Japanese gardens - history of an art form
The Thinking Traveller
English - April 23, 2020 06:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBPlaces & Travel Society & Culture Arts academy travel travel history culture art music tour leader expert archaeology architecture Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Garden design is an important Japanese art form which has been evolving for over 1000 years. Literary and cultural historian Dr Kathleen Olive tells us about the history of the Japanese garden, what makes it so different from Western gardens, and how to make the most of a garden visit.
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