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  • Tokyo Modern Architecture - one of the world's most eclectic cities on earth in terms of architecture and Harajuku and neighboring Aoyama are the best places to observe the most modern structures.
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  • Modern Zen park bench
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  • Modern Zen Facility
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  • Modern Zen park bench
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  • Shinto Shrine/Modern Architecture - A torii is a traditional Japanese gate commonly found at the entry to a Shinto shrine.  The basic structure of a torii is two columns that are topped with a horizontal rail. Slightly below the top rail is a second horizontal rail. Torii are traditionally made from wood and are usually painted vermilion red.
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  • Modern Zen Public Facilities
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  • Modern Zen Public Facilities
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  • Modern Zen Public Facilities
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  • Tokyo Modern Architecture, Nurses Federation Building on Omotesando in Harajuku.  Tokyo is one of the world's most eclectic cities on earth in terms of architecture and Harajuku is one of the best places to see this diversity.
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  • Modern Zen Public Facilities
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  • Modern Toilets at Toto Toilet Museum - Japan makes some of the world's most sophisticated toilets.  The TOTO Museum is devoted to the history of flush toilets in Japan.  The museum's modern architectural design has a glowing white sheen and its no coincidence where that inspiration came from. The museum traces the history of traditional squat toilets, flush toilets, ever onwards up to high-tech Washlet equipped toilets. The company's history, beginning as a ceramics manufacturer, is laid out here in thoughtful displays. TOTO took a giant leap into the future in toilet technology when it introduced the country's first bidet-equipped toilet seat, known as the Washlet. This bidet/sprayer is now standard in more than half of Japanese homes.  But never mind the glossy modern crappers: The highlight of the entire museum has got to be Neo The Poop-Powered Toilet Motorcycle. Where else but Japan could a museum devoted to toilets be tasteful and fun?  Japan, and Toto in particular, is very candid and matter-of-fact about toilets, in contrast to other countries who make up euphemisms just to avoid even saying the word.  Excuse me, but I have to go visit “the smallest room” now.
    toto-toilet-museum-10.jpg
  • Modern Toilets at Toto Toilet Museum - Japan makes some of the world's most sophisticated toilets.  The TOTO Museum is devoted to the history of flush toilets in Japan.  The museum's modern architectural design has a glowing white sheen and its no coincidence where that inspiration came from. The museum traces the history of traditional squat toilets, flush toilets, ever onwards up to high-tech Washlet equipped toilets. The company's history, beginning as a ceramics manufacturer, is laid out here in thoughtful displays. TOTO took a giant leap into the future in toilet technology when it introduced the country's first bidet-equipped toilet seat, known as the Washlet. This bidet/sprayer is now standard in more than half of Japanese homes.  But never mind the glossy modern crappers: The highlight of the entire museum has got to be Neo The Poop-Powered Toilet Motorcycle. Where else but Japan could a museum devoted to toilets be tasteful and fun?  Japan, and Toto in particular, is very candid and matter-of-fact about toilets, in contrast to other countries who make up euphemisms just to avoid even saying the word.  Excuse me, but I have to go visit “the smallest room” now.
    toto-toilet-museum-32.jpg
  • Modern Toilets at Toto Toilet Museum - Japan makes some of the world's most sophisticated toilets.  The TOTO Museum is devoted to the history of flush toilets in Japan.  The museum's modern architectural design has a glowing white sheen and its no coincidence where that inspiration came from. The museum traces the history of traditional squat toilets, flush toilets, ever onwards up to high-tech Washlet equipped toilets. The company's history, beginning as a ceramics manufacturer, is laid out here in thoughtful displays. TOTO took a giant leap into the future in toilet technology when it introduced the country's first bidet-equipped toilet seat, known as the Washlet. This bidet/sprayer is now standard in more than half of Japanese homes.  But never mind the glossy modern crappers: The highlight of the entire museum has got to be Neo The Poop-Powered Toilet Motorcycle. Where else but Japan could a museum devoted to toilets be tasteful and fun?  Japan, and Toto in particular, is very candid and matter-of-fact about toilets, in contrast to other countries who make up euphemisms just to avoid even saying the word.  Excuse me, but I have to go visit “the smallest room” now.
    toto-toilet-museum-12.jpg
  • Modern Police Koban - A koban is a small Japanese police station, found in most neighborhoods.  It is a community police effort, that also serve as information centers for lost motorists or pedestrians.  Most Japanese feel far more comfortable asking directions at the koban than stopping a stranger on the street to find their destination.
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  • Modern Police Koban - A koban is a small Japanese police station, found in most neighborhoods.  It is a community police effort, that also serve as information centers for lost motorists or pedestrians.  Most Japanese feel far more comfortable asking directions at the koban than stopping a stranger on the street to find their destination.
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  • Modern Japanese Garden at Chateau Katsunuma - The late 20th century and 21st century has seen a large increase and interest in Japanese gardening.  Most 5 star hotels in Tokyo and Kyoto now find that guests, especially foreign guests, appreciate this unique art form and have come to expect it.  With the "wine boom" in Katsunuma Yamanashi, where the Japanese wine industry is located, there is increasing interest in wine tours.  One of the foremost of these venues is Chateau Katsunuma, one of the finest in the area.  To please its guests, a beautiful Japanese garden has been added to the grounds to enhance the appeal of the property.
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  • Modern Japanese Garden at Chateau Katsunuma - The late 20th century and 21st century has seen a large increase and interest in Japanese gardening.  Most 5 star hotels in Tokyo and Kyoto now find that guests, especially foreign guests, appreciate this unique art form and have come to expect it.  With the "wine boom" in Katsunuma Yamanashi, where the Japanese wine industry is located, there is increasing interest in wine tours.  One of the foremost of these venues is Chateau Katsunuma, one of the finest in the area.  To please its guests, a beautiful Japanese garden has been added to the grounds to enhance the appeal of the property.
    katsunuma-chateau-garden-1.jpg
  • Modern Stone Garden at Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine  - Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine was built in memory of Michizane Sugawara and the the God of literature or calligraphy.  Sugawara endured a life of hardship in exile at Dazaifu, yet continued his studies.
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  • Modern Japanese Architecture, Harajuku
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  • Modern Stone Garden at Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine  - Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine was built in memory of Michizane Sugawara and the the God of literature or calligraphy.  Sugawara endured a life of hardship in exile at Dazaifu, yet continued his studies.
    dazaifu-tenmangu-shrine-8.jpg
  • Modern Industrial Mural showing workers lives in Panaji, Goa - often called Panjim.
