Learn the Japanese art of landscaping with stones
Every 6-year-old who has put pebbles from the beach in his pocket and then started a rock collection in a shoebox confirms this fact: humans have always been fascinated by rocks and stones. Stones are a key element of Japanese garden design that originated in China some 1,400 years ago. Arranging stones in the garden is called “ishigumi” and it is rooted in Zen Buddhism: the very energy of life, the spark of creation, the lifecycle, impermanence of humans, infirmity, and ulti
