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Sakuteiki: Visions of the Japanese Garden : A Modern Translation of Japan's Gardening Classic - Jiro Takei

Sakuteiki: Visions of the Japanese Garden

A Modern Translation of Japan's Gardening Classic

By: Jiro Takei, Marc Peter Keane, Hugo Torii (Foreword by)

Hardcover | 1 April 2026

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The Sakuteiki, or "Records of Garden Making," was written nearly a thousand years ago. It is the oldest existing text on Japanese gardening-or any kind of gardening-in the world.

In this new edition, the authors provide an English-language translation of this classic work and an introduction to the cultural and historical context that led to the development of Japanese gardening, illustrated with 59 color and B&W drawings, paintings and photographs.

A new foreword by Japanese garden expert Hugo Torii, the Garden Curator at Portland Japanese Garden, explains the sacred importance of stones in Japanese culture and Japanese garden design generally.

Written by a Japanese court noble during the Heian period (794-1184), the Sakuteiki includes technical advice on gardening-much of which is still followed in today's Japanese gardens-and an examination of the four central threads of allegorical meaning which were integral features of Heian-era garden design. For those seeking inspiration to build a rock garden or just better understand the Japanese stone garden, the Sakuteiki is an enduring classic.

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