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Chozubachi – Hachimae – Tsukubai: Water basins
The next garden element on my list is the water basin! I guess, the best-known examples for these water basins are the ones in front of Japanese shrines but also the ones in Japanese tea gardens. Both are meant to symbolically purify oneself before entering a special place. To fulfill this, we are washing our […]
Kyoto 2015 Garden Tour – Day 1 | Japanese Garden Travel Blog
A Rainy Start in Kyoto Needless to say, we were very eager to start our garden tour as soon as we arrived in Kyoto. After dropping our bags at the (rather festive!) hotel, we hurried off to catch the bus to our first stop. It was drizzling a little, but honestly — rain in a […]