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Take a stroll through The Japanese Garden and
get inspired!
There is more to an Asian garden than bonsai. As a matter of
fact, the Five Elements of
Feng Shui can be used; Earth, Air, Fire, Water, and
Wood. It's not essential to have all five
elements in your garden... The point is to find
what is pleasing and calming to you. Are you looking for the green lushness of
moss and ferns or the pure simplicity of a Zen Garden?
Or maybe something in
between...
Maybe
you'll find something here to help you create your own sanctuary.
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Tsukiyama Garden
Ponds, streams, hills, stones, trees, flowers, bridges and paths are used to
create a miniature reproduction of a natural scenery which is often a famous
landscape in China or Japan. The name Tsukiyama refers to the creation of
artificial hills.
Tsukiyama gardens vary in size and in the way they are viewed. Smaller
gardens are usually enjoyed from a single viewpoint, such as the veranda of a temple, while many larger gardens are best
experienced by following a circular scrolling path. |
Karesansui Garden The
Karesansui garden reproduces natural landscapes in a more abstract way by
using stones, gravel, sand and sometimes a few patches of moss for representing
mountains, islands, boats, seas and rivers. Karesansui gardens are strongly
influenced by Zen Buddhism and used for
meditation. |
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Chaniwa Garden
Chaniwa
gardens are built for the tea ceremony.
They contain a tea house where the actual ceremony is held and are designed in
aesthetic simplicity according to the concepts of Sado (tea ceremony).
The Chaniwa garden typically features stepping stones that lead toward the tea
house, stone lanterns and a stone basin with a bamboo water spout (tsukubai).
The purpose of the Tsukubai
is for guests to purify
themselves before participating in the tea ceremony. |
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Shishi
Odoshi in Japan
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Tsukubai - Bamboo
Spout/Fountain
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