by Don Pylant | Apr 15, 2015 | Bamboo Fence
Special knots are used for bamboo fencing, training trees, and for decoration. Here is a short video demonstrating a simple knot called “Otoko musu.” For the demonstration, the usual black palm rope is replaced with white cord to make it easier to follow the ties. The videos are taken at Otsuka Bamboo Company in Kyoto, Japan. Several other knots are simply variations of this knot.
by Don Pylant | Apr 13, 2012 | *World Garden Database*, America Gardens, Bamboo Fence, Design & Construction, Sister City Garden
The Kumamoto En Japanese Garden is part of the Sister City relationship between Kumamoto City, Japan and San Antonio, Texas. It was constructed between March and April of 1989 by a team of carefully selected volunteer craftsmen and landscapers from Kumamoto, Kyoto, Tokyo, and San Antonio. This team included craftsmen from Yasuimoku Koumuten in Kyoto. The garden is patterned after the famous 300 year old Suizenji Park 水前寺 in Kumamoto and contains many of the same elements. These plaques in English and Japanese stand at the entrance to the Kumamoto En (pictured below).
by Don Pylant | Apr 20, 2002 | Bamboo Fence, Reference
Bamboo fencing is a valuable element in Japanese gardening. It is a way to create a special space while adding beauty at the same time. In this installment, we demonstrate how to build the Daimyo, or Shogun style fence. The photos are taken at Otsuka Bamboo in Kyoto,...
by Don Pylant | Mar 23, 2002 | Bamboo Fence, Reference
This fence uses vertical slats of bamboo held over a wooden frame with horizontal split corms tied with palm rope. It is also capped with three half-culms to protect from rain. This style of fence can be either one-sided or two-sided. It sometimes employs ornately...
by Don Pylant | Feb 28, 2002 | Bamboo Fence, Reference
Bamboo fencing is a valuable element in Japanese gardening. It is a way to create a special space while adding beauty at the same time. We will start with a well-known style from the famous Katsura Detached Palace in Kyoto. The photos are taken at Otsuka Bamboo in...
by Don Pylant | Jan 11, 2002 | Bamboo Fence, Reference
The Yotsume-gaki 四目垣 is a well-known style and one of the easiest to build. This is a great fence to learn a little about cutting, drilling and tieing bamboo. The photos are taken at Otsuka Bamboo in Kyoto, Japan. For a demonstration of Japanese fence knot, see Otoko...
