An engawa porch at the Ishikawa International Salon unites the interior of the house with the garden.
This view at Shisen-do includes raked sand in the foreground, clipped azaleas in the mid-ground, and large trees in the background.
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Mehta, Geeta K.
Japanese gardens: tranquility, simplicity, harmony / Geeta K. Mehta and Kimie Tada; photography by Noboru Murata. -- 1st ed.
p. cm.
ISBN: 978-1-4629-0597-3 (ebook)
1. Gardens, Japanese. I. Tada, Kimie. II. Title.
SB458.M44 2008
712.0952--dc22
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Elements often found near the pond in a Japanese garden include a yukimi-doro lantern, iris flowers, and a half moon bridge.
contents
| 8 | Gentle Acts of Nature, Time and Man |
| 20 | TEMPLE GARDENS |
| 22 | Ikegami Honmon-ji, Tokyo |
| 30 | Honen-in, Kyoto |
| 36 | Koto-in, Kyoto |
| 44 | Shisen-do, Kyoto |
| 54 | Ryoan-ji, Kyoto |
| 64 | Shinju-an, Kyoto |
| 72 | PRIVATE GARDENS |
| 74 | Mimou House, Nonoichi |
| 82 | Wafudou of Ueda Soko Ryu, Hiroshima |
| 92 | Yabashi House, Ōgaki |
| 98 | Segawa House, Tokyo |
| 106 | Shigemori House, Kyoto |
| 114 | Kamoizumi House, Higashihiroshima |
| 122 | Suya House, Nakatsugawa |
| 130 | Araki House, Kyoto |
| 136 | PUBLIC GARDENS |
| 138 | Kamo Hanashobu Garden, Kakegawa |
| 144 | Ean Tea House, Tokyo |
| 152 | Ishikawa International Salon, Kanazawa |
| 160 | Nomura House, Kanazawa |
| 168 | Happo-en, Tokyo |
| 176 | Seison-kaku, Kanazawa |
| 184 | Kincharyo, Kanazawa |
| 192 | Shunka-en, Tokyo |
| 200 | International House of Japan, Tokyo |
| 206 | Glossary of Garden Terms |
| 208 | Acknowledgments |
Gentle Acts of Nature, Time and Man
Between dreamtime and time,
Beyond time and thought, the fresh of the morning,
A morning of the afternoon, a morning of the evening,