Garden Research

We conduct and publish research from the vantage point of our technicians involved in landscape construction and management.
We regularly make research presentations at academic conferences and other venues with the aim of applying our research results to garden management and contributing to the development and succession of landscaping technology.

The discovery and ex-situ conservation of Kyoto Prefecture critically endangered species "mizu-aoi" (Monochoria korsakowii) at Shosei-en Garden, a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty

Author
Kana Goto, Takako Wada, Yosuke Ota, Tomio Sakaue, Tomoki Kato
Publication date
2023.06
Publisher and publication title/academic association name
Technical Reports of Landscape Architecture Vol.2
Type
Other academic association activities
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Spirit and skills of a Japanese garden expressed in a building interior at the Kyoto station square underground shopping center, Porta

Author
Shinya Watanabe, Tomoki Kato, Mituru Yamaguchi
Publication date
2023.02
Publisher and publication title/academic association name
Technical Reports of Landscape Architecture Vol.1
Type
Other academic association activities
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Researching Japanese Garden HIstory Through English Language Sources: Eliza Scidmore's "The Famous Gardens of Kioto"

Author
Michael Shapiro, Nami Ogura, Tomoki Kato
Publication date
2022.11
Publisher and publication title/academic association name
Presentation given at the Kansai Branch Meeting of the Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture
Type
Research papers
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Preservation Policies for Historical Gardens in Japan and Cases of Restoring and Civic Use of Gardens that are Cultural Properties

Author
Tomoki Kato
Publication date
2022.09
Publisher and publication title/academic association name
The 58th IFLA World Congress RE:PUBLIC LANDSCAPE Cultural Heritage Administration Special Session
Type
Invited lecture
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Regional Activities to Foster the "Cultural Landscape of Okazaki in Kyoto": The Case of Planting Management at a Traditional Garden

Author
Tomoki Kato
Publication date
2022.01
Publisher and publication title/academic association name
Landscape Research Japan, Vol. 85, No. 4, 318-321
Type
Research papers
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Changes in the Higashiyama Landscape Forest on Mt. Kiyomizu and an Outline of its Future

Author
Yosuke Ota
Publication date
2021.10
Publisher and publication title/academic association name
Presentation given at the Kansai Branch Meeting of the Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture
Type
Research papers
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A New System of Administration and Operations Management for Cultural Property Gardens: Magnification of the Garden's Intrinsic Value (MoGIVa) at Murin-an

Author
Saki Yamada, Tomoki Kato, Tomio Sakaue, Ayako Ota
Publication date
2021.07
Publisher and publication title/academic association name
Landscape Research Japan, Vol. 85 (2), Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture 2020 Management Category, Award Summary
Type
Other academic association activities
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Results Achieved from Linking Murin-an Garden’s Essential Value as a Cultural Property to its Customer Management

Author
Saki Yamada, Ayako Ota, Tomoki Kato
Publication date
2021.02
Publisher and publication title/academic association name
Landscape Research Japan, Vol. 84 (Special Issue), Technical Reports of Landscape Architecture, 64-69
Type
Other academic association activities
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Plant Management and Landscape Layout in Restoration Work for Special Historic Site and Special Place of Scenic Beauty, the Imperial Villa Garden Site of the Ancient Nara Capital

Author
Daisuke Yoshikawa, Nami Ogura, Tomoki Kato, Hirohide Ikeda, Ryuji Yoshimura
Publication date
2020.10.25
Publisher and publication title/academic association name
Presentation given at the Kansai Branch Meeting of the Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture
Type
Research papers
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Conservation and Restoration of Scenic Stones at the Imperial Villa Garden Site of Ancient Nara Capital

Author
Tomoki Kato, Daisuke Yoshikawa, Nami Ogura, Hirohide Ikeda, Ryuji Yoshimura
Publication date
2019.06
Publisher and publication title/academic association name
Presentation given at the 41st meeting of the Japan Society for the Preservation of Cultural Property
Type
Research papers
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Garden Fostering of the Lawn that Investigates Fundamental Sensitivity of Wildflower Utilization at Murin-an Garden a National Place of Scenic Beauty

Author
Tomoki Kato, Tomio Sakaue, Kenta Deguchi
Publication date
2019.06
Publisher and publication title/academic association name
Presentation given at the 41st meeting of the Japan Society for the Preservation of Cultural Property
Type
Research papers
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Fostering Wild Flowers - Esteem for the Value of Murin-an Garden

Author
Tomio Sakaue, Tomoki Kato, Kenta Deguchi, Sanae Handa
Publication date
2019.06
Publisher and publication title/academic association name
Presentation given at the National Conference of the Academic Society of Japanese Gardens
Type
Research papers
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A Modern Method of Utilizing Traditional Landscaping: The Unit Construction Method of Stone Paving

