Chokushi-Mon & Japanese Landscape - Kew Gardens — Attraction in London

Japanese Landscape Take a mindful moment in the tranquil Japanese gardens, a delicately manicured landscape designed to complement the Chokushi-Mon (Japanese Gateway).

Combining a Garden of Peace, a Garden of Activity and a Garden of Harmony, the Japanese Landscape is the ideal spot for quiet reflection.

The main entrance leads into the Garden of Peace, a tranquil area reminiscent of a traditional Japanese tea garden. Here, paths pass between stone lanterns and a dripping water basin.

In the Garden of Activity, a slope symbolises elements of the natural world like waterfalls, mountains and the sea while raked gravel and large rocks represent the movement of water flowing and tumbling.

The Garden of Harmony unites the two landscapes. Japan’s mountain regions are represented by stones and rock outcrops, interplanted with shrubs. The plants include neatly clipped low-lying hedges of Rhododendron ‘Mother’s Day’, and the Japanese anemone (Anemone x hybrida).

The landscape was designed by Professor Fukuhara of Osaka University and laid out in 1996 following restoration of the...

This Chokushi-Mon (Japanese Gateway) was created for the 1910 Japan-British exhibition, later reconstructed at Kew Gardens. The landscape was laid out in the mid 1990's following restoration of the Gateway. Professor Fukuhara of Osaka University adapted garden styles from the Momayama period when the original gateway in Japan was built. The Landscape comprises 3 garden areas. The main entrance leads in to the Garden of Peace, a tranquil area reminiscent of a traditional Japanese tea garden. The slope on the southern side of the Gateway is the Garden of Activity. This is a beautiful place to be in the early morning sun where you get beams of light spilling out over the garden elements and makes this a magical place to be. Fantastic part of...

One of the best things in Kew Gardens is the Japanese themed "Japanese Landscape". I don't claim to know the intricacies of designing a Japanese garden, but what I can see is precision of the flowers, plants and trees. The attention to details of ornamentation of rocks, building and other garden features that collectively sets a scene of tranquillity.

And don't miss the Gateway of the Imperial Messenger at the top of the gardens.

Lovely, beautiful...