num_pages: 202
description: Designed for the layman as well as the professional, this concise yet comprehensive guide provides both practical information and theoretical insights into the design of the Japanese garden. Kyoto, the capital of Japan for over one thousand years, possesses a richness of garden art withoutequal as a living chronicle of Japanese cultural history and environmental design. Following the introductory essays are individual entries for more than fifty temple and palace gardens. The text is augmented by an excellent selection of photographs, historical prints, maps and color plates.
language: English
title: A Guide to the Gardens of Kyoto
titlecomplete: A Guide to the Gardens of Kyoto
genres: Japan
ratings_count: 18
publisher: Kodansha USA