Of all the gardens in Japan, the temple garden is a peaceful, secluded place, reminiscent of ancient Japan and times gone by.
Temple gardens of Japan
Tag: Asian customs
Ikebana. The arrangement of flowers in Japan.
Traditional rules established by the various “flower schools” have prevailed since the sixteenth century.
A Koto player. Japanese musical instrument
The koto is the most important of Japanese musical instruments
Yoshiwara. Lives of famous courtesans, Japan.
The History of the Yoshiwara Yūkwaku. Geisha and Courtesan Life in Old Tokyo.
Stone lanterns and their use in Japanese gardens.
Garden Lanterns may be broadly divided into two classes, namely,—the Standard class, and the Legged class
Japanese dancers in posture and gestures.
The training of the dancing girl usually begins when she is about seven years of age.
Viewing the Irises at Horikiri, Japan.
The Acorus calamus, or Sweet Flag, which the Japanese call Hana-Shobu.
Wistaria Blossoms at Kameido, Japan.
Josiah Conder describes the beloved Wistaria as the first popular summer flower celebrated in Japanese gardens.
Japanese funeral procession.
The Japanese show great respect for the dead, and the ceremonial both at the house and grave is very impressive.
The Inari Temple at Kyōto, Japan.
The Fushimi Inari-Taisha is a Shintō shrine in the Fushimi district of Kyōto city.