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  • Taizo-in was built in 1404 and the oldest of the forty sub-temples at Myoshin-ji.  Taizo-in has three unusual gardens. The first garden to visit is Motonobu Garden next to the Hojo abbot's quarters - it is a classic dry landscape garden made of stones, satsuki, bamboo and white sand.  The second Heaven and Hell Garden is organized around a large weeping cherry tree that looms over the paths going left and right. To the right is a small stone garden made of black sand and pink stones. To the left of the cherry tree is another dry landscape garden, with white sand this time.  The paths around the cherry tree merge later, but it's worth trying both.  Finally,  Yoko-en is a modern design created in 1963 and very different from the previous ones.  Yoko-en is built on a slope with a waterfall with large expanse of satsuki bushes.  The lower part of the garden is occupied by a pond and a rest area covered by a wisteria or fuji in Japanese.
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  • Kozanji Temple lies along the Nakasendo Road in Kiso.  It was originally founded during the Kamakura Period. The temple and its garden have been reconstructed from the devastated temple that was once here known as Kiso Sandai-ji Temple. Behind the main hall the modern Japanese garden, named Nunniwa, was created by Shigemori Mirei. This large dry garden in is said to be the largest karesansui garden in Japan - without a single tree or blade of grass. The stones were brought in from the Seto Inland Sea.
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  • Prada Building, Tokyo Modern Architecture in Aoyama.  Also called  "epicenter"  this blocky building is less imposing than its bulk implies thanks to the widespread use of glass in a diamond shaped steel structural system. The facade reflects the sky and allows views into all floors.  The building blends in with trendy retail construction on Omotesando Avenue.
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  • Prada Building, Tokyo Modern Architecture in Aoyama.  Also called  "epicenter"  this blocky building is less imposing than its bulk implies thanks to the widespread use of glass in a diamond shaped steel structural system. The facade reflects the sky and allows views into all floors.  The building blends in with trendy retail construction on Omotesando Avenue.
    prada-building-harajuku-1.jpg
  • Ryogin-an was originally the residence of the third abott of Tofuku-ji, The most prominent features of this temple are its three zen gardens designed in karesansui style.  The Garden of the Dragon one of the finest modern karesansui gardens designed by Shigemori Mirei, with stones dramatically placed amidst black and white gravel.  The dark areas represent dragons or clouds.  The Eastern garden is the "Garden of the Inseparable", with a simple ginkgo tree standing in the background. This garden uses purple gravel that is not common for zen gardens, a clue as to the modernity of its design. All three gardens were designed by Shigemori Mirei a modern master landscape gardener who designed other gardens in Tofukuji as well as others in Kyoto and Japan
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  • Ryogin-an was originally the residence of the third abott of Tofuku-ji. The Garden of the Dragon is one of the finest modern karesansui gardens designed by Shigemori Mirei, with stones dramatically placed amidst black and white gravel - each dark area represents a dragon or clouds.  The Eastern garden is the "Garden of the Inseparable", with a simple ginkgo tree standing in the background. This garden uses purple gravel that is not common for zen gardens, and hints at the recency of its design. All three gardens were designed by Shigemori Mirei a modern master landscape gardener who designed other gardens in Tofukuji as well as others in Kyoto and indeed Japan.
    AMBER-LOTUS-2023-83.jpg
  • Ryogin-an was originally the residence of the third abott of Tofuku-ji. The Garden of the Dragon is one of the finest modern karesansui gardens designed by Shigemori Mirei, with stones dramatically placed amidst black and white gravel - each dark area represents a dragon or clouds.  The Eastern garden is the "Garden of the Inseparable", with a simple ginkgo tree standing in the background. This garden uses purple gravel that is not common for zen gardens, and hints at the recency of its design. All three gardens were designed by Shigemori Mirei a modern master landscape gardener who designed other gardens in Tofukuji as well as others in Kyoto and indeed Japan.
    ryugin-an-6.jpg
  • Ryogin-an was originally the residence of the third abott of Tofuku-ji. The Garden of the Dragon is one of the finest modern karesansui gardens designed by Shigemori Mirei, with stones dramatically placed amidst black and white gravel - each dark area represents a dragon or clouds.  The Eastern garden is the "Garden of the Inseparable", with a simple ginkgo tree standing in the background. This garden uses purple gravel that is not common for zen gardens, and hints at the recency of its design. All three gardens were designed by Shigemori Mirei a modern master landscape gardener who designed other gardens in Tofukuji as well as others in Kyoto and around Japan
    ryugin-an-1.jpg
  • Ryogin-an was originally the residence of the third abott of Tofuku-ji, The most prominent features of this temple are its three day zen gardens karesansui style. Thesouth garden, called the "garden of vanity" lies in front of the hojo. It consists in an austere rectangle of raked gravel, nicely echoing the emptiness of vanity.  At the western end of the garden a bamboo fence with a unique design closes the perspective together with the maples that loom over it. The design of the fence has no particular meaning according to the monk I asked to, but the pamphlet says they're lighting bolts.  The Garden of the Dragon one of the finest modern karesansui gardens, with stones dramatically placed amidst black and white gravel - each dark area represents something a dragon or clouds.  The Eastern garden is the "Garden of the Inseparable", with a simple ginkgo tree standing in the background. This garden uses purple gravel that is not common for zen gardens, and hints at the recency of its design. All three gardens were designed by Shigemori Mirei a modern master landscape gardener who designed other gardens in Tofukuji as well as others in Kyoto and indeed Japan.
    ryugin-an-3.jpg
  • The Thai Army Club was formed by the initiative of General Prawit Wongsuwan originally for the purpose of an entertainment  and fitness center for Thai army officers and their families.  Eventually, it opened up to the public and has daily usage rates as well as monthly and yearly memberships for both officers and civilians and even foreigners. The Army Club is located northeast of the Army Stadium.  Its facilities, taking up 28,000 square meters, includes a large swimming pool, exercise rooms with modern equipment and professional trainers, badmiten and volleyball courts.  There are also cafes, restaurants, a wedding hall and meeting rooms.  Constructed in an oval modernist design, the Royal Thai Army Club has become a landmark along Vipawadee Road.
