Kyoto Gardens - Masterworks of the Japanese Gardener's Art

The book presents Kyoto's most important gardens. Their beauty is enhanced and humanized by gardeners tending the grounds using the tools of their art. Clancy's text provides historic, aesthetic and cultural context to the Japanese gardens. She describes how Kyoto's most beloved gardens remain faithful to their founders' creative spirit and conception. Journey to Kyoto's thirty gardens with just a turn of a page, or use the handy maps to plan your trip.