hourai youshiki　 蓬莱様式

KEY WORD :　architecture / gardens

Lit. Penglai style. A type of garden in which the representation of Mt. Penglai *Houraisan 蓬莱山 is one feature. Mt. Penglai is a sacred mountain of ancient Chinese legend, inhabited by legendary wizards, and considered to be a land of eternal youth and immortality. Often represented in gardens by a rock *houraiseki 蓬莱石, or an island *hourai gantou 蓬莱岩島. Although the term is used inconsistently, hourai youshiki differs from *hourai teien 蓬莱庭園 in that hourai youshiki gardens simply include Mt. Penglai as one of several features, whilst in hourai teien, Mt. Penglai is the thematic focus of the whole garden. Because the majority of Japanese gardens include either a Penglai stone or a Penglai island, they may be described as hourai youshiki .

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