日本庭園
Works in the garden in February
Requested by one of our readers was an article about maintenance works throughout the year. I thought it would be nice to make a monthly series out of this. This is part 2 about the works in February. You can find the other parts here: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. Because the […]
Ginkgo biloba – イチョウ – 銀杏
Today I would like to introduce a tree, which can be seen everywhere in Japan. This blog was a request by one of our readers. Ginkgo biloba (Maidenhair tree, Ginkgo tree) Japanese name: Ichou Kanji: 銀杏, 公孫樹, 鴨腳樹 Etymology: The Kanji were adopted by Japanese from China. Engelbert Kaempfer, who collected illustrations from Japan’s flora […]
Works in the garden in January
Requested by one of our readers was an article about maintenance works throughout the year. I thought it would be nice to make a monthly series out of this. However, you will find it more boring and unspecified as you might expect it ^_- Here are the following parts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, […]
Some tips for creating a real Japanese garden at your home.
I won’t show “bad example” pictures and link to bad articles here! If you search via Google, I am sure you will find a lot by yourself. When I see links promising me to teach me how to built a Japanese garden in only a few steps, I just can’t withstand and have to follow […]
New eBook: Stone Arrangement!
This book I wanted to do for a long time and now I was finally able to write it. I am so excited! In the beginning of 2016, I had prescribed bed rest for about a month and during this time I read the Sakuteiki and already wrote down a lot of the text you […]
New eBook! Japanese Garden History Part 2 – From Kamakura to Azuchi-Momoyama
I hoped for some blog posts between the new eBook announcements, however, work kept me busy and I was not able to finish the two posts I already started.. That’s why, again, you can read about Real Japanese Gardens new eBook. But I think that’s not so bad either! Because I have a lot of […]
New eBook! The Kyu-Asakura House
It’s finally time for a new eBook! This time it will be again about a garden – but also about an old traditional Japanese house! I am actually surprised how many old houses survived in Tokyo until now and how many of them are open to the public to visit! The former Asakura Residence […]
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 […]
New eBook! Mukōjima-hyakkaen
Summer arrived in Japan! Finally it got really really hot and the mosquito are out and try to keep us away from gardens. But who is a real garden lover will not give in to these tiny little insects and will find other ways to indulge in our passion. Maybe with sitting outside, but far […]
New eBook! Tonogayato-teien
It is the end of the month and I guess by now you all already know that this is the time for a new eBook! For June I chose to publish the eBook about Tonogayato-teien in Kokubunji. Kokubunji is a city belonging to Tokyo, but not to the inner 23 wards. From my former home […]