Field Report: Shikina-en Royal Garden, Naha, Japan (08 May 2018)
For the moment, let’s skip over our second full day in Okinawa – though I do hope to tell that tale in due course – and move straight into the […]
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Field Report: The Autumn Splendours of Arashiyama, Kyōto, Japan (26 November 2016)
The hills of the Arashiyama district are ablaze with colour every fall, transforming the northwestern reaches of Kyōto into a teeming hive of tourists. This particular season – out of […]
Field Report: Okayama Castle and Kōraku-en, Japan (20 November 2016)
I’m no stranger to Okayama, or its castle, or its magnificent garden. And there’s certainly a lot that one can say about all three … but as I’m itching to […]
Field Report: Ritsurin-kōen, Takamatsu, Japan (10 July 2015)
Sunny summer Shikoku skies – whew, now that’s a tongue-twister right there – gave me the perfect excuse to go on a day trip from the hustle and bustle of […]
Field Report: The Gardens of the Adachi Museum of Art, Yasugi, Japan (07 July 2015)
Japan is replete with beautiful gardens, and it’s hard to imagine how any particular specimen – much less a relatively new arrival to the scene – could possibly stand above […]
Field Report: Facing the ghosts of warriors past at Hiraizumi, Japan (03 July 2015)
When I awoke one balmy July morning last year to find Tōkyō in the midst of a heavy shower, I settled upon a simple solution to salvage the day: flee […]
Field Report: A quiet garden stroll in Kenrokuen, Kanazawa, Japan (01 July 2015)
The last time I set my feet upon the winding paths of Kenrokuen, it was – if memory serves – a dreary, dim, cloudy day, with barely enough sunlight to […]
Field Report: Suizen-ji Jōju-en, Kumamoto, Japan (27 March 2015)
Show-offery was serious business amongst the ruling class of Edo-period Japan. Since this was an age long before sports cars or private jets, one culturally refined way to outdo the […]
Field Report: Dazaifu, Japan (24 March 2015) – Part 2 of 2
With a half-day’s worth of sightseeing in Dazaifu now behind us, let’s give ourselves a moment of respite by admiring a small but quite beautiful garden.
Field Report: Kyōto, Japan (22 November 2014) – Part 2/3
As beautiful as the autumn leaves in Tenryū-ji’s garden might have been, they were but a taste of the seasonal splendour that had spread all across the hills of Kyōto’s […]
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