Kyoto 2015 Garden Tour – Day 2 | Eikando, Nanzen-ji & More Temples
Day 2 was a garden-lover’s dream. We visited several breathtaking temple gardens, each one offering its own atmosphere, stories, and treasures. It was hard to resist writing about every detail, but here are the highlights of a very special day. Eikando (Zenrin-ji) – The Turning Amida Our morning began at Eikando (Zenrin-ji), a temple with […]
Traditional Japanese and Western Winter Decorations – Pine, Plum, and Bamboo
Traditional Japanese and Western Winter Decorations In Japan at New Year three plants are commonly displayed together, these are: pine (prosperity), plum (loveliness) and bamboo (longevity), in aspiration of the coming year. They are named the Three Friends of Winter (shōchikubai – 松竹梅). A stylized motif / pattern of these three iconic plants can be […]
Kyoto 2015 Garden Tour – Day 1 | Japanese Garden Travel Blog
A Rainy Start in Kyoto Needless to say, we were very eager to start our garden tour as soon as we arrived in Kyoto. After dropping our bags at the (rather festive!) hotel, we hurried off to catch the bus to our first stop. It was drizzling a little, but honestly — rain in a […]
Good Garden Day 2015 Rikugien visit
On Saturday’s Good Garden Day, I took the chance to visit the gardens of Rikugien in Tokyo. Just as a reminder, this garden was originally created in the Edo period (c. 1603 – 1868), and then recreated in the Meiji period (1868 – 1912). I thought this a prime opportunity to see some beautiful autumnal […]
First few weeks at RJG / Niwashyu
とても面白い！(…Or very interesting!) I have been initiated into a very hard working team, with a friendly, positive and determined attitude towards work. I began my internship by learning how to do the landscape design drawings of birds-eye and perspective views for clients. I love to draw, so this was a great start and something I […]
A note to say hi…
Hi RJG readers! I have just joined the company and would like to tell you a little bit about myself, before I begin writing blogs. 🙂 My name is Jasmine and I recently completed my Ph.D. in soil biogeochemistry at Newcastle University, UK. During this and my previous BSc studies in Environmental Science, I developed […]