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  • Jisso-in Tsukabaim kakei, water basin, tsukubai, japanese basin, chozubachi, chozuya, temizuya, tsukubai, Japanese Water Basin, Tranquility;  Simplicity; serene, serenity, exterior space, nature, pattern, scenic, visual effect, no people, scenery, tranquil, tranquility, calm, historic sites, natural light, natural beauty, spirituality, simplicity, natural, landscapes, inspiration, inspiring, calming, calms, contemplative, meditative, mellow, peaceful, pleasant, beautiful, calmness,  idyllic, ideal, peacefulness, serenity, serene, nobody,
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  • The garden of Shoren-in temple is believed to have been designed by Soami during the Muromachi era. The garden on the east side of Sokaden, known as the Garden of Kirishima, was designed by Enshu Kobori.  The garden effectively utilises its surrounding natural beauty.  To the south of the pond there is a waterfall, Sensin-no-taki, which flows from Mt. Awata. Located at the centre of the pond is a big stone; its shape gives the appearance of the back of a dragon bathing in the pond.  Shoren-in temple is one of the five Monzeki temples of the Tendai sect in Kyoto; the head priests at these temples originally belonged to the imperial family.
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  • The garden of Shoren-in temple is believed to have been designed by Soami during the Muromachi era. The garden on the east side of Sokaden, known as the Garden of Kirishima, was designed by Enshu Kobori.  The garden effectively utilises its surrounding natural beauty.  To the south of the pond there is a waterfall, Sensin-no-taki, which flows from Mt. Awata. Located at the centre of the pond is a big stone; its shape gives the appearance of the back of a dragon bathing in the pond.  Shoren-in temple is one of the five Monzeki temples of the Tendai sect in Kyoto; the head priests at these temples originally belonged to the imperial family.
    shoren-in-3.jpg
  • The garden of Shoren-in temple is believed to have been designed by Soami during the Muromachi era. The garden on the east side of Sokaden, known as the Garden of Kirishima, was designed by Enshu Kobori.  The garden effectively utilises its surrounding natural beauty.  To the south of the pond there is a waterfall, Sensin-no-taki, which flows from Mt. Awata. Located at the centre of the pond is a big stone; its shape gives the appearance of the back of a dragon bathing in the pond.  Shoren-in temple is one of the five Monzeki temples of the Tendai sect in Kyoto; the head priests at these temples originally belonged to the imperial family.
    shoren-in-4.jpg
  • The garden of Shoren-in temple is believed to have been designed by Soami during the Muromachi era. The garden on the east side of Sokaden, known as the Garden of Kirishima, was designed by Enshu Kobori.  The garden effectively utilises its surrounding natural beauty.  To the south of the pond there is a waterfall, Sensin-no-taki, which flows from Mt. Awata. Located at the centre of the pond is a big stone; its shape gives the appearance of the back of a dragon bathing in the pond.  Shoren-in temple is one of the five Monzeki temples of the Tendai sect in Kyoto; the head priests at these temples originally belonged to the imperial family.
    shoren-in-2.jpg
  • The garden of Shoren-in temple is believed to have been designed by Soami during the Muromachi era. The garden on the east side of Sokaden, known as the Garden of Kirishima, was designed by Enshu Kobori.  The garden effectively utilises its surrounding natural beauty.  To the south of the pond there is a waterfall, Sensin-no-taki, which flows from Mt. Awata. Located at the centre of the pond is a big stone; its shape gives the appearance of the back of a dragon bathing in the pond.  Shoren-in temple is one of the five Monzeki temples of the Tendai sect in Kyoto; the head priests at these temples originally belonged to the imperial family.
    shoren-in-1.jpg
  • 78.5 Engakuji 円覚寺 is the main temple of the Engakuji sect of the Rinzai Buddhist sect. Engakuji is one of the leading Zen temples in eastern Japan and ranks second among Kamakura's five great Zen temples. Its unique garden was restored in 1969 according to an old drawing. Zen Buddhism regarded gardens as microcosms of the natural landscape and this is a fine example.
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  • Once the private domain of the silk baron Hara Sankei, one of Japan's most exquisite gardens was opened to the public in 1904.  Hara wished to share the  beauty of his bounty by opening up his grounds, surely one of the world's most beautiful examples of benevolent capitalism.  The cherry blossoms in spring and maple leaves in autumn make Sankeien a favorite spot in Yokohama for residents and visitors alike.  Besides the landmark three-storied pagoda, koi ponds, streams and an elegant feudal lord's residence, numerous tea houses are scattered through the expanse.
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  • Kyu Furukawa Garden was originally the domain of a Meiji Period notable Mutsu Munemitsu. but later became the property of the Furukawa family.  Ogawa Jihei  sometimes known as Niwashi Ueji designed the garden renowned for its beauty. The Furukawa garden is regarded as an example of gardens of the Taisho Period of Japan.
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  • Kyu Furukawa Garden was originally the domain of Mutsu Munemitsu. but later became the property of the Furukawa family.  Ogawa Jihei designed the garden renowned for its beauty. The Furukawa garden is regarded as an example of Japanese gardens of the Taisho Period.
    kyu-furukawa-12.jpg
  • Kyu Furukawa Garden was originally the domain of a Meiji Period notable Mutsu Munemitsu. but later became the property of the Furukawa family.  Ogawa Jihei  sometimes known as Niwashi Ueji designed the garden renowned for its beauty. The Furukawa garden is regarded as an example of gardens of the Taisho Period of Japan.
    kyu-furukawa-10.jpg
  • Tojo-tei Tojogaoka Garden is the former domain of Kokugawa Akitake, often called “the last Shogun".  In 1887 when the last Shogun returned power to the emperor.  At the time,  a new era had begun and people from Shogun families faded into obscurity.  The house was designed in styles of both the Edo and Meiji periods with only precious materials used in its construction.   The minimalism found in the design creates the beauty of form. The garden surrounding the home is  an important element havin been designed so that seasonal followers can be enjoyed viewing from all rooms.
    tojitei-tojogaoka-7.jpg
  • Tojo-tei Tojogaoka Garden is the former domain of Kokugawa Akitake, often called “the last Shogun".  In 1887 when the last Shogun returned power to the emperor.  At the time,  a new era had begun and people from Shogun families faded into obscurity.  The house was designed in styles of both the Edo and Meiji periods with only precious materials used in its construction.   The minimalism found in the design creates the beauty of form. The garden surrounding the home is  an important element havin been designed so that seasonal followers can be enjoyed viewing from all rooms.
