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Largest rock garden in Japan 2014/9/17 20:53
I see in you website text that Kongobu-ji Temple has the largest rock garden in Japan. However, Gora Park boasts to have the largest rock park in the Orient.

Which is true?
by Angela Saathoff (guest)  

Re: Largest rock garden in Japan 2014/9/18 12:25
Where you're getting your info? Gora Park is a western style park and doesn't have a rock garden. It used to in the past, but their rock garden was sold to the Hakone Museum of Art in the 1940's.
by yllwsmrf rate this post as useful

Re: Largest rock garden in Japan 2014/9/18 19:22
That style garden called "Kare-san-sui[枯山水]" in Japanese.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_rock_garden
Use goodle image search by kanji(c&p).

Also regular Japanese garden[日本庭園(Nihon-teien)] with rocks as "Niwa-ishi[庭石]" a lot.
Niwa-ishi means "rock in garden".
Niwa means garden
Ishi means stone include rock.
"Rock" calling "Iwa[岩]" usual but no using as garden's words.

Learn about "Hako-niwa[箱庭(as miniature)]" and "bonsai[盆栽]" culture also interesting maybe.
by Hio (guest) rate this post as useful

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