A Tea Ceremony Terms Glossary
A glossary of important words associated with the Japanese Formal Tea Ceremony and
Articles from Japanese Garden Features
Karesansui vs Zen Garden
Karesansui vs Zen Garden: Karesansui, also known as dry landscapes or raked sand gardens, are sometimes misleadingly referred to in Western culture as 'Zen gardens'. In his Japanese Garden Handbook, Andrew R Deane addresses this misapplication in Chapter 5: The...
The Stone Lanterns of Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden
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Mizubotaru toro 水蛍燈籠
Mizubotaru toro 水蛍燈籠 - Mizubotaru Toro Japanese Stone Lantern, also known as "Mizu Hotaru". This is the Water Firefly lantern . The glow of fireflies reflecting in the garden waters at night inspired this lantern. It is usually placed next to the water on the...
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Point Defiance Park- Japanese Garden Shrine
Metro Parks, the city of Tacoma, WA and their local sister city organization hosted a visit with Mr. Kondo in August. Mr. Kondo is from Tacoma's Japanese sister city, Kitakyushu. Mr. Kondo is a carpenter who will restore the Shinto shrine in the Japanese garden at...
NAJGA Visits: Anderson Japanese Gardens’ New Giboshi Bridge
NAJGA Visits Evolution, Restoration and Innovation at Anderson Japanese Gardens Is it possible to stay true to the design aesthetic of a Japanese Garden while pragmatically embracing innovative modern construction techniques and materials to help maintain it? Find...
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Tea Gardens and Tea Gardens and . . .
The term “tea garden” is used for three kinds of gardens, all historically sanctioned yet differing greatly in style and function. Why?
Ponds & Koi
Ponds & Koi in Japanese Gardens YouTube Don Chamberlain. NAJGA Member, Don Chamberlain, of Great Wave Engineering, has several playlists on his YouTube channel on koi and ponds. Check it out here. The Koi Partner Facebook Channels/Groups Koi Keepers of North...
