In 1620 Hiroshima's ruling Asano family ordered construction of a garden for their second home on the Kyobashigawa River, east of Hiroshima Castle. The garden was designed by the family's senior retainer, the renowned tea master Soko Ueda. Itfs often said that Ueda modeled the garden on Chinafs Xi H...
Ritsurin Koen, Takamatsu’s main attraction, is just a twenty minute walk from the city’s waterfront.
At 75 hectares, Ritsurin Koen is Japan’s largest garden enclosing thirteen hills, six ponds and hundreds of beautifully cultivated pines, maples, flowering beds and more. Construction began in 16...
You’ve probably seen the little desktop Zen gardens that are sold as a balm to the harried spirit of the modern corporate warrior. A wooden tray, some white sand, a few rocks and a tiny bamboo rake to make all those wonderfully even lines.
In Kyoto you can see the original, the famous karesansui ...
Beer Garden or Biergarten? No one seems to be able to make up their mind, but don’t worry about it too much. The important thing is the place itself, the very epicenter of Japan’s truly massive beer culture. In 1876 Seibei Nakagawa, recently returned from studying the brewer’s art in Germany, was ...
The architecture, gardens and exhibits of the world famous Adachi Art Museum offer an aesthetic banquet to visitors. The building itself draws you on past a superb collection of modern Japanese art, including about 130 pieces by the Yokoyama Taikan, a pioneer in the Nihonga movement which sought to...
A wealthy silk trader named Tomitaro Hara built Yokohama’s beautiful Sankeien Garden in 1906. Slightly eccentric but very public-minded, Hara took the pen name Sankei, later bestowed on this garden. In his later years, he invited first young artists and later the general public into his garden, an...
The architecture, gardens and exhibits of the world famous Adachi Art Museum offer an aesthetic banquet to visitors. The building itself draws you on past a superb collection of modern Japanese art, including about 130 pieces by the Yokoyama Taikan, a pioneer in the Nihonga movement which sought to...
In 1620 Hiroshima's ruling Asano family ordered construction of a garden for their second home on the Kyobashigawa River, east of Hiroshima Castle. The garden was designed by the family's senior retainer, the renowned tea master Soko Ueda. Itfs often said that Ueda modeled the garden on Chinafs Xi H...
Just east of Matsue, the island of Daikonshima is home to Yuushien, a classical Japanese circuit style garden. The island is Japan's leading producer of peonies, and visitors who come in May will be treated to the sight of thousands of gorgeous blossoms. Of course, other flowers come into season t...
Opened in 1999, Tottori Hanakairo Park, or simply Flower Park, is an immense flower garden spreading across 50 hectares within view of Mt. Daisen. Flowers are in bloom all year round, including lilies, orchids, hibiscus and a rose garden. Near the center of the park, you can stroll through the mai...
You’ve probably seen the little desktop Zen gardens that are sold as a balm to the harried spirit of the modern corporate warrior. A wooden tray, some white sand, a few rocks and a tiny bamboo rake to make all those wonderfully even lines.
In Kyoto you can see the original, the famous karesansui ...
