Table of Contents THE JAPANESE GARDEN ............................................................................................................................... 7 Atmosphere: ............................................................................................................................................. 7 Awesome Places: ...................................................................................................................................... 8 Audience Chamber and Courtroom: ........................................................................................................ 8 Japan, with China's Help, Enters History: ................................................................................................. 8 Symbolism versus Aesthetics: .................................................................................................................. 9 Buddhism, Taoism, Zen and Confucianism: .............................................................................................. 9 Color, Line, and Form: .............................................................................................................................. 9 Japan’s Classic Age - Heian: .................................................................................................................... 10 The Drift into Feudalism: ........................................................................................................................ 10 The Bright Side of the Dark Ages: ........................................................................................................... 11 Tea and Sympathy - Why Zen Was So Warmly Received: ...................................................................... 12 How to Make a Cult ................................................................................................................................ 12 Feudalism Turns Inward: ........................................................................................................................ 12 A Cultural Pressure-Cooker? .................................................................................................................. 13 WHY IS IT A "ZEN GARDEN"? ...................................................................................................................... 15 DEFINITION OF ITEMS IN EXHIBIT HOUSE .................................................................................................. 16 HISTORY AND SPIRIT OF IKEBANA .............................................................................................................. 17 Nature, man and flowers ........................................................................................................................ 17 The origin of Ikebana .............................................................................................................................. 17 The emergence of Ikebana ..................................................................................................................... 17 The development of Ikebana ................................................................................................................. 18 Flowers that you like-Suitably-In a container that you like .................................................................... 18 1 THE CULT OF JAPANESE GARDENS ............................................................................................................. 19 THE STORY OF WASHI ................................................................................................................................ 21 BAMBOO IN THE GARDEN .......................................................................................................................... 27 FOR THE DOCENTS OF THE “SAN DIEGO, JAPANESE FRIENDSHIP GARDEN" .............................................. 29 01. Bamboo of The Japanese Friendship Garden: ................................................................................. 29 02. Shrubs of The Japanese Friendship Garden: ................................................................................... 30 03. Trees of The Japanese Friendship Garden ....................................................................................... 31 04. Vines of The Japanese Friendship Garden: ...................................................................................... 32 05. Ground Covers of The Japanese Friendship Garden ....................................................................... 32 HISTORY OF THE JAPANESE FRIENDSHIP GARDEN OF SAN DIEGO ............................................................. 33 MAKING OF A KARESANSUI ZEN GARDEN .................................................................................................. 36 Sand or Gravel ........................................................................................................................................ 36 Boulders ................................................................................................................................................. 36 Lanterns .................................................................................................................................................. 36 Plants ...................................................................................................................................................... 36 A DINER'S GUIDE TO CHOPSTICKS .............................................................................................................. 38 TO LEARN OF JAPAN'S BUSINESS WORLD, STUDY ITS SCHOOLS ................................................................ 41 Japanese Business Courtesy ................................................................................................................... 43 Exchanging Business Cards ..................................................................................................................... 44 Gift Giving ............................................................................................................................................... 44 JAPANESE SCREENS .................................................................................................................................... 45 KOI - LIVING WORKS OF ART ...................................................................................................................... 48 KOI POND - The World in Your Backyard .................................................................................................... 51 BONSAI ....................................................................................................................................................... 54 You Be the Judge .................................................................................................................................... 54 2 The Trunk ............................................................................................................................................... 55 The Rootage ........................................................................................................................................... 55 Branches ................................................................................................................................................. 55 The Pot ................................................................................................................................................... 56 Tree Placement ...................................................................................................................................... 56 SUISEKI/VIEWING STONES ......................................................................................................................... 58 IKEBANA: The Future Projected by the Past ............................................................................................... 59 Association of Ideas Through Flowers .................................................................................................... 60 RICE HAS A SACRED PLACE IN JAPANESE MYTHOLOGY .............................................................................. 61 THE YEAR OF THE DOG ............................................................................................................................... 63 Puppy Proverbs ...................................................................................................................................... 65 THE BEGONIA ............................................................................................................................................. 67 JAPANESE WINDOWS ................................................................................................................................. 69 Windows of Japan .................................................................................................................................. 69 Windows of A Tearoom .......................................................................................................................... 69 Window Designs ..................................................................................................................................... 70 THE BEAUTY OF JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE ................................................................................................ 72 Tradition and Creation ..........................................................................................................................