Private Kyoto Garden Tour and Mini Garden Making Experience

Explore Japanese gardens and experience making your own miniature garden together with Ayumi Ikushima, the guide and author of “Important People and Japanese Gardens”, as well as a certified garden designer. During the experience, discover temple gardens created in the early Muromachi and Edo periods while learning about Japanese garden philosophy, the meaning behind garden design and what they represent.

Before joining the mini garden making experience, explore the Konchi-in Temple Garden, a dry landscape garden also known as the Crane and Turtle Garden. Learn the basics of Japanese garden philosophy while visiting Tenju-an Garden, a garden that features a miniature landscape of nature. Continue to the East Garden, known for its beautiful white sand and moss and appreciate the well-designed karesansui dry landscape garden.

After learning more about Japanese gardens, create your own miniature Japanese garden decoration. Draw sand patterns and think about stone placement while applying your knowledge of Japanese gardens to your own design.