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The largest Japanese garden in North America (14 acres), located in the Missouri Botanical Garden of St. Louis. Garden tour driven by Zen-inspired graphics.
http://www.outside-in.com/seiwa-en/index2.html

A licensed landscape architect, garden designer, writer, and artist who has lived in Kyoto, Japan for the past 15 years. Portfolio of garden designs.
http://www.mpkeane.com

Visit a private Japanese style garden as it evolves in a backyard. Includes a page of links to Japanese garden resources.
http://www.synergetics.org/garden1/index.html

History and photographs of this six-acre garden on Mirror Lake completed in 1974, intended as a horticultural gesture of friendship between two sister cities, Buffalo and Kanazawa, Japan.
http://members.localnet.com/~shujir/garden/

Offers a yearly seminar on Japanese garden art sponsored by the Kyoto University of Art and Design, Kyoto, Japan.
http://www.kyoto-art.ac.jp/~j-gar/

Personal narrative of a Canadian's efforts to build a Japanese garden. Chapters from a book subsequently published.
http://www.educ.sfu.ca/kegan/Japangardenhome.html

Page with richly colored photographs of the 7-acre Japanese garden contained within the botanic garden.
http://www.fwbg.org/japanese.htm

Course materials by Elizabeth Kim from Columbia University, covering aesthetic and philosophical concerns, plus the various elements which may be included. Bibliography.
http://www.columbia.edu/itc/ealac/V3613/gardens/

This garden in Northern Ireland consists of a dry garden, a tea garden, a stroll garden, and a water and rock garden. Virtual tour, information about the history and many of the plants, features, and ornaments.
http://www.fujiyamagarden.com/

Nicely illustrated informational pages covering various aspects of creating a Japanese garden. Directory of Japanese gardens in North America.
http://www.a-japanese-garden.com

Information about general content and subscriptions for this bi-monthly journal.
http://www.alcasoft.com/roth/

Provides information on different styles of Japanese lanterns, and do-it-yourself projects for lanterns, rain chains and sand rakes.
http://www.geocities.com/chris_haan/