KYOTO—Tairyu-Sanso Garden ... 13. Tairyu-Sanso Garden was designed by Ogawa Jihei VII, a pioneer of the modern Japanese garden. Its villa was built in 1896 by Ijuin Kanetsune, former Satsuma ...

Half of the Japanese gardens the central government has designated as historical sites or special historical sites are in Kyoto Prefecture. There are about 1,800 moss species in Japan, according ...

As Japan’s capital for over a thousand years, Kyoto is the heart of traditional Japanese culture ... and a tranquil inner garden, Rikyu-An combines the charm of old Kyoto with modern comforts.

A former 20th-century middle-class home near popular city, offers a serene escape with award-winning Japanese Gardens, famous ...

"When he came back out an hour later, he told me: 'I would like to have a garden like that.'" The Nomura Villa of Kyoto is usually closed to the public In terms of Japanese cuisine, Oshima says ...