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  2. Portland Japanese Garden - Wikipedia

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    Koi pond. Japanese maple tree in the Strolling Pond garden. Iyo Stone. The Portland Japanese Garden is a traditional Japanese garden occupying 12 acres, located within Washington Park in the West Hills of Portland, Oregon, United States. It is operated as a private non-profit organization, which leased the site from the city in the early 1960s.

  3. Japanese pagoda - Wikipedia

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    Japanese pagoda. Multi-storied pagodas in wood and stone, and a gorintō. Pagodas in Japan are called tō (塔, lit. pagoda), sometimes buttō (仏塔, lit. Buddhist pagoda) or tōba (塔婆, lit. pagoda), and derive historically from the Chinese pagoda, itself an interpretation of the Indian stupa. [1] Like the stupa, pagodas were originally ...

  4. Japanese garden - Wikipedia

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    The moss garden at the Saihō-ji temple in Kyoto, started in 1339. Japanese gardens (日本庭園, nihon teien) are traditional gardens whose designs are accompanied by Japanese aesthetics and philosophical ideas, avoid artificial ornamentation, and highlight the natural landscape. Plants and worn, aged materials are generally used by Japanese ...

  5. Japanese Tea Garden (San Francisco) - Wikipedia

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    The Tea House has been a part of the Japanese Tea Garden since its creation at the Mid-winter Fair in 1894, though it has been rebuilt several times. [6] [7] [8] In a description of the garden published in 1950, at a time when it was "dubbed the Oriental Tea Garden" the author, Katherine Wilson, states that "further along from the Wishing Bridge was the thatched teahouse, where for three ...

  6. Shinto architecture - Wikipedia

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    Shinto architecture is the architecture of Japanese Shinto shrines. With a few exceptions like Ise Grand Shrine and Izumo Taisha Shinto shrines before Buddhism were mostly temporary structures erected to a particular purpose. Buddhism brought to Japan the idea of permanent shrines and the presence of verandas, stone lanterns, and elaborate ...

  7. Stone lantern - Wikipedia

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    Tōrō at Shukkei-en Garden. Stone lanterns (灯籠/灯篭/灯楼, Chinese: dēnglóng; Japanese: tōrō, meaning 'light basket', 'light tower')[ a ] are a type of traditional East Asian lantern made of stone, wood, or metal. Originating in China, stone lanterns spread to Japan, Korea and Vietnam, though they are most commonly found in both ...

  8. Kenroku-en - Wikipedia

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    Kenroku-en (Japanese: 兼六園, Garden of Six Attributes), located in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan, is a strolling style garden constructed during the Edo period by the Maeda clan. [ 1 ] Along with Kairaku-en and Kōraku-en, Kenroku-en is considered one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan and is noted for its beauty across all seasons ...

  9. Kinkaku-ji - Wikipedia

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    The garden complex is an excellent example of Muromachi period garden design. [13] The Muromachi period is considered to be a classical age of Japanese garden design. [12] The correlation between buildings and its settings were greatly emphasized during this period. [12] It was an artistic way to integrate the structure within the landscape.

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