Gardens
Koishikawa Korakuen eBook – Discover Tokyo’s Historic Garden
From today on, our new eBook about the daimyo garden Koishikawa Kōrakuen is available! This daimyo garden is one of the two most famous Japanese gardens in Tokyo and an outstanding example of an Edo period strolling garden (kaiyū-shiki teien). Edo strolling gardens combined elements from earlier garden styles into a pre-set walking route. Unlike […]
A Tokyo Garden Tour: Korakuen and Tonogayato-Teien
In April, I guided three German tourists on a Tokyo garden tour to explore two of the city’s most fascinating gardens. Sharing the history of Japanese garden styles and design elements was so much fun! I love to talk about Japan, especially when people are curious and ask questions. That’s when I know they are […]