Nihon Tei-en - Japanese Gardens - 日本庭園 - My Life in Japan - 4 - English Lesson on Japanese Culture

hello I'm drew badger the

hello I'm drew badger the co-founder of English anyone .

co-founder of English anyone .

co-founder of English anyone . com and we are back with part

com and we are back with part

com and we are back with part two of this special two-part

two of this special two-part

two of this special two-part video about japanese tea and

video about japanese tea and

video about japanese tea and japanese gardens

japanese gardens

japanese gardens if you haven't seen part one

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and it will take you back to watch that

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watch that but if you're coming from part 1

but if you're coming from part 1

but if you're coming from part 1 then just sit back relax and

then just sit back relax and

then just sit back relax and enjoy the video

enjoy the video

enjoy the video now we've just finished some tea

now we've just finished some tea

now we've just finished some tea but I really want to show you

but I really want to show you

but I really want to show you something that's much more

something that's much more

something that's much more important to me something that I

important to me something that I

important to me something that I came out here to study this is

came out here to study this is

came out here to study this is the reason i came to japan and

the reason i came to japan and

the reason i came to japan and this is the japanese garden

this is the japanese garden

this is the japanese garden now I know it's a it's a very

now I know it's a it's a very

now I know it's a it's a very iconic thing about Japan and I

iconic thing about Japan and I

iconic thing about Japan and I think the reason I got into it

think the reason I got into it

think the reason I got into it initially many many years ago

initially many many years ago

initially many many years ago when i was a child is because of

when i was a child is because of

when i was a child is because of the mathematics that are behind

the mathematics that are behind

the mathematics that are behind japanese gardens so I want to

japanese gardens so I want to

japanese gardens so I want to talk about that first talked

talk about that first talked

talk about that first talked about a little bit of garden

about a little bit of garden

about a little bit of garden design and also you can see

design and also you can see

design and also you can see again I mentioned a little bit

again I mentioned a little bit

again I mentioned a little bit in the TV video

in the TV video

in the TV video how because the Japanese home is

how because the Japanese home is

how because the Japanese home is built out of wood

built out of wood

built out of wood you've got long walls and you

you've got long walls and you

you've got long walls and you have kind of shorter homes that

have kind of shorter homes that

have kind of shorter homes that makes for a much more kind of

makes for a much more kind of

makes for a much more kind of picture frame window so the

picture frame window so the

picture frame window so the japanese garden is really

japanese garden is really

japanese garden is really designed to be viewed from

designed to be viewed from

designed to be viewed from inside the home

inside the home

inside the home that's why if you walk around in

that's why if you walk around in

that's why if you walk around in a lot of Japanese neighborhoods

a lot of Japanese neighborhoods

a lot of Japanese neighborhoods you'll see high walls everywhere

you'll see high walls everywhere

you'll see high walls everywhere and it may be just kind of looks

and it may be just kind of looks

and it may be just kind of looks like a big concrete area but as

like a big concrete area but as

like a big concrete area but as soon as you go into the wall or

soon as you go into the wall or

soon as you go into the wall or go kind of you know you pass

go kind of you know you pass

go kind of you know you pass through the gate or you're

through the gate or you're

through the gate or you're inside the home you'll be able

inside the home you'll be able

inside the home you'll be able to sit in a situation like this

to sit in a situation like this

to sit in a situation like this where you've got a lovely open

where you've got a lovely open

where you've got a lovely open space here and it's a large

space here and it's a large

space here and it's a large almost like kind of like a

almost like kind of like a

almost like kind of like a picture frame movie where you

picture frame movie where you

picture frame movie where you can look outside and you've got

can look outside and you've got

can look outside and you've got really very little distinction

really very little distinction

really very little distinction between the outside and the

between the outside and the

between the outside and the inside so I don't even have a

inside so I don't even have a

inside so I don't even have a screen here i can lean right out

screen here i can lean right out

screen here i can lean right out and i'm still like got the

and i'm still like got the

and i'm still like got the inside and the outside

inside and the outside

