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Description:: Japanese gardens derive their beauty from a blending of different elements such as sand or gravel, rocks, water, ornaments (lanterns, bridges, etc.), natural plants, and the garden’s surroundings. It is a favorite style of gardening found not just in Japan but worldwide.

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Japanese gardens derive their beauty from a blending of different elements such as sand or gravel, rocks, water, ornaments (such as lanterns or water basins), natural plants, and the garden’s surroundings. Part of the beauty of Japanese gardens comes from the use of these elements for the symbolic expression of religious Shinto and Buddhist beliefs.

The design of the Japanese gardens is based on three basic principles, reduced scale, symbolization, and borrowed view. Gardens in reduced scale represent famous scenes and places in small and confined spaces. Mountain views and rivers are miniaturized using stones, sand and gravel. Symbolization is used in almost every Japanese garden. Raked sand or gravel symbolizes rivers, groupings of stones and rock can represent islands. The groupings are also often expressions of Shinto or Buddhist religious beliefs. Shakkei or borrowed view is the use of existing scenery and plants to supplement the garden. The garden design is made in such a way that the existing scenery becomes part of the total design. There are several different styles of Japanese gardens:

Tea gardens (Cha Niwa or Roji) are a passage from the outside world to the inner world of the teahouse and includes the following elements: Japanese lanteren (toro), crouching water basin (tsukubai), stepping stones (tobi ishi), and a waiting place (machi-ai).
Courtyard Gardens (Tsubo Niwa) are small gardens made in the open spaces between buildings.
Strolling gardens (Tsukiyama and Kaiyu Shikien) are large landscape gardens that often reproduce an existing landscape on a smaller scale.

For more information and a huge database of Japanese gardens visit www.jgarden.org

Instructions for Posting a Japanese Gardens Waymark:

Required information is:

the garden name,
its specific location (if it is part of a larger garden or arboretum),
the city it is located in,
any fees required to see the garden,
and a photo of a panoramic view of the garden to be seen on the detail page of the waymark.

Optional, but important information to post is:

the garden designer,
date of creation (if known,
a list any special elements found within the garden (a bridge, pagoda, teahouse, etc.),
and the website associated with the garden.
A second photographs of a special element of the garden is much appreciated.

Please do your best to provide a well rounded, researched description of your waymark.

Instructions for Visiting a Waymark in this Category:

To help give a different perspective and to better the waymark for future visitors please tell us about your visit and upload a favorite photograph you took while visiting the garden. Although visiting this waymark in person is the only thing required of you to receive credit for your visit, taking the time to add this information is greatly appreciated.

