'Japanese garden'
The moss in the Japanese garden is beautiful especially in rainy season. We usually feel depressive in rainy season but, at the same time, we are pleasant to see wet moss and fresh leaves in the garden. We want to see a peace of mind inside the green of the moss and trees.
We put water into the stone basin at the edge of the garden. White sand patterns look like the river or sea and stones in the sand garden look like the islands on the sea. Japanese summer is hot and humid, therefore we want to see a peace of mind in the garden. That is a smart idea which Japanese people have been keeping on.
There is a Shishi Odoshi (threat against the wild boar) in the garden. Its sound represents the stillness. It would be interesting to express the stillness by the sound.“Kahn---“ There is little uselessness in the Japanese garden.
An old garden is more quaint than a new one. A new garden feels like a kind of artificial. An old garden is fused with the landscape and buildings around. Of course, if it’s possible, the landscape is much better than the buildings. We call it "Shakkei (landscape garden)".
The garden has been taken care by many people. Of course craftsmen maintain it, but the most important thing is the everyday effort by people who live there.
「日本庭園」
梅雨の時期の苔は美しい。梅雨はうっとうしいのですが、日本人は雨でうっとうしい頃の苔むした庭石を見て喜び、木々の若葉が雨で洗われて美しいと喜びます。梅雨のころ心の安らぎを苔や木々の緑にもとめます。
縁先の水盤に水を張る。白い砂の砂紋は川の水のように見え、庭石は海の島々にも見えます。日本の夏はむし暑いので庭に涼をもとめる、そんな工夫が生まれたのでしょう。
庭にししおどしが「カ-ン」と響く。たったひとつの音で静けさを表現します。音で静けさを表現するというのがおもしろい。そのたった一つの音で大きな世界を表現します。日本庭園にはむだがありません。