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Three Sacred Islands Garden

三島一連の庭

santo-ichiren-no-niwa

In a word

Three Sacred Islands Garden is a concept or symbol that helps explain how Japanese gardens are composed and read.

Overview

Three Sacred Islands Garden is a concept that helps read Japanese gardens. It points to symbolism, suggestion, empty space, and the experience of time within the garden.

A gardener's perspective

Three Sacred Islands Garden is a clue for reading the garden. Its role becomes clearer when seen in context rather than as a word alone.

How to observe it in a garden

When observing Three Sacred Islands Garden, look at where it appears in the garden and how it shapes gaze, movement, or feeling.

Also known as

Three Sacred Islands Garden

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