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
It’s done! With the publication of this eBook we finished our „Famous Gardens in Tokyo“ series!I am so happy about the completion and can now start with my next project: Secret Gardens in Tokyo!Hopefully, I can complete the second series in a short time as well.. However, now I want...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
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