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  • Ryogin-an was originally the residence of the third abott of Tofuku-ji. The Garden of the Dragon is one of the finest modern karesansui gardens designed by Shigemori Mirei, with stones dramatically placed amidst black and white gravel - each dark area represents a dragon or clouds.  The Eastern garden is the "Garden of the Inseparable", with a simple ginkgo tree standing in the background. This garden uses purple gravel that is not common for zen gardens, and hints at the recency of its design. All three gardens were designed by Shigemori Mirei a modern master landscape gardener who designed other gardens in Tofukuji as well as others in Kyoto and indeed Japan.
    ryugin-an-2.jpg
  • Fukuda Art Museum Garden - Based on the basic qualities of Kyoto’s traditional machiya townhouses, the museum building aims for a special derivative Japanese architecture. Even considering contemporary architecture, the exhibition room has the feeling of a warehouse, although the essence of the Kyoto machiya style has been taken into consideration. There is a reflective pond garden running from the building to the river.  It is a very modern garden that reflects Arashiyama as a water mirror. The overall architectural design was created by Yasuda Atelier and designed by Mitani Landscape Studio and constructed by Ueyakato Landscape, a purveyor of gardenIng services in Kyoto. 
    Fukuda-Museum-Garden-3.jpg
  • The National Museum of Art Osaka is housed in two underground floors and focuses on contemporary art, with exhibitions from the both special exhibitions and the museum’s own collections which include a Miro ceramic mural and a Henry Moore bronze sculpture.  The museum's current building was designed to represent the growth and shape of a bamboo plant; previously the museum was located at the Osaka Expo as the Expo Museum of Fine Arts.  The museum became Japan's fourth national museum. The objectives of the museum is to collect, store and display artworks and educate the public on modern art.
    osaka-national-museum-art-3.jpg
  • Fukuda Art Museum Garden - Based on the basic qualities of Kyoto’s traditional machiya townhouses, the museum building aims for a special derivative Japanese architecture. Even considering contemporary architecture, the exhibition room has the feeling of a warehouse, although the essence of the Kyoto machiya style has been taken into consideration. There is a reflective pond garden running from the building to the river.  It is a very modern garden that reflects Arashiyama as a water mirror. The overall architectural design was created by Yasuda Atelier and designed by Mitani Landscape Studio and constructed by Ueyakato Landscape, a purveyor of gardenIng services in Kyoto. 
    Fukuda-Museum-Garden-2.jpg
  • The National Museum of Art Osaka is housed in two underground floors and focuses on contemporary art, with exhibitions from the both special exhibitions and the museum’s own collections which include a Miro ceramic mural and a Henry Moore bronze sculpture.  The museum's current building was designed to represent the growth and shape of a bamboo plant; previously the museum was located at the Osaka Expo as the Expo Museum of Fine Arts.  The museum became Japan's fourth national museum. The objectives of the museum is to collect, store and display artworks and educate the public on modern art.
    osaka-national-museum-art-4.jpg
  • VivoCity is the largest shopping mall in Singapore, located at the Harbour Front. VivoCity is supposed to evoke a lifestyle experience that's modern, stimulating and accessible to everyone, a place bubbling with energy and flowing with vitality. At the end of the first week of operations, the mall had received nearly a million visitors.
    vivo-city-mall-1.jpg
  • Fukuda Art Museum Garden - Based on the basic qualities of Kyoto’s traditional machiya townhouses, the museum building aims for a special derivative Japanese architecture. Even considering contemporary architecture, the exhibition room has the feeling of a warehouse, although the essence of the Kyoto machiya style has been taken into consideration. There is a reflective pond garden running from the building to the river.  It is a very modern garden that reflects Arashiyama as a water mirror. The overall architectural design was created by Yasuda Atelier and designed by Mitani Landscape Studio and constructed by Ueyakato Landscape, a purveyor of gardenIng services in Kyoto. 
    Fukuda-Museum-Garden-1.jpg
  • The National Museum of Art Osaka is housed in two underground floors and focuses on contemporary art, with exhibitions from the both special exhibitions and the museum’s own collections which include a Miro ceramic mural and a Henry Moore bronze sculpture.  The museum's current building was designed to represent the growth and shape of a bamboo plant; previously the museum was located at the Osaka Expo as the Expo Museum of Fine Arts.  The museum became Japan's fourth national museum. The objectives of the museum is to collect, store and display artworks and educate the public on modern art.
    osaka-national-museum-art-2.jpg
  • The National Museum of Art Osaka is housed in two underground floors and focuses on contemporary art, with exhibitions from the both special exhibitions and the museum’s own collections which include a Miro ceramic mural and a Henry Moore bronze sculpture.  The museum's current building was designed to represent the growth and shape of a bamboo plant; previously the museum was located at the Osaka Expo as the Expo Museum of Fine Arts.  The museum became Japan's fourth national museum. The objectives of the museum is to collect, store and display artworks and educate the public on modern art.
    osaka-national-museum-art-1.jpg
  • Sunnyhills is a cake shop or bakery in Aoyama Tokyo that specializes in a type of pineapple cake.  The building has been designed with very unique architecture, covered with three dimensional lattices of wooden slats that form around the exterior of shop.  It was designed by architect Kengo Kuma.  This joint system, used in making shoji paper doors is called Jiigoku Gumi and despite its modern look it is in fact a traditional method used in Japanese wooden architecture. That is, vertical and horizontal cross pieces of the same width are entwined in each other to form a grid.  Traditionally the two pieces intersect in two dimensions, but in the case of this building they take on different dimensions which gives its form.  The architect wanted to give the building a softer atmosphere to blend in with the neighborhood so wood was used.
    sunnyhills-building-4.jpg
  • Sunnyhills is a cake shop or bakery in Aoyama Tokyo that specializes in a type of pineapple cake.  The building has been designed with very unique architecture, covered with three dimensional lattices of wooden slats that form around the exterior of shop.  It was designed by architect Kengo Kuma.  This joint system, used in making shoji paper doors is called Jiigoku Gumi and despite its modern look it is in fact a traditional method used in Japanese wooden architecture. That is, vertical and horizontal cross pieces of the same width are entwined in each other to form a grid.  Traditionally the two pieces intersect in two dimensions, but in the case of this building they take on different dimensions which gives its form.  The architect wanted to give the building a softer atmosphere to blend in with the neighborhood so wood was used.
    sunnyhills-building-3.jpg
  • Sunnyhills is a cake shop or bakery in Aoyama Tokyo that specializes in a type of pineapple cake.  The building has been designed with very unique architecture, covered with three dimensional lattices of wooden slats that form around the exterior of shop.  It was designed by architect Kengo Kuma.  This joint system, used in making shoji paper doors is called Jiigoku Gumi and despite its modern look it is in fact a traditional method used in Japanese wooden architecture. That is, vertical and horizontal cross pieces of the same width are entwined in each other to form a grid.  Traditionally the two pieces intersect in two dimensions, but in the case of this building they take on different dimensions which gives its form.  The architect wanted to give the building a softer atmosphere to blend in with the neighborhood so wood was used.
