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...Continue Reading
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...Continue Reading
Field trip to Kyoto Autumn 2014 Day 2 Read about Day 1 >>here<< The next day, we wanted to cycle the city and explore the temples via bike. But as I’m an “Ame-on’na”, a woman who attracts rain, I cancelled the bikes in the morning and we went by foot...Continue Reading
