I now am sure that my ingrained American expectations of a garden are not consistent with what I experienced in the Japanese Gardens. My admiration of simplicity and of spatial awareness grew tremendously as I embraced the natural asymmetrical beauty that the Japanese culture has mastered in the formation of their gardens. While roaming in the Japanese Gardens, I felt strongly connected with the Japanese culture and a deep sense of serenity and stillness yet at the same time there was also energy and an induced appreciation for nature to be found about the gardens.
Certain physical aspects found in the gardens served as some of the main reasons that produced the mood and connections I felt while I was there. Of them include, the consistency of odd numbered elements that were always arranged with hopes to look as they would appear in untouched nature. The Japanese culture is skillfully advanced in achieving this natural feeling of asymmetry with the triangular placement of rocks,......
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