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Japan Inspires Baldi
Published 06 March
Situated in the grounds of Lumps Fort, Southsea, Hampshire, United Kingdom next to Southsea Rose Gardens,
Tsuru-Kou-En, Portsmouth Japanese Gardens
is constructed in the vein of a Traditional Japanese Dry garden.
Created by Takashi Sawano this inspirational Garden was opened in 2000 celebrating the link between Portsmouth, United Kingdom and Maizuru, Japan.
Translating as Crane Port Garden, the name cleverly combines elements from the two Cities.
Walking through the motivational Gardens we find Guzei,
or, Red Bridge which represents wisdom, transformation and all that is sacred and
The Lantern, or Toro representing the five Buddhist elements of Earth, Fire, Water, Air and Void amongst other inspiring elements from Japan.
Moving further into these inspired Gardens we find this
historical stone from Tanabe Castle built at the end of the 16th Century, and given to Portsmouth further cementing the link between the two cities.
Progressing on, we are greeted with a sort of figure of eight like shape enclosed by stones,
allowing you to discover
a covered seating area where you are able to reflect, think and relax in nature's inspirational surroundings.
If you've not yet visited, what are you waiting for? Come and celebrate cultural links and be inspired by nature!
See you in a future inspiring Blog, thanks for reading!
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