most important Buddhist temples in the Tokyo area, and the Head of the Chisan Shingon Buddhism sect.  Its Japanese garden, usually called Naritasan Park,is composed of wooded and landscaped greenery. Stone monuments and memorials bearing haiku poetry punctuate the landscape, making it one of the most unusual Japanese gardens in the country. Its centerpiece is a pond with a pagoda in the middle.  In addition there is a waterfall composed with a surrounding rock garden.
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  • Pond Garden at Naritasan Shinshoji Garden - Naritasan Shinshoji is one of the most important Buddhist temples in the Tokyo area, and the Head of the Chisan Shingon Buddhism sect.  Its Japanese garden, usually called Naritasan Park,is composed of wooded and landscaped greenery. Stone monuments and memorials bearing haiku poetry punctuate the landscape, making it one of the most unusual Japanese gardens in the country. Its centerpiece is a pond with a pagoda in the middle.  In addition there is a waterfall composed with a surrounding rock garden.
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  • Yoki-en Garden at Neputa Mura or Neputa Village was built during the Meiji Period by Nakamura Sanjiro.  It is noted for its black pines, wooden bridge and  stone lanterns. The garden was built between 1880 and 1914 with methods unique to the Tsugaru District.  The garden is a designated cultural property of the Japanese government.
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  • The Gotoh Museum Garden was commissioned  by Gotoh Keita who was the late chairman of the Tokyu Corp.  It was created in 1960 to hold the many traditional works of Japanese and Far Eastern art that Gotoh collected during half his lifetime.  Gotoh was particularly interested in stone Japanese lanterns, that adorn the garden pathways.  Gotoh's interest in collecting traditional art was initially inspired by his interest in copies of the Buddhist sutras dating from the Nara Period. His interests included Zen calligraphy as well as Japanese traditional culture which inevitably led him to tea ceremony. Naturally, there are tea ceremony huts within the garden grounds that punctuate the hilly ravine garden.
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  • Yoki-en Garden at Neputa Mura or Neputa Village was built during the Meiji Period by Nakamura Sanjiro.  It is noted for its black pines, wooden bridge and  stone lanterns. The garden was built between 1880 and 1914 with methods unique to the Tsugaru District.  The garden is a designated cultural property of the Japanese government.
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  • Yoki-en Garden at Neputa Mura or Neputa Village was built during the Meiji Period by Nakamura Sanjiro.  It is noted for its black pines, wooden bridge and  stone lanterns. The garden was built between 1880 and 1914 with methods unique to the Tsugaru District.  The garden is a designated cultural property of the Japanese government.
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  • Yoki-en Garden at Neputa Mura or Neputa Village was built during the Meiji Period by Nakamura Sanjiro.  It is noted for its black pines, wooden bridge and  stone lanterns. The garden was built between 1880 and 1914 with methods unique to the Tsugaru District.  The garden is a designated cultural property of the Japanese government.
    yokien-1.jpg
  • The Gotoh Museum Garden was commissioned  by Gotoh Keita who was the late chairman of the Tokyu Corp.  It was created in 1960 to hold the many traditional works of Japanese and Far Eastern art that Gotoh collected during half his lifetime.  Gotoh was particularly interested in stone Japanese lanterns, that adorn the garden pathways.  Gotoh's interest in collecting traditional art was initially inspired by his interest in copies of the Buddhist sutras dating from the Nara Period. His interests included Zen calligraphy as well as Japanese traditional culture which inevitably led him to tea ceremony. Naturally, there are tea ceremony huts within the garden grounds that punctuate the hilly ravine garden.
    gotoh-museum-garden-01.jpg
  • Yoki-en Garden at Neputa Mura or Neputa Village was built during the Meiji Period by Nakamura Sanjiro.  It is noted for its black pines, wooden bridge and  stone lanterns. The garden was built between 1880 and 1914 with methods unique to the Tsugaru District.  The garden is a designated cultural property of the Japanese government.
    yokien-amber-7.jpg
  • Yoki-en Garden at Neputa Mura or Neputa Village was built during the Meiji Period by Nakamura Sanjiro.  It is noted for its black pines, wooden bridge and  stone lanterns. The garden was built between 1880 and 1914 with methods unique to the Tsugaru District.  The garden is a designated cultural property of the Japanese government.
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  • Yoki-en Garden at Neputa Mura or Neputa Village was built during the Meiji Period by Nakamura Sanjiro.  It is noted for its black pines, wooden bridge and  stone lanterns. The garden was built between 1880 and 1914 with methods unique to the Tsugaru District.  The garden is a designated cultural property of the Japanese government.
