New eBook! Japanese Garden History Part 1 – The Heian Period

The rainy season keeps everyone inside and in front of the computer. Me included. Unfortunately..
But actually, this is to your advantage! Else I wouldn’t do as much on RJG as I do now ^_-

Finally I was able to finish the next eBook!
I started to work on this series maybe three years ago and now the first part (of three) is finished!
It was a really hard way to go, because there is so much to tell and explain and only so few pages to write about it all.

To understand Japanese gardens, it is necessary to gain a little knowledge about Japan’s history as well.

It is fascinating how the development of gardens in Japan is this close connected to the changing lifestyle of Japan’s nobility and the changes in who held the power.

However, because the Heian period covered such a long time, I was only able to turn her alone into a book this time. But don’t think that nothing happened during the Heian period!
There was one very important change happening, which lay the ground for the famous dry landscape gardens.

If you got interested, please buy our book!
You will learn a lot about how the japanese history is intertwined with the development of japanese gardens. The eBook contains information which you can only find this compact and compiled in Real Japanese Garden’s guidebooks!
Everything is explained with 24 pictures of gardens, illustrations and art on 13 pages.

We deliver in PDF plus mobi (as a small present).
The eBook only costs 2.50$

This time we got help by the translator and editor Marina Sun of Marina Sun Translations.

I hope you have fun with your new eBook about the history of Japanese Gardens! Feel free to leave a comment here or a review on Goodreads!

-Anika

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Anika

With twelve years of professional landscaping experience under her belt, Anika Ogusu is your perfect guide to the world of Japanese gardens. Her love of nature began early, in the woods near her childhood home and the garden of her grandmother’s house. During her teenage years she developed a strong interest in Japanese culture, and after university she decided to combine her love of Japan and gardens into a profession. Anika started her career as chief gardener in charge of the perennial valley at the Botanical Garden in Hamburg, Germany, then moved to Tokyo in pursuit of her dream. For two years she apprenticed under local landscape designers and learned the art of Japanese garden design, construction and maintenance. Now, in partnership with Real Japanese Gardens (www.japanesegardens.jp), her wish is to spread the magic of Japanese gardens to the rest of the world. Her in-depth guide books on gardens throughout Japan are available in eBook format or paperback. In her free time, Anika enjoys exploring her adopted country (especially green moss gardens), and soaking up nature and any details that interest her.

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