The Japanese garden embodies native values, their cultural beliefs and religious principles. This is why there is no one prototype for the Japanese garden, just as there is no one native philosophy or aesthetic. In this way, similar to other forms of Japanese art, landscape design is constantly evolving because of the influx of mainland, namely Chinese, influences as well as the changing aesthetic tastes and values of the patrons.
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Takasago no Onoe no sakura Toyama no kasumi Tatazu mo aranan
GonChunagon Masafusa
On that far mountain On the slope below the peak Cherries are in flower. Oh, let the mountain mists Not arise to hide the scene.
Oe no Masafusa