The surprise space held much of what's essential in a zen garden. Japan Guide compiled an ambitious list of what these ...

Zen rock gardens, or karesansui (translated as "dry-mountain-water"), originated in medieval Japan and are renowned for their simplicity and serenity. The most famous of these can be found in ...

Kyoto's Zen gardens are world famous and for good ... without exploring these iconic gardens, each showcasing landscape design perfected over centuries. The star of the show has to be Ryoan ...