    sunnyhills-building-1.jpg
  • Sunnyhills is a cake shop or bakery in Aoyama Tokyo that specializes in a type of pineapple cake.  The building has been designed with very unique architecture, covered with three dimensional lattices of wooden slats that form around the exterior of shop.  It was designed by architect Kengo Kuma.  This joint system, used in making shoji paper doors is called Jiigoku Gumi and despite its modern look it is in fact a traditional method used in Japanese wooden architecture. That is, vertical and horizontal cross pieces of the same width are entwined in each other to form a grid.  Traditionally the two pieces intersect in two dimensions, but in the case of this building they take on different dimensions which gives its form.  The architect wanted to give the building a softer atmosphere to blend in with the neighborhood so wood was used.
    sunnyhills-building-2.jpg
  • VivoCity is the largest shopping mall in Singapore, located at the Harbour Front. VivoCity is supposed to evoke a lifestyle experience that's modern, stimulating and accessible to everyone, a place bubbling with energy and flowing with vitality. At the end of the first week of operations, the mall had received nearly a million visitors.
    vivo-city-mall-2.jpg
  • Although Osaka is not really comparable to Tokyo in the modern architecture department, it does have a few gems and quirky architectural oddities that have to be seen to be believed.  The Daibiru Building in Central Osaka can't quite make up its mind whether it is a modern skyscraper or a traditional old fashioned building with ornate columns and entrance.
    Daibiru-Bldg-2.jpg
  • Although Osaka is not really comparable to Tokyo in the modern architecture department, it does have a few gems and quirky architectural oddities that have to be seen to be believed.  The Daibiru Building in Central Osaka can't quite make up its mind whether it is a modern skyscraper or a traditional old fashioned building with ornate columns and entrance.
    Daibiru-Bldg-1.jpg
  • Funda-in was founded in 1321 as a family temple for the Ichijo clan, but always had strong ties with neighboring Tofuku-ji. Funda-in has many interesting details in its interior: dried leaves embedded in the paper shoji screens from different plant leaves. Funda-in also has a very elaborate bamboo tsukubai water basin adorned with ikebana flower arrangements. The temple has three gardens: the South Garden is in front of the main hall and consists of raked gravel with a moss garden at the far end. On the moss lie two groups of stones: the one on the left represents a tortoise, the one on the right a crane. The East Garden is made up of lots of moss, stones and rhododendrons. In its far end is a small pavilion with a round window. The painter and Zen monk Sesshu is said to have designed the southern garden so the temple is also commonly called Sesshu-ji. The modern garden master Shigemori Mirei restored the garden and added the eastern garden.
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  • Maple Leaf Shoji at Funda-in - founded in 1321 as a family temple for the Ichijo clan, but always had strong ties with neighboring Tofuku-ji. Funda-in has many interesting details in its interior: dried leaves embedded in the paper shoji screens from different plant leaves. Funda-in also has a very elaborate bamboo tsukubai water basin adorned with ikebana flower arrangements. The temple has three gardens: the South Garden is in front of the main hall and consists of raked gravel with a moss garden at the far end. On the moss lie two groups of stones: the one on the left represents a tortoise, the one on the right a crane. The East Garden is made up of lots of moss, stones and rhododendrons. In its far end is a small pavilion with a round window. The painter and Zen monk Sesshu is said to have designed the southern garden so the temple is also commonly called Sesshu-ji. The modern garden master Shigemori Mirei restored the garden and added the eastern garden.
    funda-in-10.jpg
  • Funda-in was founded in 1321 as a family temple for the Ichijo clan, but always had strong ties with neighboring Tofuku-ji. Funda-in has many interesting details in its interior: dried leaves embedded in the paper shoji screens from different plant leaves. Funda-in also has a very elaborate bamboo tsukubai water basin adorned with ikebana flower arrangements. The temple has three gardens: the South Garden is in front of the main hall and consists of raked gravel with a moss garden at the far end. On the moss lie two groups of stones: the one on the left represents a tortoise, the one on the right a crane. The East Garden is made up of lots of moss, stones and rhododendrons. In its far end is a small pavilion with a round window. The painter and Zen monk Sesshu is said to have designed the southern garden so the temple is also commonly called Sesshu-ji. The modern garden master Shigemori Mirei restored the garden and added the eastern garden.
    AMBER-2022-130.jpg
  • Funda-in was founded in 1321 as a family temple for the Ichijo clan, but always had strong ties with neighboring Tofuku-ji. Funda-in has many interesting details in its interior: dried leaves embedded in the paper shoji screens from different plant leaves. Funda-in also has a very elaborate bamboo tsukubai water basin adorned with ikebana flower arrangements. The temple has three gardens: the South Garden is in front of the main hall and consists of raked gravel with a moss garden at the far end. On the moss lie two groups of stones: the one on the left represents a tortoise, the one on the right a crane. The East Garden is made up of lots of moss, stones and rhododendrons. In its far end is a small pavilion with a round window. The painter and Zen monk Sesshu is said to have designed the southern garden so the temple is also commonly called Sesshu-ji. The modern garden master Shigemori Mirei restored the garden and added the eastern garden.
    funda-in-02.jpg
  • Hachijin-no-Niwa Garden at Kishiwada Castle - a very unique karesansui garden  set in the courtyard of Kishiwada-jo and designed to be viewed from the windows of the castle. It is a very modern design of geometric, linear stones punctuated by rocks in a field of pebbles. The garden was designed by Mirei Shigemori, a leading figure in the development of the modern Japanese garden. Eight groups of rocks represent the "Battle Formation of the Eight Positions". Each of these eight groupings has a name: heaven, earth, phoenix, dragon, cloud, serpent, tiger and wind.  The garden challenges our thinking about the usually calm effect of stone gardens. Based on the layout of a mythological battle conducted by Chinese General Zhuge Liang, the stone setting at the center of the design, named Central Camp, is the garden’s focal point.
