“The garden is also a picture.” – Welcome to the World of Great Artistic Gardens
The gardens vary in appearance every day. In fact, we might never see each beautiful moment again, and this is why the whole garden is always full of beauty. The founder Adachi Zenko, with the belief of “the garden is also a picture”, devoted himself to gardening until he died at the age of 91.
The six gardens, including the Dry Landscape Garden, are about 165,000 square meters in total. They show various seasonal faces, and have good balance with the surrounding natural mountains. Thus, Adachi’s gardens are said to be a “living Japanese painting.”
Designed by Kinsaku Nakane
Designed by Kinsaku Nakane in consultation with Adachi Zenko. Nakane encourages one to look at gardens with your heart not your mind. It is a garden designed for contemplation and looking rather than walking.
Adachi Museum of Art
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ZEN Gardens: The Complete Works of Shunmyo Masuno, Japan’s Leading Garden Designer
” Zen Gardens endorses a spiritual approach to the process of garden design, whereby the design and its inherent aesthetic qualities are allowed to grow from the place, rather than being imposed on it.
Create Your Own Japanese Garden: A Practical Guide
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Zen Garden Design: Mindful Spaces by Shunmyo Masuno – Japan’s Leading Garden Designer
Mira (Mimi) Locher is an architect, educator, and writer working in the U.S. and Japan. She is a graduate of Smith College and received her Master of Architecture degree from the University of Pennsylvania. After working for architecture firms for a decade, including seven years with Team Zoo Atelier Mobile in Japan, she set up an architectural practice with Takayuki Murakami (www.kajikaarchitecture.com).
The Art of the Japanese Garden: History / Culture / Design
Overall a lovely read for anyone wanting to know more about the wonderful art of the Japanese garden. You can use it as both as a reference book and a picture book. — SensibleGardening.com A well-written and beautifully illustrated reference book intended for a broad audience.
In a Japanese Garden Coloring Book: With Reflections from Lafcadio Hearn’s ‘in a Japanese Garden’
The prints depict peaceful and serene images of parks, gardens and Mother Nature herself. Each print shares the name of the artist, an explanation of the print from the artist themselves and a copy for you to put colored pen to paper.