Gardens of Stone, Moss, Sand: 4 Moments of Zen in Kyoto. The city’s dry gardens seem timeless, ... Mr. Keane has lived in Japan for almost 20 years and specializes in Japanese garden design.

Gardens of stone, moss, sand: 4 moments of Zen in Kyoto The Japanese city’s dry gardens seem timeless, but these relatively new versions show that they are still evolving, offering serenity in ...

Hogon-in Temple in Arashiyama, is arguably the most impressive garden that tourists visiting the area must see.It is a Buddhist sub-temple of the Rinzai Zen head temple, Tenryu-ji. The temple was ...

KYOTO—The garden of a centuries-old temple here is now open to the public for the brief blooming period of an iconic flower, serving as a reminder of the Buddhist philosophy that all things must ...

She added, “I think it would be good if Japanese gardens are built not just as a luxury but as a means of mental care in our aging society.” The post Neuroscience of Zen: How gardens help our ...

It was a chilly autumn morning in Kyoto’s Komyo-in Temple. Facing a serene rock garden, a group of art collectors and curators were in the midst of a group zazen – a Zen Buddhist meditation ...