Explore Japan
Season 1 • Episode 9: Japanese Gardens, Aesthetic Encounters • Watch with subtitles
Episode 9: Japanese Gardens, Aesthetic Encounters
May 21, 2021 • 28 min
Japanese gardens play a very special cultural role, bringing nature into everyday life. They charmed a young Swede so much that he moved to Japan, changing his nationality. Now known as Murasame Tatsumasa he works as a gardener. He visits four famous authentic gardens in Kyoto and explores their unique beauties with nation’s cultural experts. He visits a tiny courtyard garden, a historic masterpiece by Kobori Enshu, a tea house garden, and a modern Japanese garden. Join Murasame on a 30-minute journey of aesthetic exploration.
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