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from Japan Now & Then on Sun, Jul 20 2008
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| 21 May 08 |
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2008 Japan Trip - Kyoto Imperial Gardens »
YouTube video These are the Imperial Gardens in Kyoto. This was the center of the Japanese government from the 8th to the 19th century. Unfortunately I could not go inside because you need to have a pre-booked tour, but the gardens were still awesome! |
| 27 Aug 08 |
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Orchid Gardens Nagoya » Japan Visitor ランの館Just a short walk south of the IdcN Museum are the Orchid Gardens - an urban garden dedicated to the orchid.The Orchard Gardens are a pleasant retreat in the center of Nagoya and consist of both interior and exterior European-style garden s... |
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lax landscaping » Englishman in Osaka Japanese gardens are are known the world over for their attention to detail and artistic use of plants, stone and water features.However, with some landscaped gardens, recreational drugs have clearly been involved.It seems likely that the centrepiece of... |
| 06 Sep 08 |
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Picture of the Day › Okayama » Japan Today Okayama Korakuen Gardens, designated as one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan, are lit up for the summer with 4,000 lights. |
| 04 Oct 07 |
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Grey Gardens » So-Called Japanese Life "Grey Gardens" is a documentary about an elderly mother and her upper middle-aged daughter. This movie is apparently being made into a musical though this bit of information is unrelated to how I heard of it. I first learned of it as an incidental mention... |
| 18 May 08 |
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Nature naturalized in Japanese gardens » Japan Times Two attitudes toward nature are everywhere possible: you confront it or you accept it. This is illustrated in gardens West and East. In the former (think Versailles), nature is but the rawest of materials to do with as you will. Trees are in ordered... |
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