    kishiwada-garden-4.jpg
  • Hachijin-no-Niwa Garden at Kishiwada Castle - this very unique karesansui garden is set in the courtyard of Kishiwada-jo and designed to be viewed from the windows of the castle. It is a very modern design of geometric, linear stones punctuated by groups of rocks in a field of pebbles. The garden was designed by Mirei Shigemori, a leading figure in the development of the modern Japanese garden. The garden was completed in 1953. Eight groups of rocks represent the "Battle Formation of the Eight Positions". Each of these eight groupings has a name: heaven, earth, bird/phoenix, dragon, cloud, serpent, tiger or wind.  The garden challenges our thinking about the usually calm effects of stone gardens. Based on the layout of a mythological battle conducted by Chinese General Zhuge Liang, the stone setting at the center of the design, named Central Camp, is the garden’s focal point.  Eight stone sub-camps:  Heaven, Earth, Wind, Cloud, Dragon, Tiger, Phoenix and Snake surround the main encampment.
    kishiwada-garden-3.jpg
  • Hachijin-no-Niwa Garden at Kishiwada Castle - this very unique karesansui garden is set in the courtyard of Kishiwada-jo and designed to be viewed from the windows of the castle. It is a very modern design of geometric, linear stones punctuated by groups of rocks in a field of pebbles. The garden was designed by Mirei Shigemori, a leading figure in the development of the modern Japanese garden. The garden was completed in 1953. Eight groups of rocks represent the "Battle Formation of the Eight Positions". Each of these eight groupings has a name: heaven, earth, bird/phoenix, dragon, cloud, serpent, tiger or wind.  The garden challenges our thinking about the usually calm effects of stone gardens. Based on the layout of a mythological battle conducted by Chinese General Zhuge Liang, the stone setting at the center of the design, named Central Camp, is the garden’s focal point.  Eight stone sub-camps:  Heaven, Earth, Wind, Cloud, Dragon, Tiger, Phoenix and Snake surround the main encampment.
    kishiwada-garden-5.jpg
  • Mihama-en was built in Makuhari  with the intention of maintaining a bit of traditional Japanese design within a very modern urban environment. Its other purpose is to provide an oasis for residents and visitors to rest from modern life.  Mihama-en is the only traditional garden in Japan that intentionally used skyscrapers as its background contrast scenery.
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  • Funda-in was founded in 1321 as a family temple for the Ichijo clan, but always had strong ties with neighboring Tofuku-ji. Funda-in has many interesting details in its interior: dried leaves embedded in the paper shoji screens from different plant leaves. Funda-in also has a very elaborate bamboo tsukubai water basin adorned with ikebana flower arrangements. The temple has three gardens: the South Garden is in front of the main hall and consists of raked gravel with a moss garden at the far end. On the moss lie two groups of stones: the one on the left represents a tortoise, the one on the right a crane. The East Garden is made up of lots of moss, stones and rhododendrons. In its far end is a small pavilion with a round window. The painter and Zen monk Sesshu is said to have designed the southern garden so the temple is also commonly called Sesshu-ji. The modern garden master Shigemori Mirei restored the garden and added the eastern garden.
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  • Funda-in was founded in 1321 as a family temple for the Ichijo clan, but always had strong ties with neighboring Tofuku-ji. Funda-in has many interesting details in its interior: dried leaves embedded in the paper shoji screens from different plant leaves. Funda-in also has a very elaborate bamboo tsukubai water basin adorned with ikebana flower arrangements. The temple has three gardens: the South Garden is in front of the main hall and consists of raked gravel with a moss garden at the far end. On the moss lie two groups of stones: the one on the left represents a tortoise, the one on the right a crane. The East Garden is made up of lots of moss, stones and rhododendrons. In its far end is a small pavilion with a round window. The painter and Zen monk Sesshu is said to have designed the southern garden so the temple is also commonly called Sesshu-ji. The modern garden master Shigemori Mirei restored the garden and added the eastern garden.
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  • Hachijin-no-Niwa Garden at Kishiwada Castle - this very unique karesansui garden is set in the courtyard of Kishiwada-jo and designed to be viewed from the windows of the castle. It is a very modern design of geometric, linear stones punctuated by groups of rocks in a field of pebbles. The garden was designed by Mirei Shigemori, a leading figure in the development of the modern Japanese garden. The garden was completed in 1953. Eight groups of rocks represent the "Battle Formation of the Eight Positions". Each of these eight groupings has a name: heaven, earth, bird/phoenix, dragon, cloud, serpent, tiger or wind.  The garden challenges our thinking about the usually calm effects of stone gardens. Based on the layout of a mythological battle conducted by Chinese General Zhuge Liang, the stone setting at the center of the design, named Central Camp, is the garden’s focal point.  Eight stone sub-camps:  Heaven, Earth, Wind, Cloud, Dragon, Tiger, Phoenix and Snake surround the main encampment.
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  • Hachijin-no-Niwa Garden at Kishiwada Castle - this very unique karesansui garden is set in the courtyard of Kishiwada-jo and designed to be viewed from the windows of the castle. It is a very modern design of geometric, linear stones punctuated by groups of rocks in a field of pebbles. The garden was designed by Mirei Shigemori, a leading figure in the development of the modern Japanese garden. The garden was completed in 1953. Eight groups of rocks represent the "Battle Formation of the Eight Positions". Each of these eight groupings has a name: heaven, earth, bird/phoenix, dragon, cloud, serpent, tiger or wind.  The garden challenges our thinking about the usually calm effects of stone gardens. Based on the layout of a mythological battle conducted by Chinese General Zhuge Liang, the stone setting at the center of the design, named Central Camp, is the garden’s focal point.  Eight stone sub-camps:  Heaven, Earth, Wind, Cloud, Dragon, Tiger, Phoenix and Snake surround the main encampment.
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  • Mihama-en was built in Makuhari  with the intention of maintaining a bit of traditional Japanese design within a very modern urban environment. Its other purpose is to provide an oasis for residents and visitors to rest from modern life.  Mihama-en is the only traditional garden in Japan that intentionally used skyscrapers as its background contrast scenery.
    mihama-en-4.jpg
  • Mihama-en was built in Makuhari  with the intention of maintaining a bit of traditional Japanese design within a very modern urban environment. Its other purpose is to provide an oasis for residents and visitors to rest from modern life.  Mihama-en is the only traditional garden in Japan that intentionally used skyscrapers as its background contrast scenery.
    mihama-en-3.jpg
  • Mihama-en was built in Makuhari  with the intention of maintaining a bit of traditional Japanese design within a very modern urban environment. Its other purpose is to provide an oasis for residents and visitors to rest from modern life.  Mihama-en is the only traditional garden in Japan that intentionally used skyscrapers as its background contrast scenery.
    mihama-en-2.jpg
  • Mihama-en was built in Makuhari  with the intention of maintaining a bit of traditional Japanese design within a very modern urban environment. Its other purpose is to provide an oasis for residents and visitors to rest from modern life.  Mihama-en is the only traditional garden in Japan that intentionally used skyscrapers as its background contrast scenery.
