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    • … lil man coming down. then.. we went to ride the train and walk the day after thanksgiving. the train made the birds fly away in mass.. it was pretty cool loooking. then, we walked through the park… the colors were so pretty. and the kids had never been in the japanese gardens.. so we strolled …

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    • … sojourn to the Far East, home of the naturalized minimalism of Zen Gardens and the high-ceilinged expanses of Kansai architecture. Though it’s always perilous to ascribe an aesthetic to an entire culture, most Japanese designers rever… more Rek As you might have guessed from so many of my other …

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    • … in Kyoto goes beyond the garden itself, extending to the very heart of Japanese culture. Kyoto’s renown for its gardens owes much to the work of Mirei Shigemori. Born in 1896, Shigemori was more than just a contemporary garden designer and landscape artist, having trained in painting, flower arranging …

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    • … believe) in the Tea Room at the Huntington Botanical Gardens. After the brunch-like thing, we walked around the gardens for probably a couple hours, which got to be a little hot, too, but they were beautiful (as you might expect). I especially liked the Japanese section, including bamboo ( direct …

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    • … and flowers is the best indication that a house is enjoying good feng shui: it reflects the presence of healthy yang energy, which is synonymous with prosperous, happy and vibrant Chi. Gardens are as important as the actual house, because if they are unkempt and overgrown, they can destroy the existing good …

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    • … to an Asian garden, but most didn’t want to follow the rigid rules applied in true Japanese and Chinese gardens. Instead, they developed gardens that suggested Asian elements but also were comfortably Northwesty, elegant and easy to maintain. We called the look fusion. Signature plants: Hydrangea, hosta …

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    • Each Japanese garden is unique in its design, and most Japanese gardens are designed in a very singular way, but using common elements that are traditional in Japanese design. The most common elements that are considered for Japanese garden design rock, water, plants and ornaments. In Japanese …

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    • … banana trees and bamboo, palms and monkey puzzle trees with look of an English cottage garden with its hollyhocks, lavender, roses and clematis. Similarly, don’t mess up the beautiful simpliest of a Japanese-style garden with its exquisite soft leaf maples, clipped azaleas and green mossy banks …

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    • … in the courtyard, coconut and Mahogany trees everywhere (seedlings donated 15 years prior by the Japanese government) and different gardens for different subjects (a Math garden, a Science garden etc.), making learning an enjoyable and beautiful experience. It made me want to re-take all my school …

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    • … Later we had dinner at an izakaya followed by the quintessential Japanese activity of karaoke. The next day we wondered around the Imperial Palace, then hopped a train to the nearby town of Arashiyama which is famous for its temple and bamboo grove. The evening was spent back in Kyoto wandering …




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