Nitobe Memorial Garden
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The Nitobe Memorial Garden is a 2+1⁄2-acre traditional Japanese garden located at the University of British Columbia, just outside the city limits of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Although it i
Nitobe Memorial Garden during mid-April
The entrance features a wood constructed archway and a small ticket booth to the right.
The stone memorial erected during the restoration in honour of I. Nitobe.
Water walking insects on the pond.
Roji
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Roji, lit. 'dewy ground', is the Japanese term used for the garden through which one passes to the chashitsu for the tea ceremony. The roji acts as a transitional space leading from the entry gate to
Nitobe Memorial Garden
…exhibit at the 1970 Osaka Expo. The Nitobe Memorial Garden features a fully functional Japanese tea house called Ichibō-an, surrounded by an outer roji tea garden with a waiting bench, and an inner garden. The garden also features several lanterns of different varieties, including a snow viewing lantern and the…
Roji leading to the Seigetsu chashitsu at Ise Jingū; typical features include the stepping stones, moss, bamboo gate, and division into outer and inner gardens
Roji with the Nijiriguchi (Entrance) to the tea house at the Adachi Museum of Art, Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, Japan.