Author
Mitsuru Yamaguchi, Shinya Watanabe, Tomoki Kato, Yoji Sasaki, Hiroki Hasegawa
Publication date
2019.03
Publisher and publication title/academic association name
Landscape Research Japan, Vol. 82 (Special Issue), Technical Reports of Landscape Architecture, 88-93
Type
Other academic association activities
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Restoration of Scenic Stones at the Imperial Villa Garden Site of Ancient Nara Capital

Author
Daisuke Yoshikawa, Tomoki Kato, Mitsuru Yamaguchi, Hiroyuki Morishita, Kunie Kubo, Ryuji Yoshimura, Shinya Kitaoka
Publication date
2019.03
Publisher and publication title/academic association name
Landscape Research Japan, Vol. 82 (Special Issue), Technical Reports of Landscape Architecture, 94-99  
Type
Other academic association activities
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An Analysis of Garden Fostering Practices and Related Planting Methods Based on Essential Values -Murin-an Garden, National Place of Scenic Beauty

Author
Tomio Sakaue, Tomoki Kato, Kenta Deguchi, Sanae Handa, Ayako Ota
Publication date
2019.03
Publisher and publication title/academic association name
Landscape Research Japan, Vol. 82 (Special Issue), Technical Reports of Landscape Architecture, 44-49
Type
Research papers
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Japanese gardens in the modern era Ueji (Ogawa Jihei VII)

Author
Hiromasa Amasaki, Tomoki Kato
Publication date
2018.09
Publisher and publication title/academic association name
Keynote speech given at the North American Japanese Garden Association (NAJGA), Chicago Conference
Type
Invited lecture
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Developing a Modern Method of Utilizing Traditional Techniques in Landscaping: Focusing on the Unit Construction Method for Paved Stones

Author
Tomoki Kato, Mitsuru Yamaguchi, Shinya Watanabe
Publication date
2018.06
Publisher and publication title/academic association name
Presentation given at the 34th meeting of the Japan Society for the History of Industrial Technology
Type
Research papers
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Garden Management and Operation of Murin-an: Operating it as a Place of Scenic Beauty and the State of Tourism

Publication date
2018
Publisher and publication title/academic association name
Institute for Garden Tourism Studies
Type
Other publications
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Zoen jitsumu hikkei (Handbook of Professional Landscape Architecture)

Publication date
2018
Publisher and publication title/academic association name
Asakura Publishing
Type
Other publications
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The Four Gates of Shosei-en: Rai San'yo's Entry Through the West Gate

Author
Tomoki Kato
Publication date
2018
Publisher and publication title/academic association name
Shibunkaku Works
"Niwa to kenchiku no sencha bunka(庭と建築の煎茶文化)"
(Hiromasa Amasaki, Kazuyoshi Fumoto, Zentaro Yagasaki)
Type
Other publications
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Nanzen-ji Temple's Daineiken Garden

Author
Tomoki Kato
Publication date
2017.08
Publisher and publication title/academic association name
Kyoto University of the Arts
Research Center for Japanese Garden Art and Historical Heritage
Teiengaku koza XXIV: sukisha to niwa no monogatari
Type
Other publications
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To Create a Garden: Cultivating Scenery and Enjoying the Dream of 100 Years

Author
Tomoki Kato
Publication date
2017.08
Publisher and publication title/academic association name
Kyoto University of the Arts
Research Center for Japanese Garden Art and Historical Heritage
Teiengaku koza XXIV: sukisha to niwa no monogatari
Type
Other publications
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A Study of Murin-an's Past Scenery from Old Photographs Property of General Yamagata Memorial Museum

Author
Tomoki Kato, Kazuki Shimizu, Tomio Sakaue
Publication date
2017.05
Publisher and publication title/academic association name
Landscape Research Japan, Vol. 80, No. 5, 447-552
Type
Research papers
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Garden Fostering of the Lawn that Investigates Fundamental Sensitivity of Wildflower Utilization at Murin-an Garden, a National Place of Scenic Beauty

Author
Tomio Sakaue, Tomoki Kato, Sanae Handa
Publication date
2017.03
Publisher and publication title/academic association name
Landscape Research Japan, Vol. 80 (Special Issue), Technical Reports of Landscape Architecture, No.9, 40-45
Type
Research papers
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Garden Management for "Murin-an: Place of Scenic Beauty" Focusing on its Essential Value: Lawn Management that Utilizes the Wildflowers Cherished by Yamagata Aritomo

Author
Tomio Sakaue, Tomoki Kato, Sanae Handa
Publication date
2016.06
Publisher and publication title/academic association name
Presentation given at the the National Conference of the Academic Society of Japanese Gardens
Type
Research papers
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HEALING SCENERY OF JAPANESE GARDENS AND TEACHING THE NEXT GENERATION

