Posts tagged Literature

Designer's Perspective: An Essay from "The Gardens of Juki Iida" Part I ~ Translations

Over the course of the coming year, we will be sharing a series of essays written by the principle creators of the Seattle Japanese Garden, translated by Mark Bourne. The series opens with an essay from the book The Gardens of Juki Iida, published in 1980.

HistoryMark BourneApril 18, 2019History, Garden Design, Literature

The Essential Reading List for Fall 2016

For your fall enrichment, Corinne Kennedy, one of Seattle Japanese Garden’s most literary garden guides, recently shared with us her favorite Japan-related books to peruse this fall.

FallChie IidaNovember 18, 2016Fall, Literature, Seattle, Japanese Garden, Western Washington, Washington, Northwest, Pacific Northwest, Garden Design, Pond, Stream, Stone, Japan, traditional, Japanese Art, Shinto, Buddhism, Tea

Docents' Picks: Top 11 Books to Read this November

Dokusho no Aki—読書の秋, or “Autumn, The Season for Reading” is a common saying in Japan, and it is a popular time of the year for all kinds of themed reading lists to be published.

Fall, History, In the Garden, Japanese CultureRumi TsuchihashiNovember 5, 2015Fall, Maple, Literature, Seattle, Japanese Garden, Biography, Memoir, Japanese Culture, Novel

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