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  • Minato Minai Queens Building - Looking out over the panorama of Yokohama from one of Japan's tallest buildings, you can hardly believe that 150 years ago, Japan's second largest city and largest port was hardly even a village.
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  • Kyoto Station is one of the largest railway stations in the world and certainly one of the most striking. It is the largest railway station in Japan.  This futuristic glass structure replaced old Kyoto station, which burned down in 1952. The new Kyoto Station building was designed by the architect Hiroshi Hara and  the completion of the new Kyoto Station marked the beginning of a new era of modern architectural developments in the city.   The enormity of the construction is undescored by the giant escalator system that takes the passenger up nine storeys up to the roof, where there is a spectacular view over the city from the observation deck. Besides all this, the station hosts events and activities as a multi-functional space.
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  • Kyoto Station is one of the largest railway stations in the world and certainly one of the most striking. It is the largest railway station in Japan.  This futuristic glass structure replaced old Kyoto station, which burned down in 1952. The new Kyoto Station building was designed by the architect Hiroshi Hara and  the completion of the new Kyoto Station marked the beginning of a new era of modern architectural developments in the city.   The enormity of the construction is undescored by the giant escalator system that takes the passenger up nine storeys up to the roof, where there is a spectacular view over the city from the observation deck. Besides all this, the station hosts events and activities as a multi-functional space.
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  • Kyoto Station is one of the largest railway stations in the world and certainly one of the most striking. It is the largest railway station in Japan.  This futuristic glass structure replaced old Kyoto station, which burned down in 1952. The new Kyoto Station building was designed by the architect Hiroshi Hara and  the completion of the new Kyoto Station marked the beginning of a new era of modern architectural developments in the city.   The enormity of the construction is undescored by the giant escalator system that takes the passenger up nine storeys up to the roof, where there is a spectacular view over the city from the observation deck. Besides all this, the station hosts events and activities as a multi-functional space.
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  • Kyoto Station is one of the largest railway stations in the world and certainly one of the most striking. It is the largest railway station in Japan.  This futuristic glass structure replaced old Kyoto station, which burned down in 1952. The new Kyoto Station building was designed by the architect Hiroshi Hara and  the completion of the new Kyoto Station marked the beginning of a new era of modern architectural developments in the city.   The enormity of the construction is undescored by the giant escalator system that takes the passenger up nine storeys up to the roof, where there is a spectacular view over the city from the observation deck. Besides all this, the station hosts events and activities as a multi-functional space.
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  • Kyoto Station is one of the largest railway stations in the world and certainly one of the most striking. It is the largest railway station in Japan.  This futuristic glass structure replaced old Kyoto station, which burned down in 1952. The new Kyoto Station building was designed by the architect Hiroshi Hara and  the completion of the new Kyoto Station marked the beginning of a new era of modern architectural developments in the city.   The enormity of the construction is undescored by the giant escalator system that takes the passenger up nine storeys up to the roof, where there is a spectacular view over the city from the observation deck. Besides all this, the station hosts events and activities as a multi-functional space.
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  • Kyoto Station is one of the largest railway stations in the world and certainly one of the most striking. It is the largest railway station in Japan.  This futuristic glass structure replaced old Kyoto station, which burned down in 1952. The new Kyoto Station building was designed by the architect Hiroshi Hara and  the completion of the new Kyoto Station marked the beginning of a new era of modern architectural developments in the city.   The enormity of the construction is undescored by the giant escalator system that takes the passenger up nine storeys up to the roof, where there is a spectacular view over the city from the observation deck. Besides all this, the station hosts events and activities as a multi-functional space.
    kyoto-station-4.jpg
  • Kyoto Station is one of the largest railway stations in the world and certainly one of the most striking. It is the largest railway station in Japan.  This futuristic glass structure replaced old Kyoto station, which burned down in 1952. The new Kyoto Station building was designed by the architect Hiroshi Hara and  the completion of the new Kyoto Station marked the beginning of a new era of modern architectural developments in the city.   The enormity of the construction is undescored by the giant escalator system that takes the passenger up nine storeys up to the roof, where there is a spectacular view over the city from the observation deck. Besides all this, the station hosts events and activities as a multi-functional space.
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  • Kyoto Station is one of the largest railway stations in the world and certainly one of the most striking. It is the largest railway station in Japan.  This futuristic glass structure replaced old Kyoto station, which burned down in 1952. The new Kyoto Station building was designed by the architect Hiroshi Hara and  the completion of the new Kyoto Station marked the beginning of a new era of modern architectural developments in the city.   The enormity of the construction is undescored by the giant escalator system that takes the passenger up nine storeys up to the roof, where there is a spectacular view over the city from the observation deck. Besides all this, the station hosts events and activities as a multi-functional space.
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  • Shioiri-no-niwa is a modern Japanese garden that is designed to enhance the change in scenery caused by the ebb and flow of the tides. The water here expresses three moods.  One is the change in scenery according to ebb and flow. Another is there is an electrically controlled and time fountain water which sprays the garden to give the effect of pounding waves. Finally there is the mood of the tides receding between the rocks after the fountain cycle.  Shiori-No-Niwa is a part of Shirotori Garden - its paths run along the banks of various sculpted streams and ponds.
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  • Jisso-in -  The stone garden of Jisso-in has a number of modern features that make it unique among this collection of Zen gardens. Containing the customary pebbles of similar gardens, the Jisso-in garden contains large moon shaped stones that appear as though they are submerged below the gravel and moss surface. Looking like giant ocean waves, these man-made stones rise up alongside the garden’s mossy island and formed stones. The garden has a surrounding wall that is lined with trees, and its unusual elements contribute to the garden’s compelling elegance.
