Top > Gardens Overview > Secret Gardens > Tokyo Area > Nezu Museum Nezu Museum（根津美術館） The Nezu museum is a private collection of Japanese and Asian art – from calligraphy to painting, ceramics, and textiles. The industrialist and president of the Tobu railway company, Nezu Kaichiro was an avid art...Continue Reading
Top > Gardens Overview > Secret Gardens > Kyoto Area > Namikawa-ke Namikawa-ke（並河家） Nowadays, the Namikawa residence is a museum of Cloisonné objects by the artist Namikawa. He used to live and work in this house. Because he became internationally successful after exhibiting at the World Fair in Paris in...Continue Reading
Top > Gardens Overview > Famous Gardens > Kyoto Area > Kōsei-in Kōsei-in（廣誠院） A small temple of the Rinzai school of Buddhism. The interior has wonderful Fusuma-e (screen paintings) and a view on the walled garden. Taking pictures is not allowed inside the temple, but the garden is definitely worth...Continue Reading
Top > Gardens Overview > Secret Gardens > Tokyo Area > Kiyosumi Teien Kiyosumi Teien（清澄庭園） The Kiyosumi gardens are said to have been part of the residence of the businessman Kinokuniya Bunzaemon in the Edo period (1603-1868). In the Meiji period, the founder of Mitsubishi, Iwasaki Yataro, bought the land...Continue Reading
Top > Gardens Overview > Secret Gardens > Kyoto Area > Giō-ji Giō-ji（祇王寺） This temple in Kyoto’s lovely Sagano district has a small moss garden. Surrounded by dense trees, it is a very quiet and relaxed place. In autumn, when the leaves change, it is especially beautiful. The temple is...Continue Reading
Top > Gardens Overview > Famous Gardens > Kyoto Area > Murin-an Murin-an（無鄰菴） Murin-an is a typical strolling garden of the Meiji period (1868-1912). It was built between 1894 and 1896 by Yamagata Aritomo, a Prime Minister of Meiji period Japan. As much as he loved the Japanese garden culture,...Continue Reading
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
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...Continue Reading
Japanese people love top lists since ancient times. Very important is the Top 100, which could already experienced during the Edo period like in Ukiyo-e woodblock printings like the 100 views of Edo from Hiroshige or the current list of the 100 most scenic waterfalls. But also other numbers are...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