inside and the outside here so we're going to go in and

here so we're going to go in and

here so we're going to go in and take a look at the garden i'm

take a look at the garden i'm

take a look at the garden i'm actually going to put on some of

actually going to put on some of

actually going to put on some of these Japanese slippers these

these Japanese slippers these

these Japanese slippers these are called Saudi and i'm going

are called Saudi and i'm going

are called Saudi and i'm going to because i don't have actual

to because i don't have actual

to because i don't have actual special kind of socks for that

special kind of socks for that

special kind of socks for that today I'm going to make some

today I'm going to make some

today I'm going to make some special ones right now watch

special ones right now watch

special ones right now watch this

this

this ok alright so let's slip these

ok alright so let's slip these

ok alright so let's slip these on

on

on now there are kind of two parts

now there are kind of two parts

now there are kind of two parts to this garden

to this garden

to this garden usually there is a more kind of

usually there is a more kind of

usually there is a more kind of secluded one or a protected one

secluded one or a protected one

secluded one or a protected one that's just for the people that

that's just for the people that

that's just for the people that are in the home where in that

are in the home where in that

are in the home where in that particular tea room for these

particular tea room for these

particular tea room for these shoes are a little bit small

shoes are a little bit small

shoes are a little bit small I've gotten used to that out

I've gotten used to that out

I've gotten used to that out here in japan i'm just going to

here in japan i'm just going to

here in japan i'm just going to walk over here there are some

walk over here there are some

walk over here there are some rocks because i want to show you

rocks because i want to show you

rocks because i want to show you something about Japanese garden

something about Japanese garden

something about Japanese garden design and you can see when

design and you can see when

design and you can see when people do the designs for the

people do the designs for the

people do the designs for the rocks even be the height of the

rocks even be the height of the

rocks even be the height of the rocks and the space

rocks and the space

rocks and the space it's all about being

it's all about being

it's all about being proportional so it's really

proportional so it's really

proportional so it's really about mathematics and all of the

about mathematics and all of the

about mathematics and all of the different plants that you use

different plants that you use

different plants that you use these are important to Japanese

these are important to Japanese

these are important to Japanese design and a lot of them that

design and a lot of them that

design and a lot of them that are kind of indigenous or their

are kind of indigenous or their

are kind of indigenous or their local plants you would be using

local plants you would be using

local plants you would be using those in the garden but the real

those in the garden but the real

those in the garden but the real thing that makes a Japanese

thing that makes a Japanese

thing that makes a Japanese garden a Japanese garden is

garden a Japanese garden is

garden a Japanese garden is really the mathematics that are

really the mathematics that are

really the mathematics that are under it

under it

under it so even something like this you

so even something like this you

so even something like this you would see the flat area from

would see the flat area from

would see the flat area from this rock is going nicely with

this rock is going nicely with

this rock is going nicely with the flat area from this rock

the flat area from this rock

the flat area from this rock right here because if you have a

right here because if you have a

right here because if you have a point

point

point going into this one it's kind of

going into this one it's kind of

going into this one it's kind of disturbing to the eye

disturbing to the eye

disturbing to the eye so if you really want to have

so if you really want to have

so if you really want to have something that's nice and

something that's nice and

something that's nice and pleasing you can look right here

pleasing you can look right here

pleasing you can look right here and see how the edge of each one

and see how the edge of each one

and see how the edge of each one of these stones has a nice kind

of these stones has a nice kind

of these stones has a nice kind of parallel feel to it

of parallel feel to it

of parallel feel to it so I'm walking here and it's

so I'm walking here and it's

so I'm walking here and it's nice and easy each one of these

nice and easy each one of these

nice and easy each one of these you see as they turn

you see as they turn

you see as they turn it's still that nice parallel

it's still that nice parallel

it's still that nice parallel line here so I'm walking over

line here so I'm walking over

line here so I'm walking over here again i just want to get

here again i just want to get

