by Andrew R. Deane | Oct 31, 2016 | *World Garden Database*, Japan Gardens, Tea Garden
There are a great many things to see in this roughly square 60-acre park, but chief among these are the tidal pond (Shioiri-no-ike 潮入の池) with its massive floodgate, the duck-hunting blinds, the staggered bridges shaded by wisteria trellises, and a 300-year-old pine cascading down a stepped trellis.
by Andrew R. Deane | Sep 22, 2016 | *World Garden Database*, Japan Gardens
The Gyokudō Art Museum, a rare treat for garden-lovers living in Tokyo, is located on a forested hillside overlooking the Tama River, opposite the small town of Mitake in the beautiful Okutama area of Tokyo.