    tojitei-tojogaoka-6.jpg
  • Tojo-tei Tojogaoka Garden is the former domain of Kokugawa Akitake, often called “the last Shogun".  In 1887 when the last Shogun returned power to the emperor.  At the time,  a new era had begun and people from Shogun families faded into obscurity.  The house was designed in styles of both the Edo and Meiji periods with only precious materials used in its construction.   The minimalism found in the design creates the beauty of form. The garden surrounding the home is  an important element havin been designed so that seasonal followers can be enjoyed viewing from all rooms.
    tojitei-tojogaoka-5.jpg
  • Tojo-tei Tojogaoka Garden is the former domain of Kokugawa Akitake, often called “the last Shogun".  In 1887 when the last Shogun returned power to the emperor.  At the time,  a new era had begun and people from Shogun families faded into obscurity.  The house was designed in styles of both the Edo and Meiji periods with only precious materials used in its construction.   The minimalism found in the design creates the beauty of form. The garden surrounding the home is  an important element havin been designed so that seasonal followers can be enjoyed viewing from all rooms.
    tojitei-tojogaoka-3.jpg
  • Tojo-tei Tojogaoka Garden is the former domain of Kokugawa Akitake, often called “the last Shogun".  In 1887 when the last Shogun returned power to the emperor.  At the time,  a new era had begun and people from Shogun families faded into obscurity.  The house was designed in styles of both the Edo and Meiji periods with only precious materials used in its construction.   The minimalism found in the design creates the beauty of form. The garden surrounding the home is  an important element havin been designed so that seasonal followers can be enjoyed viewing from all rooms.
    tojitei-tojogaoka-4.jpg
  • Kyu Furukawa Garden was originally the domain of a Meiji Period notable Mutsu Munemitsu. but later became the property of the Furukawa family.  Ogawa Jihei  sometimes known as Niwashi Ueji designed the garden renowned for its beauty. The Furukawa garden is regarded as an example of gardens of the Taisho Period of Japan.
    kyu-furukawa-13.jpg
  • Chishakuin Temple is the headquarters of the Chisan School of Shingon Buddhism.  Its garden was inspired by the area around Mt Lushan in China ("Rozen" in Japanese) and its beauty changes with the seasons. The temple itself is has several National Treasures of Japan, wall paintings and decorative screen paintings.
    chishakuin-1.jpg
  • Entoku-in Garden was originally part of Fushimijo Castle and also a sub-temple of Kodaiji Temple. It was founded by a nephew of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The northern dry garden shows the essence of Momoyama style and is a registered National Place of Scenic Beauty by the Japanese government. It was built in 1605 and dedicated as a Rinzai sect temple in 1633..
    entoku-in-6.jpg
  • Kyu Furukawa Garden was originally the domain of a Meiji Period notable Mutsu Munemitsu. but later became the property of the Furukawa family.  Ogawa Jihei  sometimes known as Niwashi Ueji designed the garden renowned for its beauty. The Furukawa garden is regarded as an example of gardens of the Taisho Period of Japan.
    kyu-furukawa-14.jpg
  • Entoku-in Garden was originally part of Fushimijo Castle and also a sub-temple of Kodaiji Temple founded by a nephew of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The northern dry garden shows the essence of Momoyama style and is a registered National Place of Scenic Beauty by the Japanese government. It was built in 1605 and dedicated as a Rinzai sect temple in 1633..
    entoku-in-5.jpg
  • Kyu Furukawa Garden was originally the domain of a Meiji Period notable Mutsu Munemitsu. but later became the property of the Furukawa family.  Ogawa Jihei  sometimes known as Niwashi Ueji designed the garden renowned for its beauty. The Furukawa garden is regarded as an example of gardens of the Taisho Period of Japan.
    kyu-furukawa-11.jpg
  • Yakushiike Garden is named after its central pond, Yakushi-ike.  The Pond garden is surrounded by plum and cherry trees, so it is a famous spot in Tokyo for hanami or cherry blossom viewing.  Its unique two tried arched bridge is the centerpiece of the garden. Within the park grounds, there are thatched roof rural houses, former residences of the Nagai and Hagino families that have been preserved.  The park has been designated as a National Designated Cultural Property and a National Place of Scenic Beauty. And one of Japan’s top 100 Historical Parks.
    yakushiike-09.jpg
  • Yakushiike Garden is named after its central pond, Yakushi-ike.  The Pond garden is surrounded by plum and cherry trees, so it is a famous spot in Tokyo for hanami or cherry blossom viewing.  Its unique two tried arched bridge is the centerpiece of the garden. Within the park grounds, there are thatched roof rural houses, former residences of the Nagai and Hagino families that have been preserved.  The park has been designated as a National Designated Cultural Property and a National Place of Scenic Beauty. And one of Japan’s top 100 Historical Parks.
    yakushiike-08.jpg
  • Yakushiike Garden is named after its central pond, Yakushi-ike.  The Pond garden is surrounded by plum and cherry trees, so it is a famous spot in Tokyo for hanami or cherry blossom viewing.  Its unique two tried arched bridge is the centerpiece of the garden. Within the park grounds, there are thatched roof rural houses, former residences of the Nagai and Hagino families that have been preserved.  The park has been designated as a National Designated Cultural Property and a National Place of Scenic Beauty. And one of Japan’s top 100 Historical Parks.
    yakushiike-07.jpg
  • Daiho-in is a sub-temple of Myoshin-ji and was founded in 1625 as a family temple for the Nobuyuki clan. Its main feature is a roji moss garden.  Daiho-in is at its best in November when the maple trees show their deep red beauty.  The temple is only open to the public during the high seasons of autumn and spring.
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  • Nanzen-ji is a the headquarters of the Nanzen-ji branch of Rinzai Zen Buddhism.  The compounds of Nanzen-ji are nationally designated Historic Sites and the Hojo gardens a Place of Scenic Beauty and also a National Treasure of Japan.  Hojo-teien karesansui garden is said to have been laid out by Kobori Enshu.  The designer of Ko-Hojo garden also called Nyoshin-tei with sharp stones protruding from the sands is unknown, though also possibly Kobori Enshu as well.
    nanzenji-6.jpg
  • Yakushiike Garden is named after its central pond, Yakushi-ike.  The Pond garden is surrounded by plum and cherry trees, so it is a famous spot in Tokyo for hanami or cherry blossom viewing.  Its unique two tried arched bridge is the centerpiece of the garden. Within the park grounds, there are thatched roof rural houses, former residences of the Nagai and Hagino families that have been preserved.  The park has been designated as a National Designated Cultural Property and a National Place of Scenic Beauty. And one of Japan’s top 100 Historical Parks.
