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Stone Lanterns in the Japanese garden

January 20, 2021by Anika Leave a comment

The next garden element on my list is the stone lantern. Everyone knows the beautiful withered lanterns made of natural or hewn rocks. Today I want to talk about their […]

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Explanations

Chozubachi – Hachimae – Tsukubai: Water basins

August 15, 2020by Anika Leave a comment

The next garden element on my list is the water basin! I guess, the best-known examples for these water basins are the ones in front of Japanese shrines but also […]

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Explanations
Shichifukujin

Treasure Ship – 宝船 ・ Ship Stone – 船石 explained

June 21, 2020by Anika Leave a comment

  What I always tried to find out was the relationship between the Treasure Ship (takarabune) with the Seven Lucky Gods (shichifukujin), and the Ship Stone (funaishi). Now that I […]

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Explanations

The Slippery Slope to Concrete

May 23, 2020by Anika Leave a comment

Since I started working as a gardener in Japan, I saw one frightening trend in exterior design in Tokyo. Today I would like to talk about the slippery slope to […]

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Explanations
Oni kawara

Have you heard of 「Kimon」?

April 25, 2020by Anika Leave a comment

I did a lot of research about auspicious plants and places in connection to Japanese gardens and one term that always appeared was 「Kimon」. But what is this Kimon? Kimon […]

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Explanations

The Use of Light in a Dry Landscape Garden

February 10, 2020by Anika 1 Comment

Sometimes I stumble upon phrases in texts about Japanese gardens. These phrases are actually common knowledge in the Japanese garden scene, yet, although it is widely spread and you can […]

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Explanations, Technique

Exploring private gardens in Tokyo

November 15, 2019by Anika Leave a comment

When I first came to Japan, I had very little money and always tried to save some by walking long distances within the city. This was when I found all […]

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Designs, Explanations
Io-ji

Pruning shrubs in Japanese gardens (karikomi)

June 1, 2019by Anika 7 Comments

Karikomi is a special design and pruning technique in a Japanese garden which is often seen done with plants of the Rhododendron family in Japan. It is separated into the […]

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Explanations, Technique

Moss in the Japanese garden

April 25, 2019by Anika 4 Comments

This post was a request by one of our followers on Instagram. If you want me to cover a special topic, feel free to contact me! Moss is commonly seen […]

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Explanations, Plants
Momiage - Pine pruning in winter

Works in the Garden in December

January 1, 2019by Anika Leave a comment

Requested by one of our readers was an article about maintenance works throughout the year. I thought it would be nice to make a monthly series out of this. This […]

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