Japanese Gardens: Tranquility, Simplicity, Harmony (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9784805309421)

Featuring beautiful photographs and insightful commentary this Japanese gardening book is a must-have for any gardening or zen enthusiast.

At the heart of a Japanese garden is harmony with nature. More than simply a landscape of trees and flowering shrubs, a Japanese garden provides a place of serenity and rest, filled with peaceful spots that lend themselves to meditation and contemplation. Japanese Gardens celebrates and illustrates this ideal, showcasing the exquisite natural beauty of more than 20 quintessentially Japanese gardens--big and small, urban and rural, traditional and contemporary.

The expert author-and-photographer team behind this book excels at capturing and explaining the essential elements and techniques that distinguish Japanese garden design from that of other countries. The featured sites reflect a cross-section of Japanese culture and history including large feudal period gardens, temple and Zen gardens and private countryside gardens. The mountain flower garden, tea garden, rock garden and bonsai garden alike are all celebrated and appreciated in this beautiful book.

Author: Geeta Mehta, Kimie Tada
ISBN-10: 4805309423
ISBN-13: 9784805309421
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Language: English
Published: 11/15/2008
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.60lbs
Size: 9.60h x 9.40w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 06/01/2009 pg. 125