Browsing Category: Gardens (Japan)
Ritsurin, Takamatsu
Ritsurin Garden is one of the most famous historical gardens in Japan and situated in the city of Takamatsu. The garden conveys the characteristics of the daimyo strolling garden,typically seen… Continue Reading
Kyoto Imperial Palace & Gardens
Imperial Palace Gardens. The Oikeniwa garden is designed for strolling and different views may be enjoyed from various angles along the path encircling the pond. The pond represents the sea… Continue Reading
Residence Kyo-Machiya, Kyoto
Nagae Family Residence, Residence Kyo-Machiya, is a Designated Tangible Cultural Property in Kyoto. Buildings from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji and Taisho periods were built in… Continue Reading
Byodo-in, Uji
Byodo-in is located in Uji (Kyoto) and is a registered World Heritage Site and a Place of Scenic Beauty. The temple hall provides important historical information about the aristocratic culture… Continue Reading
Daigo-ji, Kyoto
Daigo-ji is spread over a wide area that includes the top of Mt. Kasatori. The part of the temple at the top of the mountain is known as Upper (Kami)… Continue Reading
Tairyu-sanso, Kyoto
Tairyu-sanso was built as a villa for Kanetsune Ijuin (an architect, gardener and company president) in the former site of a sub-temple of Nanzen-ji from 1896 to 1899. It then… Continue Reading
Murin-an, Kyoto
Murin-an is a Japanese house and garden built between 1894-1898 by Aritomo Yamagata, an Elder Statesman, and advisor to the emperor, from the Meiji and Taisho Period. In 1941, the… Continue Reading
A stone cutter’s workshop, Kyoto, Japan
Nishimura’s stone lantern workshop is based in north-east Kyoto. Stone carving at this site dates back five generations to the Edo period. Daizo Nishimura is the 5th-generation stonecarver/owner and son… Continue Reading
Joururi-ji, Nara
Joururi-ji is a temple of the school of Pure Land Buddhism with an historic Japanese garden located in Kizugawa, Kyoto Prefecture. It’s one of the few remaining examples of a… Continue Reading