If this style of outdoor design has piqued your interest as much as it has mine, let's venture further into the art ... Sand from Amazon is great to bring the essence of a Japanese sand garden ...

Noted for its minimalist style, natural landscape and tranquil nature, the Japanese garden is as much art as it is science. To the untrained eye, the evergreens, rocks, pebbles, sand, ponds and ...

It’s a very closely guarded cultural art form. Heather Grzybek, Curator, Morikami Museum and Japanese ... You can use sand or gravel to fill the base of your zen garden, but experts recommended ...

The Kashintei Tea House, used for demonstrations, art displays and special ... In this photo, the Flat Garden (called "hira niwa" in Japanese) with raked sand, was covered in snow and ice.

The Sand and Stone Garden is a place for contemplation and the most abstract of the garden styles represented at the Portland Japanese garden. Set against the deep green and mist of a Douglas fir ...

But while gardens across the country get lots of love on social media, many Japanese will swear their fealty to one that’s off the beaten track – the garden at the Adachi Museum of Art in ...

It will showcase 19 works of sand art by 20 artists from 12 countries around the world. Featuring historical figures, ukiyo-e paintings and other aspects of Japanese culture, the exhibits will ...

Looking for a peaceful way to spend a few hours and see beautiful, lush greenery and bright red elements of Japanese architecture ... sights such as a raked-sand zen garden, a giant Buddha statue ...

“Kintsugi: The Restorative Art of Naoko Fukumaru” runs through Jan. 27 at the Portland Japanese Garden. Artist and conservator Naoko Fukumaru, shown here in a provided photo, applies gold ...