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  • Kasuga Taisha is famous for its many lanterns which were donated by worshippers. The many bronze lanterns within the shrine and 3000 stone lanterns lining the shrine's approach are lit on the occasion of the Lantern Festivals in February and August.
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  • Kasuka Srhine Lanterns & Deer - Kasuga Taisha is famous for its many lanterns which were donated by worshippers. The many bronze lanterns within the shrine and 3000 stone lanterns lining the shrine's approach are lit on the occasion of the Lantern Festivals in February and August.
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  • Kasuga Taisha is famous for its many lanterns which were donated by worshippers. The many bronze lanterns within the shrine and 3000 stone lanterns lining the shrine's approach are lit on the occasion of the Lantern Festivals in February and August.
    kasuga-taisha-lanterns-1.jpg
  • Kasuga Taisha is famous for its many lanterns which were donated by worshippers. The many bronze lanterns within the shrine and 3000 stone lanterns lining the shrine's approach are lit on the occasion of the Lantern Festivals in February and August.
    kasuga-taisha-lanterns-5.jpg
  • Kasuka Srhine Lanterns & Deer - Kasuga Taisha is famous for its many lanterns which were donated by worshippers. The many bronze lanterns within the shrine and 3000 stone lanterns lining the shrine's approach are lit on the occasion of the Lantern Festivals in February and August.
    kasuga-taisha-lanterns-4.jpg
  • Kasuga Taisha is famous for its many lanterns which were donated by worshippers. The many bronze lanterns within the shrine and 3000 stone lanterns lining the shrine's approach are lit on the occasion of the Lantern Festivals in February and August.
    kasuga-shrine-lanterns-02.jpg
  • Kasuga Taisha is famous for its many lanterns which were donated by worshippers. The many bronze lanterns within the shrine and 3000 stone lanterns lining the shrine's approach are lit on the occasion of the Lantern Festivals in February and August.
    kasuga-shrine-lanterns-01.jpg
  • Kasuga Taisha is famous for its many lanterns which were donated by worshippers. The many bronze lanterns within the shrine and 3000 stone lanterns lining the shrine's approach are lit on the occasion of the Lantern Festivals in February and August.
    kasuga-taisha-lanterns-3.jpg
  • Kasuga Taisha is famous for its many lanterns which were donated by worshippers. The many bronze lanterns within the shrine and 3000 stone lanterns lining the shrine's approach are lit on the occasion of the Lantern Festivals in February and August.
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  • Shunpu Banriso Interior - Tatami Room and Interior Lantern - Kitaoji Rosanjin was considered to be a “universal genius” as he was known for his many talents in several fields: pottery, cooking and painting. In the hall at Shunpu Banriso the masterpiece of his work is displayed within an old private house that Kitaoji Rosanjin used as his home. Outside the tea ceremony room there is a stone garden imitating Ryoanji. In front of the main hall is la otus pond,  garden that makes use of the land's topography.  This nature-rich garden utilize the natural topography in front of the main building and the small river from the mountain. Shunpu Banriso is a branch of the Kasama Nichido Museum.
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  • Sugekari Park Garden -  This Edo period daimyo garden was once the residence of the Oka clan then later in the Meiji period, a Japanese style teahouse was built adjacent to the garden with ponds, lanterns and waterfalls. The Wakan teahouse has a garden view and can be reserved for private events. It even has a suikinkutusu or a Japanese water harp.  Today Sugekari garden is a city park within Meguro ward of Tokyo city.
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  • Sugekari Park Garden -  This Edo period daimyo garden was once the residence of the Oka clan then later in the Meiji period, a Japanese style teahouse was built adjacent to the garden with ponds, lanterns and waterfalls. The Wakan teahouse has a garden view and can be reserved for private events. It even has a suikinkutusu or a Japanese water harp.  Today Sugekari garden is a city park within Meguro ward of Tokyo city.
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  • Sugekari Park Garden -  This Edo period daimyo garden was once the residence of the Oka clan then later in the Meiji period, a Japanese style teahouse was built adjacent to the garden with ponds, lanterns and waterfalls. The Wakan teahouse has a garden view and can be reserved for private events. It even has a suikinkutusu or a Japanese water harp.  Today Sugekari garden is a city park within Meguro ward of Tokyo city.
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  • Koishikawa Korakuen Garden is one of Tokyo's oldest and most beautiful Japanese landscape gardens. It was built by close relatives of the Tokugawa Shogun in the early Edo Period..Like most traditional Japanese gardens, Koishikawa Korakuen attempts to reproduce famous landscapes from China and Japan in miniature, using a pond, stones, plants and a man made hill.
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  • Hokokuji Temple in Kamakaura is one of the few zen temples with a traditional garden in Kamakura, where the rocks, bamboo groves, zen garden, trees and plants are blended with the hills and natural background of the landscape.
