20 Stunning Japanese Gardens Around the World (2)
JAPANESE GARDENS – TYPICAL FEATURES
A catalogue of features “typical” of the Japanese garden may be drawn up without inquiring deeply into the aesthetic underlying Japanese practice. Typical Japanese gardens have at their center, a home from which the garden is viewed. In addition to residential architecture, depending on the archetype, Japanese gardens often contain several of these elements:
- Water, real or symbolic
- A bridge over the water, or stepping stones
- Rocks or stone arrangements (or settings)
- A lantern, typically of stone
- A teahouse or pavilion
- An enclosure device such as a hedge, fence, or wall of traditional character
6. Monte Palace Tropical Garden (Stone Lanterns) – Madeira, Portugal
Photograph by JONATHAN GROBE & HANNES GROBE
7. Daizen-Ji Zen Rock Garden – Kyoto, Japan
Photograph by CHRIS & SUYEN SELKE
8. Japanese Tea Garden – San Francisco, United States
Photograph by J. ASH BOWIE
9. Ginkau-Ji Zen Garden – Kyoto, Japan
Photograph by KAISER TIA
10. Korakuen Garden – Okayama, Japan
Photograph by 63highland