7/27/2023 0 Comments Japanese rock garden![]() With the introduction of the tea ceremony in the 14th century AD, the chaniwa (garden attached to the tea-ceremony house) also began to appear in Japan. For more details on karesansui, click here. It became the center of Zen Buddhism thanks to strong state patronage. Founded in 1251, this temple was the chief monastery for the five great Zen monasteries that thrived during the Kamakura era (1185-1333). The first-ever Zen landscape garden in Japan is credited to Kenchoji Temple in Kamakura. Karesansui gardens are often, but not always, meant to be viewed from a single, seated perspective, and the rocks are often associated with and named after various Chinese mountains. Plants are much less important (and sometimes nonexistent) in many karesansui gardens. Representative examples are the gardens of Ryoanji Temple and Daitokuji Temple, both in Kyoto. The main elements of karesansui are rocks and sand, with the sea symbolized not by water but by sand raked in patterns that suggest rippling water. Karesansui 枯山水 (dry landscape gardens, also known as rock gardens and waterless stream gardens) are typically associated with Zen Buddhism, and often found in the front or rear gardens at the residences (houjou 方丈) of Zen abbots. Zen branch temple belonging to Kenchoji Temple For a few more details on tsukiyama gardens, click here. In Chinese and Japanese mythology, the turtle and crane are symbols of long life and happiness. Representative examples can be found at Daigoji Sanboin Temple and Kodaiji Temple, both in Kyoto. One common type of Tsukiyama garden is the tortoise and crane garden, which typically shows these fortuitous creatures on two separate islands, together with an isle of eternal youth. ![]() Tsukiyama gardens became particularly popular in the early Edo period. The older term was kasan 仮山 (artificial mountain). Tsukiyama literally means constructed mountain. Representative examples can be found at Tenryuji Temple and Saihoji Temple, both in Kyoto. ![]() Such gardens can be viewed from various vantage points as you stroll along the garden paths, or appreciated from a particular temple building or house on the grounds. Tsukiyama gardens typically feature an artificial hill combined with a pond and a stream and various plants, shrubs, and trees.
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