Author
Tomoki Kato, Takeshi Kato, Sanae Kumakura
Publication date
2016.03
Publisher and publication title/academic association name
Keynote speech given at the North American Japanese Garden Association (NAJGA), Chicago Conference
Type
Research papers
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Japanese Garden Management

Author
Tomoki Kato
Publication date
2015.07
Publisher and publication title/academic association name
Reports from the International Forum of World Gardens and Garden Landscaping
Type
Research papers
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Annual Maintenance Techniques of Existing Plants of Murin-an Garden as a National Place of Scenic Beauty-For Preserving the Spatial Characteristics of Original Sensitivity of Aritomo Yamagata

Author
Tomio Sakaue, Tomoki Kato
Publication date
2015.03
Publisher and publication title/academic association name
Landscape Research Japan, Vol. 78 (Special Issue), Technical Reports of Landscape Architecture, No.8, 98-103  
Type
Research papers
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The Spirit of the Kyoto Garden Craftsman

Author
Tomoki Kato, Hugo Torii, Akane Ishii
Publication date
2014.10
Publisher and publication title/academic association name
Keynote speech given at the North American Japanese Garden Association (NAJGA), Chicago Conference
Type
Invited lecture
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The Structure of Stream Damages and the Essence of Repairing Method founded in the Repairing Process in Aoi-den Garden of Westin Miyako Hotel

Author
Tomoki Kato, Tomio Sakaue, Hidefumi Imae
Publication date
2014.06
Publisher and publication title/academic association name
Presentation given at the the National Conference of the Academic Society of Japanese Gardens
Type
Research papers
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A case study on a continuous maintenance in an urgency restoration about Murin-an Garden in Kyoto City

Author
Tomio Sakaue, Tomoki Kato, Ryuji Yoshimura, Takahiro Naka, Hidefumi Imae
Publication date
2013.11
Publisher and publication title/academic association name
Presentation given at the Kansai Branch Meeting of the Academic Society of Japanese Gardens
Type
Research papers
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Tairyu Sanso Garden: A Garden Maintenance in Anticipation of the Next Hundred Years- I A Hundred Years of Transition the Garden has Experienced

Author
Takeshi Kato, Yumi Koyama, Tomoki Kato
Publication date
2013.11
Publisher and publication title/academic association name
Presentation given at the Kansai Branch Meeting of the Academic Society of Japanese Gardens
Type
Research papers
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Maintenance Management of Murin-an

Author
Tomio Sakaue, Tomoki Kato
Publication date
2013.10
Publisher and publication title/academic association name
Presentation given at the Kansai Branch Meeting of the Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture
Type
Research papers
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A Study on the Spatial Features of Shosei-en-Consideration of Historical Characteristics Appeared in Utilization Patterns and Scenery Transition

Author
Tomoki Kato
Publication date
2013.08
Publisher and publication title/academic association name
Landscape Research Japan, Vol.77, No.2, 130-133
Type
Research papers
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Warin-an Garden

Author
Tomoki Kato
Publication date
2013.08
Publisher and publication title/academic association name
Kyoto University of the Arts Research Center for Japanese Garden Art and Historical Heritage
Teiengaku koza XX: nihon teien no modan to posutomodan
Type
Other publications
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The Spatial Structure of Shosei-in during the Late Edo Period as Seen From its Mode of Use

Author
Tomoki Kato
Publication date
2012.10
Publisher and publication title/academic association name
Presentation given at the Kansai Branch Meeting of the Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture
Type
Research papers
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Historical Changes and Restoration-Consideration in the Kaiusou Garden

Author
Tomoki Kato
Publication date
2011.10
Publisher and publication title/academic association name
Journal of the Academic Society of Japanese Gardens (2011) No. 25
Type
Research papers
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A Study on the Spatial Features of Shosei-en

Author
Tomoki Kato
Publication date
2011.01
Publisher and publication title/academic association name
Presentation given at the Kansai Branch Meeting of the Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture
Type
Research papers
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Reflections on the Use and Scenery of Shosei-in during the Late Edo and Modern Periods

Author
Hiromasa Amasaki, Tomoki Kato
Publication date
2010.08
Publisher and publication title/academic association name
Kyoto University of the Arts Research Center for Japanese Garden Art and Historical Heritage
Teiengaku Koza XVII: Kindai sukisha no niwa- Ueji wo meguru hitobito
Type
Other publications
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Scenery analysis of Shosei-en's Thirteen Scenic Highlights in Rai Sanyo's "A Record of Shosei-en"

Author
Tomoki Kato
Publication date
2001.03
Publisher and publication title/academic association name
Presentation given at the Kansai Branch Meeting of the Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture
Type
Research papers
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Preservation and restoration of Shosei-en through the garden management process

Author
Keiko Terauchi, Daiki Kato, Tomoki Kato
Publication date
2011.01
Publisher and publication title/academic association name
Technical Reports of Landscape Architecture, No.1, 30-33
Type
Other academic association activities
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