here again i just want to get some of the rocks out here so i

some of the rocks out here so i

some of the rocks out here so i can show you something

can show you something

can show you something interesting about Japanese

interesting about Japanese

interesting about Japanese design

design

design now if I'm going to build a

now if I'm going to build a

now if I'm going to build a Japanese garden from scratch so

Japanese garden from scratch so

Japanese garden from scratch so from scratch means to do

from scratch means to do

from scratch means to do something from the very

something from the very

something from the very beginning

beginning

beginning really the japanese garden is

really the japanese garden is

really the japanese garden is different from a Western garden

different from a Western garden

different from a Western garden inn

inn

inn it's not really designed around

it's not really designed around

it's not really designed around symmetry you want to have

symmetry you want to have

symmetry you want to have balance which means that if I

balance which means that if I

balance which means that if I have like a rectangle and I have

have like a rectangle and I have

have like a rectangle and I have you know kind of a typical like

you know kind of a typical like

you know kind of a typical like a a Western garden you would

a a Western garden you would

a a Western garden you would have you know something if you

have you know something if you

have you know something if you go to like an English garden

go to like an English garden

go to like an English garden where you've got beautiful

where you've got beautiful

where you've got beautiful flowers everywhere

flowers everywhere

flowers everywhere it's meant to be viewed from up

it's meant to be viewed from up

it's meant to be viewed from up high so you can look at it again

high so you can look at it again

high so you can look at it again we've got the the difference

we've got the the difference

we've got the the difference between a Japanese home it's

between a Japanese home it's

between a Japanese home it's made out of wood that's got long

made out of wood that's got long

made out of wood that's got long windows so you can sit inside

windows so you can sit inside

windows so you can sit inside and look at it from the inside

and look at it from the inside

and look at it from the inside or you've got a house made of

or you've got a house made of

or you've got a house made of stone were like a castle

stone were like a castle

stone were like a castle something like that it's got

something like that it's got

something like that it's got very thin windows because you

very thin windows because you

very thin windows because you just can't have a lot of a long

just can't have a lot of a long

just can't have a lot of a long area with wide windows when

area with wide windows when

area with wide windows when you're working with stone

you're working with stone

you're working with stone so if we're looking up at the

so if we're looking up at the

so if we're looking up at the top of the garden we've got

top of the garden we've got

top of the garden we've got maybe like a rectangular area

maybe like a rectangular area

maybe like a rectangular area like this and we've got some

like this and we've got some

like this and we've got some flowers here and some flowers

flowers here and some flowers

flowers here and some flowers here and then we've got symmetry

here and then we've got symmetry

here and then we've got symmetry so this symmetry means we've got

so this symmetry means we've got

so this symmetry means we've got the same thing on both sides

the same thing on both sides

the same thing on both sides here and it's balanced but it's

here and it's balanced but it's

here and it's balanced but it's not particularly interesting

not particularly interesting

not particularly interesting because well you know it's just

because well you know it's just

because well you know it's just it's kind of easy to make

it's kind of easy to make

it's kind of easy to make so part of what japanese garden

so part of what japanese garden

so part of what japanese garden design is made up of is the

design is made up of is the

design is made up of is the golden ratio and the golden

golden ratio and the golden

golden ratio and the golden ratio is the thing that you'll

ratio is the thing that you'll

ratio is the thing that you'll see in nature it's all over the

see in nature it's all over the

see in nature it's all over the place and it's kind of the like

place and it's kind of the like

place and it's kind of the like the Fibonacci numbers the

the Fibonacci numbers the

the Fibonacci numbers the Fibonacci sequence where you've

Fibonacci sequence where you've

Fibonacci sequence where you've got three five seven and like it

got three five seven and like it

got three five seven and like it spirals out that way and it's

spirals out that way and it's

spirals out that way and it's you'll see it everywhere it

you'll see it everywhere it

you'll see it everywhere it could be in the the shape of a

could be in the the shape of a

could be in the the shape of a flower or in like population

flower or in like population

flower or in like population numbers its kind of technical

numbers its kind of technical

