| Many people like gardening to relax. Many
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| | represent mountains, islands, boats, seas
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| more like gardens to relax in. There is
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| | and rivers.
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| nothing quite like a beautiful, well
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| | Chaniwa Gardens are built for the tea
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| tended garden to fill you with peace and
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| | ceremony. They contain a tea house and
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| serenity. Gardens create the sensation
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| | are designed according to the aesthetic
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| that there is a protective layer between
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| | simplicity of sado - tea ceremony.
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| you and the rest of the world and that
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| | Typical features of these gardens include
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| nothing can penetrate it without your
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| | stepping stones leading towards the
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| express approval. Japanese gardens are
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| | house, stone lanterns and a stone basin -
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| particularly good at creating that
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| | tsukubai - so that guests are able to
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| stillness and that atmosphere of
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| | cleanse themselves before the ceremony.
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| reflection. They are hard work to design
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| | Traditionally the Japanese believe that
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| and even harder work to create but the
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| | stones are beings with spirits that need
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| rewards are boundless.
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| | to be treated with reverence. They are
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| It is commonly thought that Japanese
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| | used to create paths, bridges and
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| gardens are designed as tranquil getaways
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| | walkways and are used to represent
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| that allow you to escape from the chaos
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| | mountains. They are placed in odd numbers
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| of life, but the fact is that they are
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| | and most of the groupings are triangular
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| designed for many purposes. It is true
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| | in shape.
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| that most are designed for quiet
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| | There are no fountains in traditional
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| contemplation and meditation but some are
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| | Japanese gardens because they believe
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| meant for recreation, or for displaying
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| | that a water source should appear to be a
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| rare plants or unusual rocks.
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| | part of the natural surroundings. They
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| There are different types of gardens
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| | build their streams with curves to create
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| Kaiyu-shiki or Strolling Gardens, which
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| | a serene and more natural appearance. You
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| contain a premeditated path, which takes
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| | will often find lanterns next to
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| observers through each unique area of the
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| | prominent water basins to represent the
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| garden so that it can be fully
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| | female and male elements of water and
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| appreciated. Uneven surfaces are used to
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| | fire or yin and yang. Some gardens
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| catch the eye so that you will look at
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| | contain a dry pond or stream; this is
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| particular points. Ornamentation is used,
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| | because they have just as much impact as
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| which when seen, is designed to enliven
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| | ones filled with water.
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| and revive the spirit. This type of
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| | Japanese gardens contain three elements,
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| design is known as the landscape
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| | stones, water and green plants. According
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| principle of "hide and reveal".
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| | to Japanese tradition, gardens contain
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| Other landscape gardens can be
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| | little colour so there are very few
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| categorised into three types: Tsukiyama
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| | colourful flowers. If there are colourful
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| Gardens or Hill Gardens, Karensansui
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| | flowers, they are usually found near the
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| Gardens or Dry Gardens and Chaniwa
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| | entrance to the garden.
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| Gardens or Tea Gardens.
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| | Japanese gardens are hugely popular
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| Tsukiyama Gardens: refers to the creation
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| | internationally. There are experts on
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| of artificial hills, they vary in size
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| | Japanese gardens in virtually every
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| and in the way in which they can be
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| | country in the world. But consider that
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| viewed. Small gardens can be viewed from
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| | some Japanese Gardens have been in
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| one viewpoint, while larger gardens may
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| | existence for centuries. They have
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| be best experienced by walking a path
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| | withstood weather, war and all manner of
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| i.e. the strolling gardens mentioned
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| | other human follies. There is only one
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| above. These garden use ponds, streams,
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| | nation that has the right to call
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| hills, stones, trees, flowers, bridges
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| | themselves experts on their own tradition
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| and paths to create a mini reproduction
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| | of gardening and they don't have the
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| of a famous landscape in either China or
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| | audacity to do that. They still spend
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| Japan.
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| | years learning their trades from the
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| Karensansui Gardens are often used for
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| | masters, guarding their secrets,
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| meditation, as they are strongly
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| | carefully studying and adding what they
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| influenced by Zen Buddhism. They also
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| | can to the knowledge base. They remain
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| reproduce natural landscapes but in a
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| | students their entire lives and take
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| more abstract way, by the use of stones,
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| | pride in it.
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| gravel, sand and occasionally moss. These
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