Hello, and thank you. I enjoy watching videos of Japan because I live so far away.
But I think this clip does not show a zen garden, although it is unquestionably a Japanese STYLE garden. I feel a "zen garden" is a garden laid out (or that was originally laid out) within the precincts of a temple, normally a zen temple. So, the gardens at Daitokuji in Kyoto my hometown for example, would be typical "zen gardens". The famous garden at Daigo-ji is not.
Actually, you are correct. This is a Japanese style garden, but not a Zen garden.
bmontgomery23 1 year ago
Hello, and thank you. I enjoy watching videos of Japan because I live so far away.
But I think this clip does not show a zen garden, although it is unquestionably a Japanese STYLE garden. I feel a "zen garden" is a garden laid out (or that was originally laid out) within the precincts of a temple, normally a zen temple. So, the gardens at Daitokuji in Kyoto my hometown for example, would be typical "zen gardens". The famous garden at Daigo-ji is not.
I may be wrong, but that is my opinion.
himitsunosallychan 2 years ago