    AMBER-LOTUS-2023-254.jpg
  • Yakushiike Garden is named after its central pond, Yakushi-ike.  The Pond garden is surrounded by plum and cherry trees, so it is a famous spot in Tokyo for hanami or cherry blossom viewing.  Its unique two tried arched bridge is the centerpiece of the garden. Within the park grounds, there are thatched roof rural houses, former residences of the Nagai and Hagino families that have been preserved.  The park has been designated as a National Designated Cultural Property and a National Place of Scenic Beauty. And one of Japan’s top 100 Historical Parks.
    yakushiike-10.jpg
  • Nanzen-ji is a the headquarters of the Nanzen-ji branch of Rinzai Zen Buddhism.  The compounds of Nanzen-ji are nationally designated Historic Sites and the Hojo gardens a Place of Scenic Beauty and also a National Treasure of Japan.  Hojo-teien karesansui garden is said to have been laid out by Kobori Enshu.  The designer of Ko-Hojo garden also called Nyoshin-tei with sharp stones protruding from the sands is unknown, though also possibly Kobori Enshu as well.
    nanzenji-5.jpg
  • Kodai-ji Temple is located at the foot of Higashiyama Ryozen Mountains in Kyoto. It is officially called Kodaiji Jushozenji Temple and was established in 1606.  Tokugawa Ieyasu - the first Tokugawa shogun - financed the construction of the temple resulting in its magnificent appearance.  Many of its buildings and tea houses.  Kodaiji's garden is said to have been designed by the landscape garden designer Kobori Enshu. The garden is designated by the Japanese Government as a historical site and a place of scenic beauty.  Kodaiji south garden is a karesansui or dry rock garden that features raked gravel punctuated by conical formations and surrounded by borders of moss and stone.
    kodaiji-5.jpg
  • Kodai-ji Temple is located at the foot of Higashiyama Ryozen Mountains in Kyoto. It is officially called Kodaiji Jushozenji Temple and was established in 1606.  Tokugawa Ieyasu - the first Tokugawa shogun - financed the construction of the temple resulting in its magnificent appearance.  Many of its buildings and tea houses.  Kodaiji's garden is said to have been designed by the landscape garden designer Kobori Enshu. The garden is designated by the Japanese Government as a historical site and a place of scenic beauty.  Kodaiji south garden is a karesansui or dry rock garden that features raked gravel punctuated by conical formations and surrounded by borders of moss and stone.
    kodaiji-4.jpg
  • Kodai-ji Temple is located at the foot of Higashiyama Ryozen Mountains in Kyoto. It is officially called Kodaiji Jushozenji Temple and was established in 1606.  Tokugawa Ieyasu - the first Tokugawa shogun - financed the construction of the temple resulting in its magnificent appearance.  Many of its buildings and tea houses.  Kodaiji's garden is said to have been designed by the landscape garden designer Kobori Enshu. The garden is designated by the Japanese Government as a historical site and a place of scenic beauty.  Kodaiji south garden is a karesansui or dry rock garden that features raked gravel punctuated by conical formations and surrounded by borders of moss and stone.
    kodaiji-3.jpg
  • Kodai-ji Temple is officially Kodaiji Jushozenji Temple & was established in 1606. Kodaiji's garden is said to have been designed by the garden designer Kobori Enshu and is designated by the Japanese Government as a historical site and a place of scenic beauty.  Kodaiji south garden is a karesansui or dry rock garden that features raked gravel punctuated by conical formations and surrounded by borders of moss and stone.
    kodaiji-2.jpg
  • Kaisan-do Tea House - Kodai-ji Temple is located at the foot of Higashiyama Ryozen Mountains in Kyoto. It is officially called Kodaiji Jushozenji Temple and was established in 1606.  Tokugawa Ieyasu - the first Tokugawa shogun - financed the construction of the temple resulting in its magnificent appearance.  Many of its buildings and tea houses.  Kodaiji's garden is said to have been designed by the landscape garden designer Kobori Enshu. The garden is designated by the Japanese Government as a historical site and a place of scenic beauty.  Kodaiji south garden is a karesansui or dry rock garden that features raked gravel punctuated by conical formations and surrounded by borders of moss and stone.
    Kaisan-do-Tea-House.jpg
  • Entoku-in Garden was originally part of Fushimijo Castle and also a sub-temple of Kodaiji Temple. It was founded by a nephew of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The northern dry garden shows the essence of Momoyama style and is a registered National Place of Scenic Beauty by the Japanese government. It was built in 1605 and dedicated as a Rinzai sect temple in 1633..
    entoku-in-1.jpg
  • Entoku-in Garden was originally part of Fushimijo Castle and also a sub-temple of Kodaiji Temple. It was founded by a nephew of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The northern dry garden shows the essence of Momoyama style and is a registered National Place of Scenic Beauty by the Japanese government. It was built in 1605 and dedicated as a Rinzai sect temple in 1633..
    entoku-in-3.jpg
  • Entoku-in Garden was originally part of Fushimijo Castle and also a sub-temple of Kodaiji Temple. It was founded by a nephew of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The northern dry garden shows the essence of Momoyama style and is a registered National Place of Scenic Beauty by the Japanese government. It was built in 1605 and dedicated as a Rinzai sect temple in 1633..
    entoku-in-4.jpg
  • Japanese girls in Kimono at Entoku-in Garden, originally part of Fushimijo Castle and also a sub-temple of Kodaiji Temple. The northern dry garden shows the essence of Momoyama style and is a registered National Place of Scenic Beauty by the Japanese government. It was built in 1605 and dedicated as a Rinzai sect temple in 1633.
    entoku-in-2.jpg
  • Entoku-in Garden was originally part of Fushimijo Castle and also a sub-temple of Kodaiji Temple. It was founded by a nephew of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The northern dry garden shows the essence of Momoyama style and is a registered National Place of Scenic Beauty by the Japanese government. It was built in 1605 and dedicated as a Rinzai sect temple in 1633..
