The Mesmerizing Japanese Gardens

Japanese gardens are usually found in private homes, neighbourhoods, and city parks. They can also be found in historical landmarks such as Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines, and old castles around the world. In Japanese culture, garden-making is high art, intimately related to the linked arts of calligraphy and ink painting. Japanese gardens were first developed under the influences of the distinctive and stylized Chinese gardens. The gardening tradition was historically passed down from sensei to apprentice. In recent decades this has been supplemented by various trade schools. Enjoy the following mesmerizing collection of Japanese gardens from all over.

Honbo Garden – Osaka, Japan

Japanese Garden – Buenos Aires, Argentina

Ryoan-Ji Zen Garden – Kyoto, Japan

Japanese Garden – Cowra, Australia

A catalogue of features typical of the Japanese garden may be drawn up without inquiring deeply into the aesthetic underlying Japanese practice. Typical Japanese gardens have at their center a home from which the garden is viewed. In addition to residential architecture, dependingon the archetype, Japanese gardens often contain several of the following elements: Water, real or symbolic A bridge over the water, or stepping stones Rocks or stone arrangements (or settings) A lantern, typically of stone A teahouse or pavilion An enclosure device such as a hedge, fence, or wall of traditional character

Ritsurin Garden – Takamatsu, Japan

Monte Palace Tropical Garden (Stone Lanterns) – Madeira, Portugal

Daizen-Ji Zen Rock Garden – Kyoto, Japan

Japanese Tea Garden – San Francisco, United States

Though often thought of as tranquil sanctuaries that allow individuals to escape from the stresses of daily life, Japanese gardens are designed for a variety of purposes. Some gardens invite quiet contemplation, but may have also been intended for recreation, the display of rare plant specimens, or the exhibition of unusual rocks. Kaiyu-shiki, or Strolling Gardens, require the observer to walk through the garden to fully appreciate it. A premeditated path takes observers through a unique area of a Japanese garden. Uneven surfaces are placed in specific spaces to prompt people to look down at particular points. When the observer looks up, they will see an eye-catching ornamentation, which is intended to enlighten and revive the spirit of the observer. This type of design is known as the Japanese landscape principle of “Hide and Reveal”.

Ginkau-Ji Zen Garden – Kyoto, Japan

Stones are used to construct the garden’s paths, bridges, and walkways. Stones can also represent a geological presence where actual mountains are not viewable or present. They are sometimes placed in odd numbers and a majority of the groupings reflect triangular shapes, which often are the mountains of China.

Korakuen Garden – Okayama, Japan

Hamilton Gardens – Waikato, New Zealand

A water source in a Japanese garden should appear to be part of the natural surroundings; this is why we won't find fountains in traditional gardens. Man-made streams are built with curves and irregularities to create a natural and serene appearance. Lanterns are often placed beside some of the most prominent water basins (either a pond or a stream) in a garden. In some gardens, there are some dry ponds or streams which have as much impact as do the ones filled with water.

Zen Rock Garden – Japan

Japanese Garden – Netherlands

Zen Garden – Portland, United States

Green plants are another element of Japanese gardens. Japanese traditions prefer subtle green tones, but flowering trees and shrubs are also used. Many plants in the Japanese gardens of the West are indigenous to Japan, though some sacrifices must be made due to different climates. Some plants, such as sugar maple and firebush, give the garden a broader palette of seasonal colour.

Adachi Museum of Art – Yasugi, Japan

Suizenji-jojuen Garden – Kumamoto, Japan

Keiunkan Garden – Nagahama, Japan

The Japanese rock gardens — karesansui — or “dry landscape” gardens, often called “Zen gardens”, were mainly influenced by Zen Buddhism and can be found at Zen temples of meditation. Karesansui gardens are usually extremely abstract and represent (miniature) landscapes also called “mind-scapes”. This Buddhist preferred way to express cosmic beauty in worldly environments is intertwined with Zen Buddhism.

Japanese Rock Garden – Koyasan, Japan

Japanese Gardens – Portland, United States

Stone arrangements and other miniature elements are used to represent mountains and natural water elements and scenes, islands, rivers and waterfalls. Stone and shaped shrubs  are used interchangeably. In most gardens, moss is used as a ground cover to create “land” covered by forest. Other, mostly stone objects, are sometimes used symbolically to represent mountains, islands, boats, or even people. Karesansui gardens are often, but not always, meant to be viewed from a single vantage point from a seated position. There you go.

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My recent two-part research exposé about one heck of a heavy topic. After three weeks of writing, I began to get gruesome dreams.


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Disclaimer (May 20, 2015):

After almost two years and a half, this piece remains my most read. On average it is read by 40 to 50 people everyday since then, amounting to tens of thousands of views. On Conscious Life News, it had generated more than 140 comments. Some of them are much wackier than others, even phantasmagorical to say the least. But, some are genuine and speak truth.

It's worth noting that this specific piece was also through which lots of people sent me private messages. Some of them were/are, believe it or not, MK-Ultra victims and needed someone to listen.

All this made me later post about what's happening in  The MK-Ultra Piece Mystery. 

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