Gardens
- Published 2015.7.28
Japanese gardens are traditional gardens that resemble miniature idealized landscapes in a highly abstract and stylized way. These gardens convey the interpretations of the ideal natural landscape that was perceived by the Japanese in the cultural, social, and environmental mirror of the times. The Gardens built for the Emperors and nobles were designed for recreation and aesthetic pleasure while the Gardens of Buddhist temples were built with the design for contemplation and meditation. Traditional Japanese Gardens were developed under the influences of Chinese gardens but later developed original aesthetics based on Japanese materials and cultures. Today, in many parts of Japan and in the western part of the world, the traditions of Japanese garden art are still maintained with their full intensity of expression.
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Hamarikyu Gardens
Hamarikyu Gardens (浜離宮) is an example of one of the famous gardens of Edo Period. It is a large landscape garden in Central Tokyo (in the Shiodome area) that is located alongside Tokyo Bay.