    entoku-in-8.jpg
  • Entoku-in Garden was originally part of Fushimijo Castle and also a sub-temple of Kodaiji Temple. It was founded by a nephew of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The northern dry garden shows the essence of Momoyama style and is a registered National Place of Scenic Beauty by the Japanese government. It was built in 1605 and dedicated as a Rinzai sect temple in 1633..
    entoku-in-9.jpg
  • Kyu Furukawa Garden was originally the grounds for the  residence of a famous Meiji Period notable, Mutsu Munemitsu.  Ogawa Jihei, a designer of Japanese gardens from Kyoto, created the garden renowned for its beauty that matched the level of the Western style residence. The Furukawa garden is regarded as a typical example of the gardens of the Taisho Period.
    kyu-furukawa-garden-02.jpg
  • Kyu Furukawa Garden was originally the grounds for the  residence of a famous Meiji Period notable, Mutsu Munemitsu.  Ogawa Jihei, a designer of Japanese gardens from Kyoto, created the garden renowned for its beauty that matched the level of the Western style residence. The Furukawa garden is regarded as a typical example of the gardens of the Taisho Period.
    kyu-furukawa-garden-05.jpg
  • Kyu Furukawa Garden was originally the grounds for the  residence of a famous Meiji Period notable, Mutsu Munemitsu.  Ogawa Jihei, a designer of Japanese gardens from Kyoto, created the garden renowned for its beauty that matched the level of the Western style residence. The Furukawa garden is regarded as a typical example of the gardens of the Taisho Period.
    kyu-furukawa-garden-06.jpg
  • Motonobu-no-Niwa Garden at Taizoin - Motonobu Kano, the Master of Zen and also a painter of the Muromachi period, designed this garden and as such, it retains a very graceful, elegant and painterly ambience, giving it a unique air. The background scenery of the garden consists mainly of camellia, pine, Japanese umbrella pine, and other evergreens, presumably planted to present an "eternal beauty" that remains the same throughout the changing seasons.
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  • Kyu Furukawa Garden was originally the grounds for the  residence of a famous Meiji Period notable, Mutsu Munemitsu.  Ogawa Jihei, a designer of Japanese gardens from Kyoto, created the garden renowned for its beauty that matched the level of the Western style residence. The Furukawa garden is regarded as a typical example of the gardens of the Taisho Period.
    kyu-furukawa-garden-04.jpg
  • Doji-en at Toyota Municipal Museum of Art - an art museum that opened in 1995 in Toyota City. The building was designed by Yoshio Taniguchi one of the leading architects of modern Japan. The tea room of the Dojien on the museum grounds was also designed by Yoshio Taniguchi, a modern Sukiya architecture that is rare among his works. An open-air garden with beautiful moss spreads out. The landscape complements Taniguchi-style modernist architecture. The stone pavement of natural stones in front of the museum, the water basin garden that reflects the sky at the top of the slope. The tea garden Doujien is named after Mt. Doji in a purely Japanese-style building despite the ultra modern museum architecture of its domain.
    doji-en-9.jpg
  • Doji-en at Toyota Municipal Museum of Art - an art museum that opened in 1995 in Toyota City. The building was designed by Yoshio Taniguchi one of the leading architects of modern Japan. The tea room of the Dojien on the museum grounds was also designed by Yoshio Taniguchi, a modern Sukiya architecture that is rare among his works. An open-air garden with beautiful moss spreads out. The landscape complements Taniguchi-style modernist architecture. The stone pavement of natural stones in front of the museum, the water basin garden that reflects the sky at the top of the slope. The tea garden Doujien is named after Mt. Doji in a purely Japanese-style building despite the ultra modern museum architecture of its domain.
    doji-en-7.jpg
  • Doji-en at Toyota Municipal Museum of Art - an art museum that opened in 1995 in Toyota City. The building was designed by Yoshio Taniguchi one of the leading architects of modern Japan. The tea room of the Dojien on the museum grounds was also designed by Yoshio Taniguchi, a modern Sukiya architecture that is rare among his works. An open-air garden with beautiful moss spreads out. The landscape complements Taniguchi-style modernist architecture. The stone pavement of natural stones in front of the museum, the water basin garden that reflects the sky at the top of the slope. The tea garden Doujien is named after Mt. Doji in a purely Japanese-style building despite the ultra modern museum architecture of its domain.
    doji-en-6.jpg
  • Doji-en at Toyota Municipal Museum of Art - an art museum that opened in 1995 in Toyota City. The building was designed by Yoshio Taniguchi one of the leading architects of modern Japan. The tea room of the Dojien on the museum grounds was also designed by Yoshio Taniguchi, a modern Sukiya architecture that is rare among his works. An open-air garden with beautiful moss spreads out. The landscape complements Taniguchi-style modernist architecture. The stone pavement of natural stones in front of the museum, the water basin garden that reflects the sky at the top of the slope. The tea garden Doujien is named after Mt. Doji in a purely Japanese-style building despite the ultra modern museum architecture of its domain.
    doji-en-4.jpg
  • Doji-en at Toyota Municipal Museum of Art - an art museum that opened in 1995 in Toyota City. The building was designed by Yoshio Taniguchi one of the leading architects of modern Japan. The tea room of the Dojien on the museum grounds was also designed by Yoshio Taniguchi, a modern Sukiya architecture that is rare among his works. An open-air garden with beautiful moss spreads out. The landscape complements Taniguchi-style modernist architecture. The stone pavement of natural stones in front of the museum, the water basin garden that reflects the sky at the top of the slope. The tea garden Doujien is named after Mt. Doji in a purely Japanese-style building despite the ultra modern museum architecture of its domain.
    doji-en-5.jpg
  • Doji-en at Toyota Municipal Museum of Art - an art museum that opened in 1995 in Toyota City. The building was designed by Yoshio Taniguchi one of the leading architects of modern Japan. The tea room of the Dojien on the museum grounds was also designed by Yoshio Taniguchi, a modern Sukiya architecture that is rare among his works. An open-air garden with beautiful moss spreads out. The landscape complements Taniguchi-style modernist architecture. The stone pavement of natural stones in front of the museum, the water basin garden that reflects the sky at the top of the slope. The tea garden Doujien is named after Mt. Doji in a purely Japanese-style building despite the ultra modern museum architecture of its domain.