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view gallery	French Lick Springs Hotel Japanese Garden - French Lick, IN in Japanese Gardens New Japanese Garden in the place an old garden stood 100 years ago posted by: thegorilla23 location: Indiana date approved: 4/21/2013 last visited: 4/19/2013
view gallery	Bamboo Garden - Los Altos Hills, CA in Japanese Gardens A bamboo garden at Foothill College. posted by: saopaulo1 location: California date approved: 4/18/2013 last visited: never
view gallery	Bucharest Japanese Garden in Herestrau Park in Japanese Gardens The Japanese garden within Herestrau Park in Bucharest posted by: llavids location: Romania date approved: 4/16/2013 last visited: never
view gallery	Japanese garden -Haarlemmermeer (NL) in Japanese Gardens Japanese Garden of the Floriade 2002 posted by: Axel-F location: Noord-Holland, Netherlands date approved: 2/9/2013 last visited: never
view gallery	Japanese Garden - Istanbul, Turkey in Japanese Gardens Japanese Garden in Istanbul posted by: puczmeloun location: Turkey date approved: 2/5/2013 last visited: never
view gallery	Higurashi-En ~ Garden Worthy of a Days Contemplation in Japanese Gardens This historic Japanese Garden is located at 70 de Sabla Avenue in San Mateo, California. posted by: brwhiz location: California date approved: 1/30/2013 last visited: never
view gallery	Lendonwood Gardens - Japanese Garden - Grove OK in Japanese Gardens One of five different style gardens as a part of Lendonwood's displays gardens is this wonderful Japanese garden, which comprises a majority of the display gardens. posted by: Where's George location: Oklahoma date approved: 1/28/2013 last visited: never
view gallery	De Japanske haver in Japanese Gardens De Japanske haver i Broby. posted by: Walking Boots location: Denmark date approved: 1/14/2013 last visited: never
view gallery	Japanese Garden, Brezova - Olesko, Czech Republic in Japanese Gardens Private Japanese Garden posted by: ToRo61 location: Stredocesky kraj, Czech Republic date approved: 1/3/2013 last visited: never
view gallery	Japanischer Garten im Nordpark - Düsseldorf, Germany in Japanese Gardens Beautiful japanese Garden within the bigger "Nordpark" public park. / Wunderschöner japanischer Garten im öffentlichen Nordpark. posted by: DieCacherGirls location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany date approved: 12/21/2012 last visited: never
view gallery	Coachella Valley Museum and Cultural Center Japanese Garden in Japanese Gardens This Japanese Garden is located on the grounds of the Coachella Valley Museum and Cultural Center at 82616 Miles Avenue in Indio, California. posted by: brwhiz location: California date approved: 10/29/2012 last visited: 1/19/2013
view gallery	Adams County Historical Society - Henderson, CO in Japanese Gardens This small Japanese garden at the Adams County Historical Museum honors the Japanese farmers who immigrated to this area of Colorado. posted by: Outspoken1 location: Colorado date approved: 9/23/2012 last visited: never
view gallery	Lithia Park Japanese Garden - Ashland, OR in Japanese Gardens This beautiful and quaint little Japanese Garden is located in the heart of Lithia Park, Ashland's crown jewel, and is the perfect place to get away from the commotion of daily life and sit amongst tranquil waters flowing through the garden. posted by: thebeav69 location: Oregon date approved: 9/14/2012 last visited: never
view gallery	Japanese Rock Garden - San Jose, CA in Japanese Gardens A rock garden in a San Jose shopping center. posted by: saopaulo1 location: California date approved: 8/30/2012 last visited: never
view gallery	Japantown Japanese Garden - San Jose, CA in Japanese Gardens A garden in San Jose's Japantown. posted by: saopaulo1 location: California date approved: 8/14/2012 last visited: never
view gallery	Friendship Gardens: Katano Osaka - Collingwood Ontario in Japanese Gardens Collingwood has had a twin city relationship with Katano, Japan since 1981. The Friendship Gardens, commemorating this relationship, is located just north of the Police/Fire station on Minnesota Street. posted by: J.A.R.S. location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 8/14/2012 last visited: 3/12/2013
view gallery	Sakura Square Japanese Garden - Denver CO in Japanese Gardens Sakura Square has a small Japanese garden, and it serves as the entrance to the 20-story Tamai Tower apartment building that occupies most of the block. posted by: Where's George location: Colorado date approved: 8/11/2012 last visited: 11/1/2012
view gallery	Japanese Stone Garden, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic in Japanese Gardens A wonderful space for meditation and relaxation posted by: ToRo61 location: Karlovarsky kraj, Czech Republic date approved: 8/5/2012 last visited: 3/19/2013
view gallery	Irish National Stud's Japanese Gardens in Japanese Gardens Yes, it is a Japanese Garden in the middle of the country's premiere horse farm! Two attractions in one! posted by: dnrseekers location: Connacht, Ireland date approved: 7/28/2012 last visited: 7/16/2012
view gallery	Shinn Park Japanese Garden - Fremont, CA in Japanese Gardens A Japanese Garden in Shinn Park. posted by: saopaulo1 location: California date approved: 7/19/2012 last visited: never
view gallery	Japanese Garden, Tatton Park, Kutsford, Cheshire, England, UK in Japanese Gardens A Japanese garden on the garden grounds of Tatton Manor in Knutsford. posted by: N!TR0 location: Northwest England, United Kingdom date approved: 6/25/2012 last visited: never
view gallery	Japanese Friendship Garden, Uhersky Brod, Czech Republic in Japanese Gardens Tsukiyono - Japanese Friendship Garden in Uhersky Brod posted by: ToRo61 location: Zlinsky kraj, Czech Republic date approved: 6/5/2012 last visited: never
view gallery	Japanischer Garten Westfalenpark - Dortmund, NW, Germany in Japanese Gardens Japanischer Garten Westfalenpark - Dortmund, NW, Germany posted by: luzzi1971 location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany date approved: 6/5/2012 last visited: 6/5/2012
view gallery	Japanese Garden at The Botanic Garden at OSU in Japanese Gardens Japanese garden on the grounds of The Botanic Garden at OSU, Stillwater, OK posted by: sshelle location: Oklahoma date approved: 4/12/2012 last visited: 11/21/2012
view gallery	Standing Guard Japanese Garden -- Sierra College in Japanese Gardens Hear say, no plaque. This garden is dedicated to those who were relocated during World War II. Placer County has a history of Japanese who raised the fruit and ag crops here. posted by: sbcamper location: California date approved: 3/25/2012 last visited: 7/13/2012

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