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Daitokuji Temple


I visit Daitokuji Temple on business as a garden guide for a tourist couple from Switzerland.

I have been here many times, but there is always something new to see.

I think Japanese gardens, especially Zen gardens, are a culture that Japan can proudly show off to the world.

A minimalist garden with as few materials as possible.

Aesthetics of subtraction.


Simple is best.

It is scary to swing from zero to one or the other.

How much less material can we use to make a place work?

With a sense of tension.


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