    doji-en-2.jpg
  • Doji-en at Toyota Municipal Museum of Art - an art museum that opened in 1995 in Toyota City. The building was designed by Yoshio Taniguchi one of the leading architects of modern Japan. The tea room of the Dojien on the museum grounds was also designed by Yoshio Taniguchi, a modern Sukiya architecture that is rare among his works. An open-air garden with beautiful moss spreads out. The landscape complements Taniguchi-style modernist architecture. The stone pavement of natural stones in front of the museum, the water basin garden that reflects the sky at the top of the slope. The tea garden Doujien is named after Mt. Doji in a purely Japanese-style building despite the ultra modern museum architecture of its domain.
    doji-en-8.jpg
  • Ikkyu-ji Shuon-an -  Shuon-an Hojo Garden is a classic karesansui rock garden.  Another smaller moss-and-rock garden with a small stone pagoda is located around a back corner of the hojo. The garden have been designated a place of scenic beauty by the Japanese government.  Ikkyu himself is buried here and as he was an imperial prince the mausoleum is under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Household Agency.  Shojin ryori vegetarian temple cuisine is served here with advance reservations.
    Ikkyu-ji-shuon-an-5.jpg
  • Ikkyu-ji Shuon-an -  Shuon-an Hojo Garden is a classic karesansui rock garden.  Another smaller moss-and-rock garden with a small stone pagoda is located around a back corner of the hojo. The garden have been designated a place of scenic beauty by the Japanese government.  Ikkyu himself is buried here and as he was an imperial prince the mausoleum is under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Household Agency.  Shojin ryori vegetarian temple cuisine is served here with advance reservations.
    Ikkyu-ji-shuon-an-6.jpg
  • Ikkyu-ji Shuon-an -  Shuon-an Hojo Garden is a classic karesansui rock garden.  Another smaller moss-and-rock garden with a small stone pagoda is located around a back corner of the hojo. The garden have been designated a place of scenic beauty by the Japanese government.  Ikkyu himself is buried here and as he was an imperial prince the mausoleum is under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Household Agency.  Shojin ryori vegetarian temple cuisine is served here with advance reservations.
    Ikkyu-ji-shuon-an-7.jpg
  • Ikkyu-ji Shuon-an -  Shuon-an Hojo Garden is a classic karesansui rock garden.  Another smaller moss-and-rock garden with a small stone pagoda is located around a back corner of the hojo. The garden have been designated a place of scenic beauty by the Japanese government.  Ikkyu himself is buried here and as he was an imperial prince the mausoleum is under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Household Agency.  Shojin ryori vegetarian temple cuisine is served here with advance reservations.
    Ikkyu-ji-shuon-an-4.jpg
  • Ikkyu-ji Shuon-an -  Shuon-an Hojo Garden is a classic karesansui rock garden.  Another smaller moss-and-rock garden with a small stone pagoda is located around a back corner of the hojo. The garden have been designated a place of scenic beauty by the Japanese government.  Ikkyu himself is buried here and as he was an imperial prince the mausoleum is under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Household Agency.  Shojin ryori vegetarian temple cuisine is served here with advance reservations.
    Ikkyu-ji-shuon-an-1.jpg
  • Ikkyu-ji Shuon-an -  Shuon-an Hojo Garden is a classic karesansui rock garden.  Another smaller moss-and-rock garden with a small stone pagoda is located around a back corner of the hojo. The garden have been designated a place of scenic beauty by the Japanese government.  Ikkyu himself is buried here and as he was an imperial prince the mausoleum is under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Household Agency.  Shojin ryori vegetarian temple cuisine is served here with advance reservations.
    Ikkyu-ji-shuon-an-3.jpg
  • Ikkyu-ji Shuon-an -  Shuon-an Hojo Garden is a classic karesansui rock garden.  Another smaller moss-and-rock garden with a small stone pagoda is located around a back corner of the hojo. The garden have been designated a place of scenic beauty by the Japanese government.  Ikkyu himself is buried here and as he was an imperial prince the mausoleum is under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Household Agency.  Shojin ryori vegetarian temple cuisine is served here with advance reservations.
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  • Entoku-in Nantei, Southern Garden - Entoku-in Garden was originally part of Fushimijo Castle and also a sub-temple of Kodaiji Temple. It was founded by a nephew of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The northern dry garden shows the essence of Momoyama style and is a registered National Place of Scenic Beauty by the Japanese government. It was built in 1605 and dedicated as a Rinzai sect temple in 1633..
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  • Gyokudo Kawai was considered  a great master of Japanese painting who lived in Mitake so as a memorial to his accomplishments Gyokudo Museum was created by Ken Nakajima - the landscape architect. The garden has no specific observation point, thought it can be viewed from many angles without changing its general look.  A central design concept that has been used to describe this garden is nesting technique, which has long been utilized in Japanese art.  Natural stones found in adjacent Tama River were used for the garden's stones as well as a part of natural woods at the background crossed over the wall turned to be garden trees that have set the border between artificial and natural. This can be considered in contrast to borrowed scenery often employed in Japanese gardens. In other words, instead of designating as background, it directly employs the natural elements in the garden itself.
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  • Gyokudo Kawai was considered  a great master of Japanese painting who lived in Mitake so as a memorial to his accomplishments Gyokudo Museum was created by Ken Nakajima - the landscape architect. The garden has no specific observation point, thought it can be viewed from many angles without changing its general look.  A central design concept that has been used to describe this garden is nesting technique, which has long been utilized in Japanese art.  Natural stones found in adjacent Tama River were used for the garden's stones as well as a part of natural woods at the background crossed over the wall turned to be garden trees that have set the border between artificial and natural. This can be considered in contrast to borrowed scenery often employed in Japanese gardens. In other words, instead of designating as background, it directly employs the natural elements in the garden itself.
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  • Gyokudo Kawai was considered  a great master of Japanese painting who lived in Mitake so as a memorial to his accomplishments Gyokudo Museum was created by Ken Nakajima - the landscape architect. The garden has no specific observation point, thought it can be viewed from many angles without changing its general look.  A central design concept that has been used to describe this garden is nesting technique, which has long been utilized in Japanese art.  Natural stones found in adjacent Tama River were used for the garden's stones as well as a part of natural woods at the background crossed over the wall turned to be garden trees that have set the border between artificial and natural. This can be considered in contrast to borrowed scenery often employed in Japanese gardens. In other words, instead of designating as background, it directly employs the natural elements in the garden itself.
