Little Rock Garden (karesansui, 枯山水, dry landscape) of the Ryoanji Temple (龍安寺 or 竜安寺, Ryōanji), Kyoto, Japan
Inside the main building of the Ryoanji Temple (龍安寺 or 竜安寺, Ryōanji, Kyoto, Japan), you find with a "little Rock Garden", (karesansui, (枯山水 or dry landscape) for educational purpose. At that time an explanation was given to a group of schoolchildren, unfortunately only in Japanse.
An interesting feature of the garden's design is that from any vantage point at least one of the rocks is always hidden from the viewer, except viewed from above alike here. Then you can see all the 15 stones ;-)).
Little Rock Garden (karesansui, 枯山水, dry landscape) of the Ryoanji Temple (龍安寺 or 竜安寺, Ryōanji), Kyoto, Japan
Inside the main building of the Ryoanji Temple (龍安寺 or 竜安寺, Ryōanji, Kyoto, Japan), you find with a "little Rock Garden", (karesansui, (枯山水 or dry landscape) for educational purpose. At that time an explanation was given to a group of schoolchildren, unfortunately only in Japanse.
An interesting feature of the garden's design is that from any vantage point at least one of the rocks is always hidden from the viewer, except viewed from above alike here. Then you can see all the 15 stones ;-)).