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  • Jisso-in -  The stone garden of Jisso-in has a number of modern features that make it unique among this collection of Zen gardens. Containing the customary pebbles of similar gardens, the Jisso-in garden contains large moon shaped stones that appear as though they are submerged below the gravel and moss surface. Looking like giant ocean waves, these man-made stones rise up alongside the garden’s mossy island and formed stones. The garden has a surrounding wall that is lined with trees, and its unusual elements contribute to the garden’s compelling elegance.
    jisso-in-7.jpg
  • Jisso-in -  The stone garden of Jisso-in has a number of modern features that make it unique among this collection of Zen gardens. Containing the customary pebbles of similar gardens, the Jisso-in garden contains large moon shaped stones that appear as though they are submerged below the gravel and moss surface. Looking like giant ocean waves, these man-made stones rise up alongside the garden’s mossy island and formed stones. The garden has a surrounding wall that is lined with trees, and its unusual elements contribute to the garden’s compelling elegance.
    jisso-in-6.jpg
  • Kyoto Station is one of the largest railway stations in the world and certainly one of the most striking. It is the largest railway station in Japan.  This futuristic glass structure replaced old Kyoto station, which burned down in 1952. The new Kyoto Station building was designed by the architect Hiroshi Hara and  the completion of the new Kyoto Station marked the beginning of a new era of modern architectural developments in the city.   The enormity of the construction is undescored by the giant escalator system that takes the passenger up nine storeys up to the roof, where there is a spectacular view over the city from the observation deck. Besides all this, the station hosts events and activities as a multi-functional space.
    kyoto-station-6.jpg
  • Kyoto Station is one of the largest railway stations in the world and certainly one of the most striking. It is the largest railway station in Japan.  This futuristic glass structure replaced old Kyoto station, which burned down in 1952. The new Kyoto Station building was designed by the architect Hiroshi Hara and  the completion of the new Kyoto Station marked the beginning of a new era of modern architectural developments in the city.   The enormity of the construction is undescored by the giant escalator system that takes the passenger up nine storeys up to the roof, where there is a spectacular view over the city from the observation deck. Besides all this, the station hosts events and activities as a multi-functional space.
    kyoto-station-8.jpg
  • Kyoto Station is one of the largest railway stations in the world and certainly one of the most striking. It is the largest railway station in Japan.  This futuristic glass structure replaced old Kyoto station, which burned down in 1952. The new Kyoto Station building was designed by the architect Hiroshi Hara and  the completion of the new Kyoto Station marked the beginning of a new era of modern architectural developments in the city.   The enormity of the construction is undescored by the giant escalator system that takes the passenger up nine storeys up to the roof, where there is a spectacular view over the city from the observation deck. Besides all this, the station hosts events and activities as a multi-functional space.
    kyoto-station-1.jpg
  • The stone garden of Jisso-in has a number of modern features that make it unique among Zen gardens. Jisso-in makes use of large moon shaped stones that appear as though they are submerged below the gravel. Looking like giant ocean waves, these man-made stones rise up alongside the garden’s mossy island and formed stones. The garden has a surrounding wall that is lined with trees, and its unusual elements contribute to the garden’s elegance.
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  • Japanese Businessmen or Salarymen as they are called in Japan.  Salaryman is a generic term which conveniently masks the worker's station in life and his company.
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  • Shofu-en has three famous gardens: Iwakura, Horai and Kyokusui. These modern Japanese gardens were designed by Mirei Shigemori during the Showa era. They are among the greatest of Japanese gardens designed after the Meiji era. Mirei designed them with a combination of rocks, and the opposite concepts of "stillness" and "movement" in harmony.
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  • Arai Library Garden is a garden created by Kinsaku Nakane , a local builder from the western part of Shizuoka Prefecture, in a library in Kosai City, Shizuoka Prefecture. It is said that there are several gardens in Arai-cho, including the world-famous "Adachi Museum of Art Garden" , which was also created by Kinsaku Nakane, a leading modern landscaping artist who has worked on Japanese gardens overseas. The library's Ikezumi strolling garden is located on the outer circumference of the building, so you anyone can freely visit it.
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  • Kozanji Temple lies along the Nakasendo Road in Kiso.  It was originally founded during the Kamakura Period. The temple and its garden have been reconstructed from the devastated temple that was once here known as Kiso Sandai-ji Temple. Behind the main hall the modern Japanese garden, named Nunniwa, was created by Shigemori Mirei. This large dry garden in is said to be the largest karesansui garden in Japan - without a single tree or blade of grass. The stones were brought in from the Seto Inland Sea.
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  • Arai Library Garden is a garden created by Kinsaku Nakane , a local builder from the western part of Shizuoka Prefecture, in a library in Kosai City, Shizuoka Prefecture. It is said that there are several gardens in Arai-cho, including the world-famous "Adachi Museum of Art Garden" , which was also created by Kinsaku Nakane, a leading modern landscaping artist who has worked on Japanese gardens overseas. The library's Ikezumi strolling garden is located on the outer circumference of the building, so you anyone can freely visit it.
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  • Kozanji Mirei Garden - Kozanji Temple lies along the Nakasendo Road in Kiso.  It was originally founded during the Kamakura Period. The temple and its garden have been reconstructed from the devastated temple that was once here known as Kiso Sandai-ji Temple. Behind the main hall the modern Japanese garden, named Nunniwa, was created by Shigemori Mirei. This large dry garden in is said to be the largest karesansui garden in Japan - without a single tree or blade of grass. The stones were brought in from the Seto Inland Sea.
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  • Kozanji Temple lies along the Nakasendo Road in Kiso.  It was originally founded during the Kamakura Period. The temple and its garden have been reconstructed from the devastated temple that was once here known as Kiso Sandai-ji Temple. Behind the main hall the modern Japanese garden, named Nunniwa, was created by Shigemori Mirei. This large dry garden in is said to be the largest karesansui garden in Japan - without a single tree or blade of grass. The stones were brought in from the Seto Inland Sea.
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  • Kozanji Temple lies along the Nakasendo Road in Kiso.  It was originally founded during the Kamakura Period. The temple and its garden have been reconstructed from the devastated temple that was once here known as Kiso Sandai-ji Temple. Behind the main hall the modern Japanese garden, named Nunniwa, was created by Shigemori Mirei. This large dry garden in is said to be the largest karesansui garden in Japan - without a single tree or blade of grass. The stones were brought in from the Seto Inland Sea.
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  • Kozanji Temple lies along the Nakasendo Road in Kiso.  It was originally founded during the Kamakura Period. The temple and its garden have been reconstructed from the devastated temple that was once here known as Kiso Sandai-ji Temple. Behind the main hall the modern Japanese garden, named Nunniwa, was created by Shigemori Mirei. This large dry garden in is said to be the largest karesansui garden in Japan - without a single tree or blade of grass. The stones were brought in from the Seto Inland Sea.