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  • Gyokudo Kawai was considered  a great master of Japanese painting who lived in Mitake so as a memorial to his accomplishments Gyokudo Museum was created by Ken Nakajima - the landscape architect. The garden has no specific observation point, thought it can be viewed from many angles without changing its general look.  A central design concept that has been used to describe this garden is nesting technique, which has long been utilized in Japanese art.  Natural stones found in adjacent Tama River were used for the garden's stones as well as a part of natural woods at the background crossed over the wall turned to be garden trees that have set the border between artificial and natural. This can be considered in contrast to borrowed scenery often employed in Japanese gardens. In other words, instead of designating as background, it directly employs the natural elements in the garden itself.
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  • Gyokudo Kawai was considered  a great master of Japanese painting who lived in Mitake so as a memorial to his accomplishments Gyokudo Museum was created by Ken Nakajima - the landscape architect. The garden has no specific observation point, thought it can be viewed from many angles without changing its general look.  A central design concept that has been used to describe this garden is nesting technique, which has long been utilized in Japanese art.  Natural stones found in adjacent Tama River were used for the garden's stones as well as a part of natural woods at the background crossed over the wall turned to be garden trees that have set the border between artificial and natural. This can be considered in contrast to borrowed scenery often employed in Japanese gardens. In other words, instead of designating as background, it directly employs the natural elements in the garden itself.
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  • Gyokudo Kawai was considered  a great master of Japanese painting who lived in Mitake so as a memorial to his accomplishments Gyokudo Museum was created by Ken Nakajima - the landscape architect. The garden has no specific observation point, thought it can be viewed from many angles without changing its general look.  A central design concept that has been used to describe this garden is nesting technique, which has long been utilized in Japanese art.  Natural stones found in adjacent Tama River were used for the garden's stones as well as a part of natural woods at the background crossed over the wall turned to be garden trees that have set the border between artificial and natural. This can be considered in contrast to borrowed scenery often employed in Japanese gardens. In other words, instead of designating as background, it directly employs the natural elements in the garden itself.
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  • Gyokudo Kawai was considered  a great master of Japanese painting who lived in Mitake so as a memorial to his accomplishments Gyokudo Museum was created by Ken Nakajima - the landscape architect. The garden has no specific observation point, thought it can be viewed from many angles without changing its general look.  A central design concept that has been used to describe this garden is nesting technique, which has long been utilized in Japanese art.  Natural stones found in adjacent Tama River were used for the garden's stones as well as a part of natural woods at the background crossed over the wall turned to be garden trees that have set the border between artificial and natural. This can be considered in contrast to borrowed scenery often employed in Japanese gardens. In other words, instead of designating as background, it directly employs the natural elements in the garden itself.
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  • Gyokudo Kawai was considered  a great master of Japanese painting who lived in Mitake so as a memorial to his accomplishments Gyokudo Museum was created by Ken Nakajima - the landscape architect. The garden has no specific observation point, thought it can be viewed from many angles without changing its general look.  A central design concept that has been used to describe this garden is nesting technique, which has long been utilized in Japanese art.  Natural stones found in adjacent Tama River were used for the garden's stones as well as a part of natural woods at the background crossed over the wall turned to be garden trees that have set the border between artificial and natural. This can be considered in contrast to borrowed scenery often employed in Japanese gardens. In other words, instead of designating as background, it directly employs the natural elements in the garden itself.
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  • Kyu Furukawa Garden was originally the grounds for the  residence of a famous Meiji Period notable, Mutsu Munemitsu.  Ogawa Jihei, a designer of Japanese gardens from Kyoto, created the garden renowned for its beauty that matched the level of the Western style residence. The Furukawa garden is regarded as a typical example of the gardens of the Taisho Period.
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  • Hoshun-in Zen Garden, Daitokuji Temple, Though not very large, Hoshun-in is an elegantly landscaped garden with oddly overlaying rocks, and attractive for its three dimensional composition.  Hoshun-in offers outstanding seasonal beauty in the flowering season due to lilies and irises surrounding the pond and its Zen rock garden.
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  • Gyokudo Kawai was a master of Japanese painting who lived in Mitake. As a memorial to his accomplishments Gyokudo Museum was created by Ken Nakajima, the landscape architect. The garden can be viewed from many angles without changing its general look.  A design concept used to create this garden is nesting technique, which has long been utilized in Japanese art.  Natural stones found in the adjacent Tama River were used for the garden's stones. Instead of incorporating the forest woods as background, it directly employs the natural elements in the garden itself.
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  • Kannon-in Garden was built in the mid 17th century and artfully incorporates the forest behind the pond as its natural background.  This style is called Shakkei "borrowed scenery”.  Kannon-in Garden was designated as a national scenic spot by the Japanese government.
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  • Atami Plum Garden or Atami Baien as it is known in Japan is a plum garden with more than 120 years of history in Atami. Mogi Sobei, a silk merchant in Yokohama in 1886, landscaped this garden. In the plum garden, 472 plum trees of 57 varieties are planted.  Plums that bloom in the middle of January are abundant as it is said to be “Japan’s fastest bloom”. There are trees such as Nenashi-Ume, Kuyo-Bai, Kanichi and Omiya-no-Ume, each showing different beauty. Plums have different flowering times depending on the species so visitors can enjoy plum blossoms for two months from mid-January to mid-March in the garden.
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  • Atami Plum Garden or Atami Baien as it is known in Japan is a plum garden with more than 120 years of history in Atami. Mogi Sobei, a silk merchant in Yokohama in 1886, landscaped this garden. In the plum garden, 472 plum trees of 57 varieties are planted.  Plums that bloom in the middle of January are abundant as it is said to be “Japan’s fastest bloom”. There are trees such as Nenashi-Ume, Kuyo-Bai, Kanichi and Omiya-no-Ume, each showing different beauty. Plums have different flowering times depending on the species so visitors can enjoy plum blossoms for two months from mid-January to mid-March in the garden.
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  • Atami Plum Garden or Atami Baien as it is known in Japan is a plum garden with more than 120 years of history in Atami. Mogi Sobei, a silk merchant in Yokohama in 1886, landscaped this garden. In the plum garden, 472 plum trees of 57 varieties are planted.  Plums that bloom in the middle of January are abundant as it is said to be “Japan’s fastest bloom”. There are trees such as Nenashi-Ume, Kuyo-Bai, Kanichi and Omiya-no-Ume, each showing different beauty. Plums have different flowering times depending on the species so visitors can enjoy plum blossoms for two months from mid-January to mid-March in the garden.
