Jardins Du Japon

With a long tradition, the gardens of Japan are known worldwide as one of the most beautiful human achievements. The art of gardens has long been central to Japanese culture. From the mid-twentieth century onwards, these gardens have also influenced many foreigners, landscape designers and architects of course, but also painters, writers, philosophers and even musicians.

This book briefly reviews the history of the Western view of these gardens in an attempt to understand what the image we have of them today is. Beyond the stereotype, it proposes to raise awareness of their diversity, and their relationship with architecture and painting. Through 150 photographs, he invites us to look at nearly fifty remarkable gardens and to experience their presence.