Name: Tenri Kaikan    Alternate Name:   Address:   Mailing Address:   City:   State: Tokyo-to  Postal Code:   Country: JAPAN  Latitude/Longitude: lat=35.75; long=139.5 Find Gardens Nearby Phone:   Fax:   E-Mail:   Contact:   Designer(s): Nagare Masayuki, sculptor  Contruction Date: 1961  Public/Private: PUBLIC  Hours:   Admission:   Added to JGarden: 1/1/1999  Last Updated: 3/25/2001  JGarden Description: This shukkei karesansui garden is located on the roof of a building. It is split into two parts. On the left is brown, crushed rock. On the right are white pebbles. Three large stones made of black, Swedish granite are distributed through the garden. Unlike most karesansui stones, these are not naturalized. They have retained evidence human work with some parts ground to a shine and others with polished, sharp edges. 12,912 sq ft.

Go to the pines if you want to learn about the pine, or to the bamboo if you want to learn about the bamboo. And in doing so, you must leave your subjective preoccupation with yourself. Otherwise you impose yourself on the object and do not learn.   Matsuo Basho   17th century