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Beyond Tokyo
Let’s visit the #1 Japanese garden in the world!
The Adachi Museum of Art’s garden lands at the top of so many “best Japanese garden in the world” lists because of its classic manicured vistas, which draw the eye to ideal waterfalls, and its pristine rock gardens lie alongside sparkling streams and pillowy moss…read more
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The Thing I Learned Today
Garden tricks unmasked: How the Adachi Museum garden makes you think it’s huge
There are lots of reasons the Adachi Museum is cited as the #1 Japanese garden in the world, and one of them is that it’s out in Shimane prefecture, where civilization isn’t pressing in on all sides. It can afford to be huge. But…is it? Read more
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Seasonal Secret
A garden so famous for its irises, it’s in all the woodblock prints
Hiroshige immortalized Horikiri Shōbu-en in “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo” in 1857, Toyokuni used it as a location for his series of beauties in 1859, and Adachi Ginkō hopped on the bandwagon in 1889. The Horikiri Iris garden was the destination for samurai-era flower viewing in…read more
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