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  • Atami Plum Garden or Atami Baien as it is known in Japan is a plum garden with more than 120 years of history in Atami. Mogi Sobei, a silk merchant in Yokohama in 1886, landscaped this garden. In the plum garden, 472 plum trees of 57 varieties are planted.  Plums that bloom in the middle of January are abundant as it is said to be “Japan’s fastest bloom”. There are trees such as Nenashi-Ume, Kuyo-Bai, Kanichi and Omiya-no-Ume, each showing different beauty. Plums have different flowering times depending on the species so visitors can enjoy plum blossoms for two months from mid-January to mid-March in the garden.
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  • Kozenji Temple is one of the largest and most important temples in Nagano Prefecture. Its garden is famous as a weeping cherry blossom viewing spot, and it lights up from mid-April to early May during the flowering period.<br />
It is also a renowned spot for autumn leaves, with more than 60 maples in the precinct turn the place into a panoramo of red and yellow.  Kozenji Garden has been designated as a national scenic spot; its calm and quiet environment and scenic beauty the price of Nagano Prefecture thanks to its Tsukiyama garden.
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  • Kannon-in Garden was built in the mid 17th century and artfully incorporates the forest behind the pond as its natural background.  This style is called Shakkei "borrowed scenery”.  Kannon-in Garden was designated as a national scenic spot by the Japanese government.
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  • Kannon-in Garden was built in the mid 17th century and artfully incorporates the forest behind the pond as its natural background.  This style is called Shakkei "borrowed scenery”.  Kannon-in Garden was designated as a national scenic spot by the Japanese government.
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  • Kannon-in Garden was built in the mid 17th century and artfully incorporates the forest behind the pond as its natural background.  This style is called Shakkei "borrowed scenery”.  Kannon-in Garden was designated as a national scenic spot by the Japanese government.
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  • Nara Park or Nara Koen is a large park and the location of numerous Nara attractions, including Todaiji, Nara National Museum, Kofukuji and Kasuga Taisha Shrine. The park is home to hundreds of wild deer.  Nara's deer have become a kind of symbol of the city and have even been designated a natural treasure. Traditionally, deer have always been considered messengers of the gods in the in Shinto religion.  Nara's deer are fairly tame, though they can be aggressive when hungry. Deer crackers or shika sembei are for sale around the park, and some deer have learned to bow to visitors.
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  • The Singapore Japanese Garden is based on Japanese gardens from the Muromachi period (1392 – 1568) to the Momoyama period (1568 – 1615).  The garden  includes  a karesansui dry garden which exudes a sense of peace and tranquility with its minimalist and abstract design.  The garden is made up of arched bridges, stone lantern and ponds faithfully recreating traditional Japanese gardening style. The Singapore Japanese Garden is within the Chinese Garden complex, also known as Jurong Gardens, was made  in 1975 and designed by Prof. Yuen-chen Yu, an architect from Taiwan,. The garden’s concept is based on the integration of architectural features within the natural environment. The garden is modeled along the northern Chinese imperial styles of landscaping.  In Chinese gardens, bridges play a critical role and the most important structures may denote a specific character.
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  • Atami Plum Garden or Atami Baien as it is known in Japan is a plum garden with more than 120 years of history in Atami. Mogi Sobei, a silk merchant in Yokohama in 1886, landscaped this garden. In the plum garden, 472 plum trees of 57 varieties are planted.  Plums that bloom in the middle of January are abundant as it is said to be “Japan’s fastest bloom”. There are trees such as Nenashi-Ume, Kuyo-Bai, Kanichi and Omiya-no-Ume, each showing different beauty. Plums have different flowering times depending on the species so visitors can enjoy plum blossoms for two months from mid-January to mid-March in the garden.
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  • Atami Plum Garden or Atami Baien as it is known in Japan is a plum garden with more than 120 years of history in Atami. Mogi Sobei, a silk merchant in Yokohama in 1886, landscaped this garden. In the plum garden, 472 plum trees of 57 varieties are planted.  Plums that bloom in the middle of January are abundant as it is said to be “Japan’s fastest bloom”. There are trees such as Nenashi-Ume, Kuyo-Bai, Kanichi and Omiya-no-Ume, each showing different beauty. Plums have different flowering times depending on the species so visitors can enjoy plum blossoms for two months from mid-January to mid-March in the garden.
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  • Atami Plum Garden or Atami Baien as it is known in Japan is a plum garden with more than 120 years of history in Atami. Mogi Sobei, a silk merchant in Yokohama in 1886, landscaped this garden. In the plum garden, 472 plum trees of 57 varieties are planted.  Plums that bloom in the middle of January are abundant as it is said to be “Japan’s fastest bloom”. There are trees such as Nenashi-Ume, Kuyo-Bai, Kanichi and Omiya-no-Ume, each showing different beauty. Plums have different flowering times depending on the species so visitors can enjoy plum blossoms for two months from mid-January to mid-March in the garden.
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  • Atami Plum Garden or Atami Baien as it is known in Japan is a plum garden with more than 120 years of history in Atami. Mogi Sobei, a silk merchant in Yokohama in 1886, landscaped this garden. In the plum garden, 472 plum trees of 57 varieties are planted.  Plums that bloom in the middle of January are abundant as it is said to be “Japan’s fastest bloom”. There are trees such as Nenashi-Ume, Kuyo-Bai, Kanichi and Omiya-no-Ume, each showing different beauty. Plums have different flowering times depending on the species so visitors can enjoy plum blossoms for two months from mid-January to mid-March in the garden.
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  • Atami Plum Garden or Atami Baien as it is known in Japan is a plum garden with more than 120 years of history in Atami. Mogi Sobei, a silk merchant in Yokohama in 1886, landscaped this garden. In the plum garden, 472 plum trees of 57 varieties are planted.  Plums that bloom in the middle of January are abundant as it is said to be “Japan’s fastest bloom”. There are trees such as Nenashi-Ume, Kuyo-Bai, Kanichi and Omiya-no-Ume, each showing different beauty. Plums have different flowering times depending on the species so visitors can enjoy plum blossoms for two months from mid-January to mid-March in the garden.
