Chion-in (知恩院) is a major temple in Kyoto and boosts the largest gate in Japan and has more than one garden. The Hojo Garden is in the chisen kaiyushiki (garden which is designed around a pond) style. The garden exudes the moods of the four seasons. It is said to have been designed in the early Edo (1600-1868) period by the monk Gyokuen, who was connected to garden master Kobori Enshu. The garden includes the Shinji-ike. This is the Rock garden in summer, Chion-in temple
Meditation Garden
Love the mounding with stones in between.
Adachi constructed his Japanese garden with the hope that through its seasonal expression of natural beauty visitors would be inspired to view Taikans paintings with a renewed sense of appreciation. This new appreciation would then lead to increased inte
Chion-in (知恩院) is a major temple in Kyoto and boosts the largest gate in Japan and has more than one garden. The Hojo Garden is in the chisen kaiyushiki (garden which is designed around a pond) style. The garden exudes the moods of the four seasons. It is said to have been designed in the early Edo (1600-1868) period by the monk Gyokuen, who was connected to garden master Kobori Enshu. The garden includes the Shinji-ike (Heart Character) Pond, the Aoi-an Teahouse, and the Tokugawa Gongendo Hall
Chion-in (知恩院) is a major temple in Kyoto and boosts the largest gate in Japan and has more than one garden. The Hojo Garden is in the chisen kaiyushiki (garden which is designed around a pond) style. The garden exudes the moods of the four seasons. It is said to have been designed in the early Edo (1600-1868) period by the monk Gyokuen, who was connected to garden master Kobori Enshu. The garden includes the Shinji-ike (Heart Character) Pond, the Aoi-an Teahouse, and the Tokugawa Gongendo Hall
Japanese Garden — dry stream stone bridge
Garden Fountain by Viet Hoang, via 500px
good way to use broken cement. Have to make sure its level, though, to keep people from tripping on it.
Seat for two
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The dry streambed of river rocks that seems to flow from one lawn-pond to the other in the upper, contemplative area of this small suburban backyard east of Seattle.
