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The Bowdoin Japanese garden was designed and constructed by Nathaniel Cormier ’95. He transformed the space behind 38 College Street into a karesansui-style Japanese garden for his honors project for ...

Hannah Wallace If you need an escape from urban landscapes, seek out Zen-like tranquility at the Japanese Garden within Washington Park. The 12-acre Portland Japanese Garden is made up of eight ...

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YASUGI, Shimane Prefecture--The sprawling gardens at the Adachi Museum of Art here are simply the best. That’s the conclusion of the Journal of Japanese Gardening, a U.S. publication better ...

YASUGI CITY, Japan — The term “Japanese garden” conjures up images of idyllic perfection, and it doesn’t get any better than the Adachi Museum of Art in Yasugi City, Japan. For the last 21 ...

A man and woman stand next to each other while looking at a naturalized garden in bloom - Johnnygreig/Getty Images As the ...

Located in Golden Gate Park, the Japanese Tea Garden offers visitors a slice of tranquility in a busy city. The garden, originally created as a "Japanese Village" for an international exposition ...

World famous gardener Monty Don takes us on a trip around Japan's most beautiful gardens, as he sets out to discover the true essence of these elegant gardens and what we have taken from them. Watch ...

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Monty Don travels Japan through spring and autumn, in search of its most beautiful gardens and to discover what is at the heart of the West's enduring fascination with them.