Bamboo, rocks and stone lanterns are among the common elements found in Japanese gardens. Photo by Kevin Legnon. Every tree and shrub is purposely pruned in a way that leaves openings to allow the ...

Bamboo Lantern Festival celebrates the cycle of ... welcome guests to the Sasebo Japanese Gardens. “All of the pictures there will create one big picture, 10 of those together make one big ...

While it is a traditional Japanese garden with all the fixings – bamboo imported from Japan, a pond with koi carp, bridges over islands, a waterfall and Awaji Island stone lanterns – there is ...

Follow the path lined with 500 takeakari bamboo lanterns ... a wall of illuminated Japanese umbrellas that look like colourful lanterns, leading you further into the garden. Awaiting here are ...