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...Continue Reading
Just after I started the new series about the secret gardens of Tokyo, I already took a break and wrote a book about a really nice temple in Kyoto. As we do from time to time, we had a business trip to Kyoto in early winter in 2015 to study...Continue Reading
Through the act of creating a garden, there is an inherent manipulation of nature. However, in the early forms of Japanese gardening, this was undertaken in order to serve nature and the deities that lived within the ‘garden objects’, such as rocks. It is true that many civilizations’ globally have...Continue Reading
The first thing that must be appreciated when referring to the ‘traditional Japanese garden’ is that this spans a great history of many different eras, possibly to the origins of tangible culture upon this island. Thus, the history of gardens incorporates many evolutionary forms from their simplistic beginnings. In extremely...Continue Reading
This is the starting signal for our new series: The Secret Gardens of Tokyo! I have to admit, I am a little late with publishing this blog about our newest eBook.. If you want to be informed always immediately about new eBook launches, please sign our Newsletter. However, now let...Continue Reading
On Saturday’s Good Garden Day, I took the chance to visit the gardens of Rikugien in Tokyo. Just as a reminder, this garden was originally created in the Edo period (c. 1603 – 1868), and then recreated in the Meiji period (1868 – 1912). I thought this a prime opportunity...Continue Reading
With our eBook about the Rikugien garden, we almost reached the last eBook of our series about famous gardens in Tokyo! When researching the gardens in Tokyo, you never find one garden is like the other, although most of them were built during the Edo period. However, with later...Continue Reading
October 1st. : Entrance will be free in all great gardens of Tokyo (Except Shinjuku Gyoen!). Rikugien 24.10. Shamisen Concert 13h & 14h Every weekend in October + 12.10. (Monday), except 25.10. (Sunday) Edo Daikagura and Fröbel mini concert, Daikagura 3.10. 12h, 13.30h, 14.30h, 15.30h Daikagura other dates 12h, 13h,...Continue Reading
I proudly present our new eBook in the „Famous Gardens of Tokyo“ series. Hamarikyū can not only be seen as a Japanese garden, but also as a great park, located next to Tokyo Bay. As most gardens in Tokyo, it is dated back to the Edo period, which means, that...Continue Reading
From today on, our new eBook about the daimyo garden Koishikawa Kōrakuen is available! This garden is one of the two most famous Japanese gardens in Tokyo. It is a perfect example for the strolling gardens (kayushiki teien) of the Edo period. Gardens of this time took elements of every...Continue Reading
