Japan Images

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John Lander is a freelance writer and photographer based in Japan with a passion for Japanese gardens, zen gardens, onsen, Japanese cuisine and festivals. John's credits include photos and articles published by Travel+Leisure, Diversion, Asian Geographic, Forbes, Camping Life, The Japan Times, The Toronto Star, The Australian among many others. Other clients include Twentieth Century Fox, Hachette Media, Asahi Press, Readers Digest and McGraw-Hill.

Address: http://www.japan-images.net

Gallery owner: John Lander
Camera: Canon EOS-5D,
Lens: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM,
Categories: urban, travel, sunset, street, still life, religion, portrait, people, outdoor, nature, landscape, interior, food, environment, architecture,
Keywords: japan images, tokyo images, kyoto images, kamakura images, nikko images, nara images, japanese garden images, zen garden images, sapporo images, hakodate images, nagoya images, yokohama images

Zen Garden Images

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Japanese rock gardens, karesansui, or zen gardens were influenced by Zen Buddhism and can be found at Zen temples. Originally their creation and maintenance was a form of meditation itself. Japanese gardens are a living work of art in which the plants and trees are ever changing with the seasons. As they grow and mature, they are constantly sculpted to maintain and enhance the overall experience. In this way a Japanese garden is never the same and never really finished.

Address: http://www.japanese-garden-images.info

Gallery owner: John Lander
Camera: Canon EOS-5D,
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM,
Categories: travel, still life, religion, nature, landscape, fine art,
Keywords: zen garden images, japanese garden images, zen garden, japanese garden, rock garden, zen gardens

Japanese Garden Images

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Japanese gardens are not meant for strolling through, but admiring from a distance. Everywhere you look something interesting catches your eye: the curve of a bridge, the natural sculpture of an upright stone, moss growing on an ancient lantern. But no single view allows us to make sense of the whole, the garden reveals itself only detail by detail. After visiting a Japanese garden we ask ourselves what is deliberate, what is accidental. Does it really offer hidden meaning behind those rocks o

Address: http://www.japanese-garden-images.info

Gallery owner: John Lander
Camera: Canon EOS-5D,
Categories: travel, nature, landscape, architecture,
Keywords: zen garden images, japanese garden images, zen garden, japanese garden, rock garden, zen gardens