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[New eBook] Ryugon – a Ryokan in Niigata

March 20, 2020by Anika Leave a comment

You may remember my blog post about this Ryokan from back in early 2019. Now, one year later, I finally finished the eBook about this wonderful place and its gardens! […]

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Garden travel, Gardens
Best Top Sakura Spots

Top Cherry Blossoms (Sakura) in Japanese Gardens

January 28, 2020by Anika 1 Comment

Of course the cherry blossom is very much better known than the plum blossom I mentioned in a previous blog post. And yes, it is really great to stand under […]

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Garden travel, Gardens
Zuiho-in in Daitoku-ji

[New eBook] Zuiho-in temple in Daitoku-ji Kyoto

August 15, 2019by Anika Leave a comment

My first trip to Kyoto was back in April 2006. On my list were many famous temples including Daitoku-ji. However, I didn’t visit the Zuiho-in sub-temple back then. In 2014 […]

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Garden travel, Gardens

Craving Nature but Can’t Stand the Heat – Gardens to visit in Tokyo

August 9, 2019by Anika Leave a comment

  Summer is a living nightmare for most in Japan with temperatures only getting higher in recent years. As a professional gardener living and working in Tokyo for the past […]

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Garden travel, Gardens

Public Garden Tour in Kiyosumi Garden

July 5, 2019by Anika Leave a comment

Hi there! If you follow us on Social Media, you will know that I had my Kiyosumi garden tour on June 15. And I did it in the pouring rain! […]

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Garden travel, Gardens

[New eBook] Hasedera

April 11, 2019by Anika Leave a comment

Years ago I frequently visited Kamakura with its many temples. While I visited really a lot of temples, one temple listed on our website I always missed. This was Hasedera. […]

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Garden travel, Gardens
Ryokan Ryugon

An invitation to Ryugon – one of the most famous guesthouses in Japan

January 27, 2019by Anika Leave a comment

In November, right before the first heavy snowfall, I had the chance to visit the famous ryokan (traditional Japanese guesthouse) Ryugon. The Ryugon opened its doors in 1964, the same […]

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Garden travel, Gardens

[New eBook] The Adachi Museum of Art

October 6, 2018by Anika Leave a comment

Being involved in a time-consuming publishing process on Amazon, I am very happy I finally found the time to write a new eBook for Real Japanese Gardens. In July, I […]

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Garden travel, Gardens
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Kobori Enshu-style gardens in Shizuoka and Aichi prefecture

September 27, 2018by Anika Leave a comment

Kyoto and Tokyo are well known for their density of fine Japanese gardens. What fewer people know is, that also other areas have quite a few reasonable Japanese gardens. One […]

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Garden travel, Gardens

[New eBook] The Teahouses of the Tokyo National Museum

February 4, 2018by Anika Leave a comment

Finally I finished the last book in our “Gardens in Tokyo” series! I am very happy and also a little bit proud. The last book features the secret garden of […]

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Garden travel, Gardens

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