karayou-no-niwa　唐様の庭

KEY WORD :　architecture / gardens

Lit. Chinese style garden. A general and problematic term used to distinguish gardens with an exotic continental flavor from more traditional Japanese gardens. Generally the term is used for Edo period gardens such as those at Shisendou 詩仙堂 and Ikkyuuji 一休寺 in Kyoto, which feature three-story stone pagodas, higakitou 檜垣塔 or other Chinese style stonework.

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