南禅寺
The turtle and crane island of Konchi-in
Today, we want to explore two popular elements in Japanese gardens. The picture of the turtle and the crane. For this, we will take the garden of Koichi-in in Kyoto as an example, where we have both elements as a rock setting (island) in one garden. However, these pictures can be found in many other […]
The Use of Light in a Dry Landscape Garden
Sometimes I stumble upon phrases in texts about Japanese gardens. These phrases are actually common knowledge in the Japanese garden scene, yet, although it is widely spread and you can read about it in every book (or so it seems), in this one situation it always hits me as if I have never heard of […]
Field Trip to Kyoto Day 2 — Autumn 2014
Exploring Kyoto’s gardens on foot in autumn rain — from Kennin-ji and Jisso-in to Kōdai-ji and Kiyomizu-dera light-up events.