虎の子渡し – Tiger family crossing a river 碧巌録に示された臥龍 – Sleeping dragon 星座カシオペヤ – The constellation Cassiopeia 心の字 – Heart character 京都盆地を囲む五山 – Five mountains surrounding Kyoto 光の反射板 – Reflecting of Light 満月を巡る – The moon phases around the full moon Today I want to dig deeper into the manifold interpretations...Continue Reading
What I always tried to find out was the relationship between the Treasure Ship (takarabune) with the Seven Lucky Gods (shichifukujin), and the Ship Stone (funaishi). Now that I stuck at home, I have time to investigate! Let’s start with a more or less short explanation of these three:...Continue Reading
目で見る庭のロープワーク / The Garden’s rope work First published 1980. Reviewed edition first published May 30 2008. By Junzou Ishida / 龍居庭園研究所 Paperback ISBN-10: 4-87460-985-6 ISBN-13: 978-4-87460-985-9 222 Pages ¥ 1300 +tax I couldn’t find any additional information about the author. Introduction by the author (translated and summarized by the reviewer): During the creation...Continue Reading
You might think, real Japanese gardens can be found within Kyoto alone. Today I want to convince you that this is not true. There are also admirable gardens in Japan’s modern capital Tokyo. If you are already on my side, please read anyhow, you will see beautiful garden pictures and...Continue Reading
A study on history, use and management on Japanese Gardens in Europe From gardens created after the World War II in Italy, Germany, Holland, Belgium and France First published on September 01, 2018 By Koichi Kobayashi / CreateSpace / Amazon KDP Paperback ISBN-10: 1-726-34189-5 ISBN-13: 978-1-726-34189-9 38 Pages $ 10...Continue Reading
This book announcement is very special! It is the first time I am not announcing one of our common books sold on Gumroad, but, with Japanese Garden History, a book specially designed for Amazon! Some of our regular readers might remember the three single volumes, featuring the Japanese garden styles...Continue Reading
Tokyo Roji The Diversity and Versatility of Alleys in a City in Transition Heide Imai First published 2018 By Routledge First issued in hardback 2018 Reviewed edition: Hardback ISBN: 978-1-138-94910-2 (hbk) ISBN: 978-1-315-66928-1 (ebk) The intention of the book is described as followed: This book is about the role and...Continue Reading
Japanese Gardens Symbolism and Design Seiko Goto and Takahiro Naka First published 2016 by Routledge First issued in hardback 2017 Reviewed edition: Hardback ISBN: 978-0-415-82118-6 (pbk) ISBN: 978-1-138-42866-9 (hbk) The intention of the book is described on page one as followed: The unique beauty of the Japanese garden stems...Continue Reading
I found this book by chance when I searched for something completely different. It was written by a Tokyo based landscaper family and one of their employees, a German landscape architect. This is also the reason why I bought the book in the end; I am not the only German...Continue Reading
