sensui　泉水

KEY WORD :　architecture / gardens

Lit. spring water. Originally the term referred to spring water running through a garden. In Kyoto, a number of residential gardens feature small spring-fed rivulets that created a cooling effect in summer. In the Meiji period, Tokyo residents used the term sensui to refer to all types of gardens.

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