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The Modern Japanese Garden
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The first ever survey of the evolution of the Japanese garden, dating from 1900 to the present day. A major survey and the first book of its kind, The Modern Japanese Garden is set to become the definitive book on the subject. Featuring gardens from Tokyo,...
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The first ever survey of the evolution of the Japanese garden, dating from 1900 to the present day.
A major survey and the first book of its kind, The Modern Japanese Garden is set to become the definitive book on the subject. Featuring gardens from Tokyo, Kyoto and Fujisawa to Osaka, Okayama, Fukuoka, and beyond, this impressive overview includes major analysis of key works of interest through detailed garden profiles, insights into some of the most renowned Japanese garden designers across history, and a thoughtful exploration of the essential themes and developments in Japanese garden design.
The Modern Japanese Garden investigates the relationship between nature and modernity. Roughly divided between pre- and post-1945 Japanese garden design, it examines post-war shifts in attitudes towards the contemporary garden as they move from status symbols and expressions of influence to spaces of healing and mediation. A short history of the Japanese garden, from pre-Shinto stone arrangements to the last years of the nineteenth century, sits alongside analysis of the contemporary gardens of Japan's corporate buildings, museums, hotels, and public spaces.
Garden profiles offer a comprehensive overview of the most iconic and influential gardens in Japan, and include a mix of landscape- and smaller-scale gardens, many just recently completed. Interspersed throughout are short interludes, covering everything from the ancient garden of Ryoan-ji in Kyoto to the aesthetic lexicon of Japanese garden design, while essays from a number of high-profile contributors meditate on particular themes.
Intended for both professional and general readers with an interest in landscape design and Japan's contemporary lifestyle, this is the definitive sourcebook on the subject.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780500026243
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 04 September 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Illustration: 100 Illustrations, black and white; 300 Illustrations, color
Contributors:
- Foreword by Pico Iyer
- Contributions by Tim Richardson
- Contributions by Mira Locher
- Contributions by Masuno Shunmyo
- Contributions by Kengo Kuma
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 230.0mm
Height: 280.0mm
Weight: 2110g
Pages: 352
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About the Author
Stephen Mansfield is a British photojournalist and author, based in Japan and specializing in Japanese garden design. Stephen's work has appeared across various magazines, newspapers and journals world-wide, including The Geographical, CNN Travel, Critical Asian Studies and Nikkei Asia. He is the author of twenty books, including the critical history Tokyo A Biography. His work has been translated into French, German, Polish and Chinese.
Pico Iyer is the author of 17 books, translated into 23 languages. Three of them describe his life in Japan over the past 37 years: The Lady and the Monk, Autumn Light and A Beginner's Guide to Japan.
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