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[New eBook] The Teahouses of the Tokyo National Museum
Finally I finished the last book in our “Gardens in Tokyo” series! I am very happy and also a little bit proud. The last book features the secret garden of the Tokyo National Museum, which is only open for the public in spring and autumn. I visited the garden three times, twice in autumn and […]
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, […]
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! 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 […]
New eBook! Happo-en
Already one month passed since I published the last eBook.. It seems like yesterday! However, I had to think hard which eBook to publish next but decided on Happō-en because it is a garden with a very unique history. When I first visited Happō-en, I was very uncertain. The garden is attached to several restaurants, […]
New eBook! Nezu-Museum
The garden of the Nezu-Museum is not the only museum garden in our series of “Secret Gardens in Tokyo”. It may seem odd to add such gardens, however, most of them have the history of an old garden and deserve their place on our website. I visited the Museum and its garden for the first […]
[Customer Voice] Japanese Moss
I am happy to show you a review of one of Real Japanese Gardens eBooks today. This review is not about one of our Garden Guides, but about one in our Plants section. I can openly say that it is our bestseller! However, read for yourself what our customer has to say about “Japanese Moss”! […]