日本庭園(にほんていえん)

にほんていえん
noun
Japanese garden
cultureplant-general
1. Japanese garden; Japanese-style garden
A traditional style of garden unique to Japan, featuring elements such as rocks, water, sand, moss, trees, and bridges arranged to create miniature natural landscapes. Distinct from Western gardens in philosophy and design.
日本庭園(にほんていえん)を散策(さんさく)する。
To stroll through a Japanese garden.
この旅館(りょかん)には美(うつく)しい日本庭園(にほんていえん)がある。
This traditional inn has a beautiful Japanese garden.
日本庭園(にほんていえん)では自然(しぜん)の風景(ふうけい)を凝縮(ぎょうしゅく)して表現(ひょうげん)する。
In Japanese gardens, natural landscapes are condensed and expressed in miniature.

Types

  • 枯山水(かれさんすい): dry landscape garden, with rocks and raked sand standing for water
  • 池泉回遊式(ちせんかいゆうしき)庭園(ていえん): pond garden laid out for strolling
  • 茶庭(ちゃにわ) / 露地(ろじ): tea garden leading to a tea house

Cultural note

Famous examples include 龍安寺(りょうあんじ) in Kyoto (for its 枯山水(かれさんすい)), 兼六園(けんろくえん) in Kanazawa and 後楽園(こうらくえん) in Okayama.

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Related: 枯山水(かれさんすい) (dry landscape garden)
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Added 2026.3.24 23:00 · Revised 2026.10.8 9:43
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