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  • Tozenji is one of hte oldest temples in the Yokohama area, dating back to the 13th century.  Little is known about the originals of its pond garden, which has been preserved trhough the centuries.
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  • Tozenji is one of hte oldest temples in the Yokohama area, dating back to the 13th century.  Little is known about the originals of its pond garden, which has been preserved trhough the centuries.
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  • 1. Kasuga-taisha Shrine 春日大社 was established by the powerful Fujiwara clan and rebuilt several times over the centuries.  The legend is that the Fujiwaras invited a powerful deity or god to Nara, who arrived in town riding on the back of a deer.  Consequently, wild deer from the forest above the city roam freely in its grounds.  Kasuga is famous for its lanterns that have been donated by worshipers:. Hundreds of bronze lanterns hang from the buildings and hundreds more moss-covered stone lanterns line the approach to the shrine grounds.  The Kasuga style of lantern is ornate and bears the images of the sacred deer.  The lanterns are lit twice a year at the Lantern Festivals - Setsubon held in February and Obon held in August. The lanterns light the way for ancestral spirits.
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  • Denpo-in was once called "Kannon-in" or "Chiraku-in" when it was built, the name was changed to Denpo-in during the Genroku Period.  The strolling pond garden or Chisen Kaiyu Shiki is laid out in a circular style.  The garden has long been for imperial prince abbots and was never ever open to the public until recent years and even now it is only open a few weeks per year in springtime.  The garden was designed by Enshu Kobori a master of tea ceremony, an architect and renowned Japanese garden landscape gardener.  Denpo-in is the private garden of Sensoji Temple’s abbot.
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  • 48.2 Sengan-en Garden 仙巌園 is a strolling garden built for the local daimyo fuedal lord during the days of the Tokugawa Shogunate in Kagoshima. Its most striking feature is its use of the volcano at Sakurajima beyond Kagoshima Bay as background scenery. The garden itself is made up of small ponds, streams, rockeries and sculpted terrain. The garden was created in 1658 by the powerful feudal Shimadzu Clan who ruled Satsuma Kagoshima for 700 years and continued to be influential into the modern era as some of the earliest adopters of Western technology.
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  • Denpo-in was once called "Kannon-in" or "Chiraku-in" when it was built, the name was changed to Denpo-in during the Genroku Period.  The strolling pond garden or Chisen Kaiyu Shiki is laid out in a circular style.  The garden has long been for imperial prince abbots and was never ever open to the public until recent years and even now it is only open a few weeks per year in springtime.  The garden was designed by Enshu Kobori a master of tea ceremony, an architect and renowned Japanese garden landscape gardener.  Denpo-in is the private garden of Sensoji Temple’s abbot.
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  • Kyu Yasuda Teien Garden  - the garden was once the grounds of a samurai and designed in 1688 by Honjo Inabanokami Munesuke.   The strolling garden was taken over and remodeled in 1894 by Zenjiro Yasuda. The Great Kanto Earthquake and also WWII seriously damaged the garden. It was renovated in 1927 after the earthquake and again in 1971.  It was given to the city of Tokyo according to Yasuda’s dying wishes. Kyu Yasuda Teien has been open to the public ever since as a public park. The pond garden retains the appearance described in literature of the Meiji period and is one of the typical gardens of this period.
    kyu-yasuda-garden-8.jpg
  • Denpo-in was once called "Kannon-in" or "Chiraku-in" when it was built, the name was changed to Denpo-in during the Genroku Period.  The strolling pond garden or Chisen Kaiyu Shiki is laid out in a circular style.  The garden has long been for imperial prince abbots and was never ever open to the public until recent years and even now it is only open a few weeks per year in springtime.  The garden was designed by Enshu Kobori a master of tea ceremony, an architect and renowned Japanese garden landscape gardener.  Denpo-in is the private garden of Sensoji Temple’s abbot.
    denpo-in-38.jpg
  • Denpo-in was once called "Kannon-in" or "Chiraku-in" when it was built, the name was changed to Denpo-in during the Genroku Period.  The strolling pond garden or Chisen Kaiyu Shiki is laid out in a circular style.  The garden has long been for imperial prince abbots and was never ever open to the public until recent years and even now it is only open a few weeks per year in springtime.  The garden was designed by Enshu Kobori a master of tea ceremony, an architect and renowned Japanese garden landscape gardener.  Denpo-in is the private garden of Sensoji Temple’s abbot.