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  • Atami Plum Garden or Atami Baien as it is known in Japan is a plum garden with more than 120 years of history in Atami. Mogi Sobei, a silk merchant in Yokohama in 1886, landscaped this garden. In the plum garden, 472 plum trees of 57 varieties are planted.  Plums that bloom in the middle of January are abundant as it is said to be “Japan’s fastest bloom”. There are trees such as Nenashi-Ume, Kuyo-Bai, Kanichi and Omiya-no-Ume, each showing different beauty. Plums have different flowering times depending on the species so visitors can enjoy plum blossoms for two months from mid-January to mid-March in the garden.
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  • Atami Plum Garden or Atami Baien as it is known in Japan is a plum garden with more than 120 years of history in Atami. Mogi Sobei, a silk merchant in Yokohama in 1886, landscaped this garden. In the plum garden, 472 plum trees of 57 varieties are planted.  Plums that bloom in the middle of January are abundant as it is said to be “Japan’s fastest bloom”. There are trees such as Nenashi-Ume, Kuyo-Bai, Kanichi and Omiya-no-Ume, each showing different beauty. Plums have different flowering times depending on the species so visitors can enjoy plum blossoms for two months from mid-January to mid-March in the garden.
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  • Atami Plum Garden or Atami Baien as it is known in Japan is a plum garden with more than 120 years of history in Atami. Mogi Sobei, a silk merchant in Yokohama in 1886, landscaped this garden. In the plum garden, 472 plum trees of 57 varieties are planted.  Plums that bloom in the middle of January are abundant as it is said to be “Japan’s fastest bloom”. There are trees such as Nenashi-Ume, Kuyo-Bai, Kanichi and Omiya-no-Ume, each showing different beauty. Plums have different flowering times depending on the species so visitors can enjoy plum blossoms for two months from mid-January to mid-March in the garden.
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  • Atami Plum Garden or Atami Baien as it is known in Japan is a plum garden with more than 120 years of history in Atami. Mogi Sobei, a silk merchant in Yokohama in 1886, landscaped this garden. In the plum garden, 472 plum trees of 57 varieties are planted.  Plums that bloom in the middle of January are abundant as it is said to be “Japan’s fastest bloom”. There are trees such as Nenashi-Ume, Kuyo-Bai, Kanichi and Omiya-no-Ume, each showing different beauty. Plums have different flowering times depending on the species so visitors can enjoy plum blossoms for two months from mid-January to mid-March in the garden.
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  • Kozenji Temple is one of the largest and most important temples in Nagano Prefecture. Its garden is famous as a weeping cherry blossom viewing spot, and it lights up from mid-April to early May during the flowering period.<br />
It is also a renowned spot for autumn leaves, with more than 60 maples in the precinct turn the place into a panoramo of red and yellow.  Kozenji Garden has been designated as a national scenic spot; its calm and quiet environment and scenic beauty the price of Nagano Prefecture thanks to its Tsukiyama garden.
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  • Kozenji Temple is one of the largest and most important temples in Nagano Prefecture. Its garden is famous as a weeping cherry blossom viewing spot, and it lights up from mid-April to early May during the flowering period.<br />
It is also a renowned spot for autumn leaves, with more than 60 maples in the precinct turn the place into a panoramo of red and yellow.  Kozenji Garden has been designated as a national scenic spot; its calm and quiet environment and scenic beauty the price of Nagano Prefecture thanks to its Tsukiyama garden.
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  • Kozenji Temple is one of the largest and most important temples in Nagano Prefecture. Its garden is famous as a weeping cherry blossom viewing spot, and it lights up from mid-April to early May during the flowering period.<br />
It is also a renowned spot for autumn leaves, with more than 60 maples in the precinct turn the place into a panoramo of red and yellow.  Kozenji Garden has been designated as a national scenic spot; its calm and quiet environment and scenic beauty the price of Nagano Prefecture thanks to its Tsukiyama garden.
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  • Kozenji Temple is one of the largest and most important temples in Nagano Prefecture. Its garden is famous as a weeping cherry blossom viewing spot, and it lights up from mid-April to early May during the flowering period.<br />
It is also a renowned spot for autumn leaves, with more than 60 maples in the precinct turn the place into a panoramo of red and yellow.  Kozenji Garden has been designated as a national scenic spot; its calm and quiet environment and scenic beauty the price of Nagano Prefecture thanks to its Tsukiyama garden.
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  • 78.5 Engakuji 円覚寺 is the main temple of the Engakuji sect of the Rinzai Buddhist sect. Engakuji is one of the leading Zen temples in eastern Japan and ranks second among Kamakura's five great Zen temples. Its unique garden was restored in 1969 according to an old drawing. Zen Buddhism regarded gardens as microcosms of the natural landscape and this is a fine example.
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  • Kannon-in Garden was built in the mid 17th century and artfully incorporates the forest behind the pond as its natural background.  This style is called Shakkei "borrowed scenery”.  Kannon-in Garden was designated as a national scenic spot by the Japanese government.
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  • The Singapore Japanese Garden is based on Japanese gardens from the Muromachi period (1392 – 1568) to the Momoyama period (1568 – 1615).  The garden  includes  a karesansui dry garden which exudes a sense of peace and tranquility with its minimalist and abstract design.  The garden is made up of arched bridges, stone lantern and ponds faithfully recreating traditional Japanese gardening style. The Singapore Japanese Garden is within the Chinese Garden complex, also known as Jurong Gardens, was made  in 1975 and designed by Prof. Yuen-chen Yu, an architect from Taiwan,. The garden’s concept is based on the integration of architectural features within the natural environment. The garden is modeled along the northern Chinese imperial styles of landscaping.  In Chinese gardens, bridges play a critical role and the most important structures may denote a specific character.
    singapore-japanese-garden-2.jpg
  • The Singapore Japanese Garden is based on Japanese gardens from the Muromachi period (1392 – 1568) to the Momoyama period (1568 – 1615).  The garden  includes  a karesansui dry garden which exudes a sense of peace and tranquility with its minimalist and abstract design.  The garden is made up of arched bridges, stone lantern and ponds faithfully recreating traditional Japanese gardening style. The Singapore Japanese Garden is within the Chinese Garden complex, also known as Jurong Gardens, was made  in 1975 and designed by Prof. Yuen-chen Yu, an architect from Taiwan,. The garden’s concept is based on the integration of architectural features within the natural environment. The garden is modeled along the northern Chinese imperial styles of landscaping.  In Chinese gardens, bridges play a critical role and the most important structures may denote a specific character.
    singapore-japanese-garden-3.jpg
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