Portland Japanese Garden – “Waza to Kokoro” Seminar Lecture

From August 28 ~ September 4, 2016 the Portland Japanese Garden conducted the "Waza to Kokoro ~ Hands & Heart" seminar focusing on stone arrangements. Our president, Tomoki Kato was invited as a guest lecturer and presented on "anmokuchi" (tacit knowledge and shared understanding), based on the "Sakuteiki," an ancient gardening text. He discussed the importance of "anmokuchi" in the world of garden craftsmen and the challenges of transmitting sensibility in this field. For many of the seminar participants, this was their first time learning about the "Sakuteiki," and showed keen interest and fascination in the Japanese perspective and sense of natural beauty.

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