    denpo-in-40.jpg
  • Denpo-in was once called "Kannon-in" or "Chiraku-in" when it was built, the name was changed to Denpo-in during the Genroku Period.  The strolling pond garden or Chisen Kaiyu Shiki is laid out in a circular style.  The garden has long been for imperial prince abbots and was never ever open to the public until recent years and even now it is only open a few weeks per year in springtime.  The garden was designed by Enshu Kobori a master of tea ceremony, an architect and renowned Japanese garden landscape gardener.  Denpo-in is the private garden of Sensoji Temple’s abbot.
    denpo-in-28.jpg
  • Denpo-in was once called "Kannon-in" or "Chiraku-in" when it was built, the name was changed to Denpo-in during the Genroku Period.  The strolling pond garden or Chisen Kaiyu Shiki is laid out in a circular style.  The garden has long been for imperial prince abbots and was never ever open to the public until recent years and even now it is only open a few weeks per year in springtime.  The garden was designed by Enshu Kobori a master of tea ceremony, an architect and renowned Japanese garden landscape gardener.  Denpo-in is the private garden of Sensoji Temple’s abbot.
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  • Fuchu-no-Mori Japanese Garden - Fuchu-no-mori Park was once a part of Fuchu Air Base, but was given to the city of Fuchu to develop a giant park and forest.   Fuchu-no-mori was used as a location in Aibo for important crime scenes in multiple seasons.  The park was also used as a venue Gokusen, another TV series about school life that was also made into a movie. The park includes a Japanese style garden, sports facilities and a water park that also resembles a Japanese garden with cascading levels of water popular in summer.
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  • Fuchu-no-Mori Japanese Garden - Fuchu-no-mori Park was once a part of Fuchu Air Base, but was given to the city of Fuchu to develop a giant park and forest.   Fuchu-no-mori was used as a location in Aibo for important crime scenes in multiple seasons.  The park was also used as a venue Gokusen, another TV series about school life that was also made into a movie. The park includes a Japanese style garden, sports facilities and a water park that also resembles a Japanese garden with cascading levels of water popular in summer.
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  • Fuchu-no-Mori Japanese Garden - Fuchu-no-mori Park was once a part of Fuchu Air Base, but was given to the city of Fuchu to develop a giant park and forest.   Fuchu-no-mori was used as a location in Aibo for important crime scenes in multiple seasons.  The park was also used as a venue Gokusen, another TV series about school life that was also made into a movie. The park includes a Japanese style garden, sports facilities and a water park that also resembles a Japanese garden with cascading levels of water popular in summer.
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  • Since the year 736, Hase-Dera Temple has been known as the 4th station among the 33 holy places in the Kanto area, and one of the main stops for Buddhist pilgrims in Kamakura, situated down the street from the Great Buddha of Kamakura.  Hase-Dera has landscaped Japanese gardens, a giant prayer wheel, jizo caves, a bamboo grove and a vegetarian restaurant up the hill with a bird-eye view of Kamakura and the Shonan Coast.
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  • The Nawikawa Cloisonné Museum is located in a small villa lost in the narrow streets south of Heian Jingu. This residence, built in 1894, was the home of Namikawa Yasuyuki an artist of the Meiji and Taisho periods. Namikawa started his career of cloisonné artist at 28. Cloisonne is an old technique for decorating metallic objects. It consists in building wire frame enclosures in which enamel of different colors is poured. Every outline of every coloured region in the drawing is first delimited by wires, then enamel is poured and the piece is cooked, and finally polished. The museum has around 130 pieces from Namikawa. Namikawa earned a few international prizes, among which is the Exposition Internationale de Paris. This made him famous worldwide and resulted in many foreigners visiting him in Kyoto. The villa also has many sliding partitions that use glass instead of rice paper which was very unusual at the time. Besides the museum, the villa has a nice photogenic garden with a pond that reaches under the main building making it appear to float upon the pond.
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  • The Nawikawa Cloisonné Museum is located in a small villa lost in the narrow streets south of Heian Jingu. This residence, built in 1894, was the home of Namikawa Yasuyuki an artist of the Meiji and Taisho periods. Namikawa started his career of cloisonné artist at 28. Cloisonne is an old technique for decorating metallic objects. It consists in building wire frame enclosures in which enamel of different colors is poured. Every outline of every coloured region in the drawing is first delimited by wires, then enamel is poured and the piece is cooked, and finally polished. The museum has around 130 pieces from Namikawa. Namikawa earned a few international prizes, among which is the Exposition Internationale de Paris. This made him famous worldwide and resulted in many foreigners visiting him in Kyoto. The villa also has many sliding partitions that use glass instead of rice paper which was very unusual at the time. Besides the museum, the villa has a nice photogenic garden with a pond that reaches under the main building making it appear to float upon the pond.
    namikawa-cloisonne-garden-09.jpg
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