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  • Kozanji Temple lies along the Nakasendo Road in Kiso.  It was originally founded during the Kamakura Period. The temple and its garden have been reconstructed from the devastated temple that was once here known as Kiso Sandai-ji Temple. Behind the main hall the modern Japanese garden, named Nunniwa, was created by Shigemori Mirei. This large dry garden in is said to be the largest karesansui garden in Japan - without a single tree or blade of grass. The stones were brought in from the Seto Inland Sea.
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  • Kozanji Temple lies along the Nakasendo Road in Kiso.  It was originally founded during the Kamakura Period. The temple and its garden have been reconstructed from the devastated temple that was once here known as Kiso Sandai-ji Temple. Behind the main hall the modern Japanese garden, named Nunniwa, was created by Shigemori Mirei. This large dry garden in is said to be the largest karesansui garden in Japan - without a single tree or blade of grass. The stones were brought in from the Seto Inland Sea.
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  • Kozanji Temple lies along the Nakasendo Road in Kiso.  It was originally founded during the Kamakura Period. The temple and its garden have been reconstructed from the devastated temple that was once here known as Kiso Sandai-ji Temple. Behind the main hall the modern Japanese garden, named Nunniwa, was created by Shigemori Mirei. This large dry garden in is said to be the largest karesansui garden in Japan - without a single tree or blade of grass. The stones were brought in from the Seto Inland Sea.
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  • Kozanji Temple lies along the Nakasendo Road in Kiso.  It was originally founded during the Kamakura Period. The temple and its garden have been reconstructed from the devastated temple that was once here known as Kiso Sandai-ji Temple. Behind the main hall the modern Japanese garden, named Nunniwa, was created by Shigemori Mirei. This large dry garden in is said to be the largest karesansui garden in Japan - without a single tree or blade of grass. The stones were brought in from the Seto Inland Sea.
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  • Kozanji Temple lies along the Nakasendo Road in Kiso.  It was originally founded during the Kamakura Period. The temple and its garden have been reconstructed from the devastated temple that was once here known as Kiso Sandai-ji Temple. Behind the main hall the modern Japanese garden, named Nunniwa, was created by Shigemori Mirei. This large dry garden in is said to be the largest karesansui garden in Japan - without a single tree or blade of grass. The stones were brought in from the Seto Inland Sea.
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  • Yurin Garden, Yurin-no–niwa was originally constructed at Kyoto Yurin Kaikan in 1969 was relocated to the Kayo Building of Kibichuo in 2002. The garden was named yurin-no-niwa or Yurin Garden, combining the words ‘yu’ from the name of Yuzensai Miyazaki who perfected the yuzen dyeing technique and ‘rin’ from the name of Korin Ogata, a Japanese painter of the Edo Era. It is a pond appreciation style garden or chisen kanshoshiki teien with a very modern pond garden design replicating thin paper ornaments attached to gifts. The pond water is shallow, shaped like a spiral.
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  • Yurin Garden, Yurin-no–niwa was originally constructed at Kyoto Yurin Kaikan in 1969 was relocated to the Kayo Building of Kibichuo in 2002. The garden was named yurin-no-niwa or Yurin Garden, combining the words ‘yu’ from the name of Yuzensai Miyazaki who perfected the yuzen dyeing technique and ‘rin’ from the name of Korin Ogata, a Japanese painter of the Edo Era. It is a pond appreciation style garden or chisen kanshoshiki teien with a very modern pond garden design replicating thin paper ornaments attached to gifts. The pond water is shallow, shaped like a spiral.
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  • Yurin Garden, Yurin-no–niwa was originally constructed at Kyoto Yurin Kaikan in 1969 was relocated to the Kayo Building of Kibichuo in 2002. The garden was named yurin-no-niwa or Yurin Garden, combining the words ‘yu’ from the name of Yuzensai Miyazaki who perfected the yuzen dyeing technique and ‘rin’ from the name of Korin Ogata, a Japanese painter of the Edo Era. It is a pond appreciation style garden or chisen kanshoshiki teien with a very modern pond garden design replicating thin paper ornaments attached to gifts. The pond water is shallow, shaped like a spiral.
    yurin-garden-kibi-chuo-6.jpg
  • Yurin Garden, Yurin-no–niwa was originally constructed at Kyoto Yurin Kaikan in 1969 was relocated to the Kayo Building of Kibichuo in 2002. The garden was named yurin-no-niwa or Yurin Garden, combining the words ‘yu’ from the name of Yuzensai Miyazaki who perfected the yuzen dyeing technique and ‘rin’ from the name of Korin Ogata, a Japanese painter of the Edo Era. It is a pond appreciation style garden or chisen kanshoshiki teien with a very modern pond garden design replicating thin paper ornaments attached to gifts. The pond water is shallow, shaped like a spiral.
    yurin-garden-kibi-chuo-3.jpg
  • Yurin Garden, Yurin-no–niwa was originally constructed at Kyoto Yurin Kaikan in 1969 was relocated to the Kayo Building of Kibichuo in 2002. The garden was named yurin-no-niwa or Yurin Garden, combining the words ‘yu’ from the name of Yuzensai Miyazaki who perfected the yuzen dyeing technique and ‘rin’ from the name of Korin Ogata, a Japanese painter of the Edo Era. It is a pond appreciation style garden or chisen kanshoshiki teien with a very modern pond garden design replicating thin paper ornaments attached to gifts. The pond water is shallow, shaped like a spiral.
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  • Murou Art Forest is a feast for the eyes in a remote location of Nara Prefecture.  This outdoor sculpture and modern Japanese garden is found in Muro Village.  It is filled with giant sculptures designed by the Israeli sculptor Dani Karavan in 2006.  The designer, Karavan, is known for his amazing and monumental landscapes. Karavan gained international recognition for placing extraordinary art works in public places so he was a perfect choice to turn this area into an art trail - the theme of which is to bring nature and art together.  The first sculpture the Spiral Bamboo Forest with an entrance surrounded by bamboo trees with metal spiral stairs leading deep into the ground.  Afterwards, the path leads to the undulating Spiral Canal - a channel to that is a protection from rain.  Next on the trail is Sun Island, a circular staircase tower where the sunlight creates a thin line of bright light. It is in the middle of a pond though you can walk to the top.  The next scenic architecture is Stage Island with a circular wooden stage in the middle of another pond complete with a semicircle of seats - a great spot for outdoor performances. Then there is Pyramid Island, which is a large metal triangle in the pond near Stage Island. It is split right down the center making it two separate triangles. The last man-made island in the park is For the Birds which is simply trees and grass and not intended for park visitors, but as its name implies, it is “for the birds” underscoring the theme of harmony with nature.
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