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    Front Yard Japanese Garden Landscaping
    ShizenStyle
    • Jun 27, 2019
    • 7 min

    Front Yard Japanese Garden Landscaping

    Front Yard Japanese Garden Many people are drawn to the Japanese garden for a variety of reasons. Some love the tranquility and serenity...
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    How to Add Japanese Garden Design Principles Into Your Garden
    ShizenStyle
    • Mar 14, 2019
    • 2 min

    How to Add Japanese Garden Design Principles Into Your Garden

    With a topic like how to add Japanese garden design principles into your garden you need to look for natural inspiration from somewhere....
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    Farmhouse Porches and Japanese Engawa Verandas
    ShizenStyle
    • Mar 14, 2019
    • 4 min

    Farmhouse Porches and Japanese Engawa Verandas

    Farmhouse porches and Japanese engawa verandas have many similar characteristics. Both stem from a common cultural trait of enjoying life...
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    What is a Modern Rustic Garden?
    ShizenStyle
    • Mar 14, 2019
    • 6 min

    What is a Modern Rustic Garden?

    modern rustic Japanese garden I have found that by adding modern and rustic elements into the garden we can balance a natural lifestyle...
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    What kinds of rocks are used in Japanese gardens?
    ShizenStyle
    • Mar 14, 2019
    • 5 min

    What kinds of rocks are used in Japanese gardens?

    Japanese Stone Garden This is a question that often comes up when talking about Zen rock gardens and other types of Japanese gardens. I...
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    The Complete Guide to Small Japanese Gardens
    ShizenStyle
    • Mar 14, 2019
    • 9 min

    The Complete Guide to Small Japanese Gardens

    Whether you are designing your own garden or looking for ways to better appreciate a garden, this complete guide to small Japanese...
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    The Main Differences Between Chinese and Japanese Gardens
    ShizenStyle
    • Mar 12, 2019
    • 7 min

    The Main Differences Between Chinese and Japanese Gardens

    Having lived in Japan for many years and visited a variety of Japanese gardens I often wondered how these types of gardens are different...
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    What Flowers are Used in a Japanese Garden?
    ShizenStyle
    • Mar 11, 2019
    • 5 min

    What Flowers are Used in a Japanese Garden?

    A Modern Japanese Garden with Many Flowers This is a very common question I get asked when talking about or designing a Japanese garden,...
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    What Flowers are Used in a Japanese Garden?
    ShizenStyle
    • Mar 3, 2019
    • 5 min

    What Flowers are Used in a Japanese Garden?

    This is a very common question I get asked when talking about or designing a Japanese garden, but not one that is easily answered....
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    Designing Your Wabi-Sabi Home and Garden
    ShizenStyle
    • Feb 18, 2019
    • 13 min

    Designing Your Wabi-Sabi Home and Garden

    Wabi-sabi is a part of Japanese Aesthetics and philosophy that focuses on the appreciation of imperfection and impermanence. Although...
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    Japanese Garden Design: A Helpful Illustrated Guide
    ShizenStyle
    • Feb 13, 2019
    • 15 min

    Japanese Garden Design: A Helpful Illustrated Guide

    As human beings we all have the desire to bring nature into our busy lives. The Japanese garden serves as a space that allows us to...
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    The Impressive Japanese Gardens of Nijo Castle
    ShizenStyle
    • Feb 12, 2019
    • 4 min

    The Impressive Japanese Gardens of Nijo Castle

    Nijo Castle is home to a few impressive Japanese gardens; the Ninomaru Garden, the Honmaru Garden, and Seiryu-en Garden. I have visited...
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    What is the main purpose of Japanese gardens?
    ShizenStyle
    • Feb 12, 2019
    • 5 min

    What is the main purpose of Japanese gardens?

    The main purpose of a Japanese garden is to bring harmony between our busy daily lives and nature. It is a space that celebrates the...
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    A Unique Japanese Garden in Yoshino: Chikurin-in, Gunpoen
    ShizenStyle
    • Feb 11, 2019
    • 4 min

    A Unique Japanese Garden in Yoshino: Chikurin-in, Gunpoen

    The Yoshino area of Nara is famous for its beautiful mountains of cherry blossom trees. Contrary to popular belief, although a symbol of...
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    Japanese Garden in Shitennoji Temple – Gokuraku-Jodo Garden
    ShizenStyle
    • Feb 8, 2019
    • 3 min

    Japanese Garden in Shitennoji Temple – Gokuraku-Jodo Garden

    I encourage everyone to take the time to visit this hidden away Japanese garden in the center of Osaka City. It really is a quiet...
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    Residential Japanese Gardens: Ideas From Japan
    ShizenStyle
    • Feb 7, 2019
    • 11 min

    Residential Japanese Gardens: Ideas From Japan

    Having spent many years in Japan I have begun to understand some important landscape design principles for designing a residential...
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    Japanese Rock Garden: Fudaraku Garden in Osaka
    ShizenStyle
    • Feb 6, 2019
    • 3 min

    Japanese Rock Garden: Fudaraku Garden in Osaka

    One of Japan’s oldest temple’s in Osaka houses a unique Japanese rock garden, or karesansui, in Shitennoji. The “Fudaraku Garden” in...
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    Daisen Park – Osaka’s Hidden Japanese Strolling Garden
    ShizenStyle
    • Feb 5, 2019
    • 4 min

    Daisen Park – Osaka’s Hidden Japanese Strolling Garden

    Daisen Park Japanese Garden (大仙公園 日本庭園) is located in Southern Osaka in the city of Sakai. This not-so-well-known beautiful Japanese...
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    The Complete Guide to Yakisugi (Shou Sugi Ban)
    ShizenStyle
    • Feb 3, 2019
    • 10 min

    The Complete Guide to Yakisugi (Shou Sugi Ban)

    While living in Japan I became intrigued with these black houses and buildings that I began noticing everywhere. I saw this burnt wood...
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    The Complete Guide to Small Japanese Gardens
    ShizenStyle
    • Jan 30, 2019
    • 9 min

    The Complete Guide to Small Japanese Gardens

    Whether you are designing your own garden or looking for ways to better appreciate a garden, this complete guide to small Japanese...
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