For all the damage that has occurred over the centuries; for all the relentless and destructive modernization still taking place today; Kyoto; imperial capital for more than a millennium; remains a rich; inexhaustible archive of Japanese cultural history.Houses and Gardens of Kyoto introduces a broad array of Kyotos traditional houses from every period of the citys history. They range from summer villas to townhouses; from monumental Buddhist temples to insubstantial garden pavilions; from personal homes to traditional inns. All have their associated outdoor spaces; whether condensed courtyard gardens; picturesque stroll gardens; "dry landscape" stone gardens; or the "borrowed scenery" of distant landscapes.Both exquisite photo album and fascinating historical study; Houses and Gardens of Kyoto is sure to be the standard reference work on this topic for many decades to come.
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