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    Japanese garden design emphasizes nature worship and incorporating natural elements like water, trees, rocks, and mountains. Gardens use a muted color palette and focus on non-flowering plants suited for Japan's climate. Planning involves choosing simple materials like stone, gravel and plants in organic shapes along with water features like ponds and streams to represent water. A key example is the Katsura Imperial Palace Garden in Kyoto, which features a large lake with islands and pavilions connected by 16 bridges, intended for both meditation and courtly activities.

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    Japanese garden design emphasizes nature worship and incorporating natural elements like water, trees, rocks, and mountains. Gardens use a muted color palette and focus on non-flowering plants suited for Japan's climate. Planning involves choosing simple materials like stone, gravel and plants in organic shapes along with water features like ponds and streams to represent water. A key example is the Katsura Imperial Palace Garden in Kyoto, which features a large lake with islands and pavilions connected by 16 bridges, intended for both meditation and courtly activities.

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    Japanese garden design emphasizes nature worship and incorporating natural elements like water, trees, rocks, and mountains. Gardens use a muted color palette and focus on non-flowering plants suited for Japan's climate. Planning involves choosing simple materials like stone, gravel and plants in organic shapes along with water features like ponds and streams to represent water. A key example is the Katsura Imperial Palace Garden in Kyoto, which features a large lake with islands and pavilions connected by 16 bridges, intended for both meditation and courtly activities.

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    Japanese garden design emphasizes nature worship and incorporating natural elements like water, trees, rocks, and mountains. Gardens use a muted color palette and focus on non-flowering plants suited for Japan's climate. Planning involves choosing simple materials like stone, gravel and plants in organic shapes along with water features like ponds and streams to represent water. A key example is the Katsura Imperial Palace Garden in Kyoto, which features a large lake with islands and pavilions connected by 16 bridges, intended for both meditation and courtly activities.

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    JAPANESE GARDEN DESIGN

    The use of rock and mountains and water– very much the islands of the
    blessed, if you like, islands of the immortals, and the mountains of the
    immortals. So there’s a strong sort of religious overtone.
     Its heavy emphasis on nature worship and seeing gods in natural
    elements like bodies of water, trees, rocks, mountains and animals. 
    Japanese gardens in japan are supported by a typically muted colour
    palette.it must be suited to many species of colourful flavours, many
    Japanese gardens are built around non-flowering vegetation and leaves
    that are adaptive to the country’s high summer temperatures.

    PLANNING
     The basic elements used are stone, plants, and water. 

     Choosing simplistic and natural paving materials for a Japanese garden, including gravel,
    natural stone and exposed-aggregate concrete.

     Ideas for "softening" the edges of paved patios and walkways by avoiding straight lines,
    emphasizing free-form and organic shapes, and using ground covers to disguise the edges.

     Good plant selections for a Japanese garden, emphasizing evergreen varieties in various
    shapes, sizes and textures.

     Choosing trees for a Japanese garden that symbolize strength and endurance.

     Recommendations for choosing and arranging rocks in a Japanese garden to create artistic
    focal points.

     Types of rocks that work well in a Japanese garden and how to find affordable sources for
    rocks.

     An overview of the key decorative ornaments that no Japanese garden should be without.

     How to incorporate stone lanterns, rain chains and other traditional Japanese garden décor
    into your landscape.
     Ideas for Japanese-inspired water features that include elements such as bamboo water
    spouts, stone basins, waterfalls and Koi ponds.

     How to represent water in a Japanese garden by using gravel or sand raked in wave-like
    patterns.

     Choosing furniture pieces, styles and materials that blend well in a Japanese garden

     How to enclose a Japanese garden to create a tranquil environment for contemplation.

     Ideas for using bamboo fencing or premade bamboo fence panels to enclose your garden in
    traditional Japanese style.

     Creating a welcoming entrance to a Japanese garden using Torii gates, arbors, or potted
    bonsai trees.

     Common bridge styles used in a Japanese garden, including a simple wooden arch bridge
    and a flat, zigzag bridge.
     How to bring the art of Japanese cooking to your garden with an outdoor teppanyaki grill, or

    flat-iron griddle.
    CASE STUDY

    KATSURA IMPERIAL PALACE GARDEN, KYOTO


     Lake of 1.25 hectares was dug, hills and islands were formed, beaches made, pavilions built and
    planting undertaken.
     Has 16 bridges connecting the lake.
     Lake used for boating parties and the surrounding land as a stroll garden, in effect a tea garden
    on an enormous scale.
     The ‘Katsura Tree’ (Cercidiphyllum japonicum) was associated with the God of the Moon and the
    garden has a platform to view its rising.
     There are 23 stone lanterns to light the stroll path after dark.
     Stone basins were used for hand-washing before a tea ceremony.
     Garden designed not only for meditation (Zen) but also for ceremonious courtly pleasures.

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