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Katsura (桂) is a neighborhood in Nishikyo-ku, in the western part of the city of Kyoto, Japan. Predominantly residential in character the district is situated and the western bank of the Katsura River. The neighborhood is renowned as the location of the Katsura Imperial Villa, a historic garden maintained by the Imperial Household Agency.
The Katsura Imperial Villa (桂離宮, Katsura Rikyū), or Katsura Detached Palace, is an Imperial residence with associated gardens and outbuildings in the western suburbs of Kyoto, Japan. Located on the western bank of the Katsura River in Katsura , Nishikyō-ku , the Villa is 8km distant from the main Kyoto Imperial Palace .
The Middle Garden contains an inner garden area with two principal buildings, again set within an outer and then inner fence. It features a fine pond predating the garden, with cascade and stone bridges. Rakushi-ken contains two principal rooms of 6 and 8 mats in size, and features two paintings by Kanō Tanshin. Kyaku-den, the reception hall ...
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SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) -Stocks around the world tumbled on Thursday, with the 10-year U.S Treasury yield at its highest since May, a day after the Federal Reserve said it would temper the pace ...
Today, the current space is used for rehearsals and storage. ... Katsura Grill: A counter-service ... Kabuki Cafe: Kaki-gori; Garden House: Sake; Takumi Tei [5] Shiki ...
Another influential work about the Japanese garden, bonseki, bonsai and related arts was Rhymeprose on a Miniature Landscape Garden (around 1300) by the Zen monk Kokan Shiren, which explained how meditation on a miniature garden purified the senses and the mind and led to understanding of the correct relationship between man and nature.
A strong earthquake rattled southern Japan on Monday, the United States Geological Survey is reporting. The quake registered a preliminary magnitude of 6.9, the USGS said, and was recorded about ...