| Takatsuka Architects Firm Co.,Ltd | Japan |
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Chofu-shi,Tokyo
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| shihoubutsu-tsukubai and amaochi | tsukubai and yose-dourou |
For gardening,
the origin of my inspiration consists in
somewhere in the copse wood in Musashi-no,
the suburban area in the western part of
Tokyo.
I hardly ever become attached to the gardens
that are too much well-kept
with their pretense of propriety and primness
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| naka-kuguri and tsukubai |
- Words & Phrases (Alphabetical Order) -
| amao-chi | a rain-cover spot with stones |
| naka-kuguri | a side gate provided in a garden annexed to a tea ceremony building, which stands for a boundary line between a daily life and a fictitious moment |
| roji | a vestibule in a garden annexed to a tea-ceremony building or a garden itself |
| shihoubutsu-tsukubai | a solid stone basin which has 4 types of Buddhist image on each side around it ; 4 types are Shaka-nyorai Buddha, Amida-nyorai Buddha, Dainichi-nyorai Buddha and Yakushi-nyorai Buddha |
| tsukubai | a stone basin in a garden |
| yose-dourou | a garden lantern which is made of old stone lanterns gathering pieces |
Garden design : Utsumi landscape gardening
Co.,Ltd / Supervisor : Katsuo Saito
Photograph provided : Architecture laboratory
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