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Gardens in Japan are an integral part of Japanese culture and way of life. They
represent the aspect of art of Japan. There are different kinds of gardens in
Japan, namely, water gardens, garden bridges, rock gardens, tea gardens etc.
The art of designing gardens have been a major activity of the Japanese for
many centuries and the result has been a number of immensely beautiful gardens
throughout the island of Japan. This has become a major tourist attraction of
Japan.
The experience of touring the gardens of Japan in enhanced more by the wonderful
Japanese music. The Japanese gardens are highly decorative but at the same time,
it upholds the concept of simplicity as well. The flavor of the gardens of Japan
lies in its gracefulness and simplicity.
The different elements of the gardens in Japan have depth and substance. They
have an attached meaning or impression apart from the design aesthetic point
of view. For example, the Iris Edged Yatsuhashi (eight fold Japanese bridge)
has more meaning attached to it then understood apparently. It signifies the
importance of the smaller and less important things in life. Things that might
not seem to be so important in ones fast daily life. Thus, there is a lot of
philosophical meaning attached to the elements as well. The other common features
of Japanese gardens will include centrally located pond, artificial hills, garden
stones etc, turtle or carne island etc. The Japanese gardens are very colorful
and are a treat to view.
Traditional Japanese gardens reflect peace and serenity. They are symbolic
expressions of beauty as well. Japanese gardens depict famous landscapes and
have lakes, artificial mountains, rocks etc. These are the major elements present
in a Japanese garden. Elements like tufted moss and stone lanterns are used
to enhance the optical essence of the gardens. As written earlier the Japanese
gardens have a spiritual and philosophical angel as well. The Japanese gardens
are used for meditation purposes as well.
There are different kinds of gardens in Japan and all of those reflect or symbolize
different entities. For example, there are artificial hills or mountain gardens,
there are landscape gardens, there are tea gardens etc. These gardens have distinct
identities of their own and have different meanings as well. They are extremely
decorative and designs are of high standards as well.
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