SEATTLE JAPANESE GARDEN:Designed in theStroll-Garden Style

摘要

The Japanese Garden at Washington Park Arboretum was designed as a stroll garden, a style that dates from the early years of Japan's Edo period (1603-1868). Large in scale and created for enjoyment, the stroll garden features a central pond surroundedby a meandering path and often incorporates a teahouse. The modern Japanese term for it is kaiyushiki teien, translated as "excursion-style garden."Various garden styles preceded it. Large hill-and-pond gardens (sanswi) were built by the Japanese aristocracy from the 8th to the 11th centuries. Viewed from pleasure boats and large buildings, these included large ponds and high hills, created to represent oceans and mountains.