The Japanese garden comes from the ancient Japanese tradition. It can be found in private homes as well as in city parks and historical sites: Buddhist temples, Shinto tombs, castles. In Japan, garden design is an important and respected art, sharing aesthetic codes with calligraphy and wash painting. The Japanese garden seeks to interpret and idealize nature by limiting artifice.
The Japanese garden comes from the ancient Japanese tradition. It can be found in private homes as well as in city parks and historical sites: Buddhist temples, Shinto tombs, castles. In Japan, garden design is an important and respected art, sharing aesthetic codes with calligraphy and wash painting. The Japanese garden seeks to interpret and idealize nature by limiting artifice.