numbers its kind of technical but basically it's more pleasing

but basically it's more pleasing

but basically it's more pleasing to the eye if you begin with

to the eye if you begin with

to the eye if you begin with something like a triangle

something like a triangle

something like a triangle so if you are the front here and

so if you are the front here and

so if you are the front here and i'm going to design something

i'm going to design something

i'm going to design something you've got kind of like the 357

you've got kind of like the 357

you've got kind of like the 357 angling we will move these

angling we will move these

angling we will move these stones around so you can see how

stones around so you can see how

stones around so you can see how this looks but we've got if you

this looks but we've got if you

this looks but we've got if you were to take like a basic just

were to take like a basic just

were to take like a basic just using two stones to begin with

using two stones to begin with

using two stones to begin with and I've got a

and I've got a

and I've got a like a lever like this so I've

like a lever like this so I've

like a lever like this so I've got like a lever with a point in

got like a lever with a point in

got like a lever with a point in the middle and it can balance

the middle and it can balance

the middle and it can balance like this

like this

like this now i can take a big rock here

now i can take a big rock here

now i can take a big rock here and the same rock on this other

and the same rock on this other

and the same rock on this other side and I've got the balance

side and I've got the balance

side and I've got the balance point in the middle and

point in the middle and

point in the middle and basically you've got you know

basically you've got you know

basically you've got you know you've got balance but again

you've got balance but again

you've got balance but again it's like that kind of Western

it's like that kind of Western

it's like that kind of Western garden where it's got balance

garden where it's got balance

garden where it's got balance and it's got symmetry but it's

and it's got symmetry but it's

and it's got symmetry but it's just not that interesting but if

just not that interesting but if

just not that interesting but if i were to take a Japanese garden

i were to take a Japanese garden

i were to take a Japanese garden design i would take that same

design i would take that same

design i would take that same idea where I've got a balance

idea where I've got a balance

idea where I've got a balance point here where you can put a

point here where you can put a

point here where you can put a really large stone here

really large stone here

really large stone here but then a really tiny stone all

but then a really tiny stone all

but then a really tiny stone all the way over here you've got

the way over here you've got

the way over here you've got balance again but again it's not

balance again but again it's not

balance again but again it's not symmetrical so it's not the same

symmetrical so it's not the same

symmetrical so it's not the same thing on both sides and it

thing on both sides and it

thing on both sides and it becomes more interesting that

becomes more interesting that

becomes more interesting that way

way

way so what we're going to do

so what we're going to do

so what we're going to do instead of having two rocks

instead of having two rocks

instead of having two rocks together on a single line we're

together on a single line we're

together on a single line we're going to create a triangle with

going to create a triangle with

going to create a triangle with these

these

these so you're coming from the front

so you're coming from the front

so you're coming from the front and we would start with like one

and we would start with like one

and we would start with like one rock here

rock here

rock here one rock here and then one rock

one rock here and then one rock

one rock here and then one rock here

here

here now you notice that each of

now you notice that each of

now you notice that each of these is kind of on its own line

these is kind of on its own line

these is kind of on its own line they're not crossing each other

they're not crossing each other

they're not crossing each other and then the space between each

and then the space between each

and then the space between each of these things you know and

of these things you know and

of these things you know and again like you could you can

again like you could you can

again like you could you can kind of move them around you

kind of move them around you

kind of move them around you don't have to be exact about it

don't have to be exact about it

don't have to be exact about it but you'll see this spacing in

but you'll see this spacing in

but you'll see this spacing in nature so the size of this and

nature so the size of this and

nature so the size of this and the size of that and the size of

the size of that and the size of

the size of that and the size of this and the distances between

this and the distances between

this and the distances between all of these are really what

all of these are really what

all of these are really what make up a pleasing garden to the

make up a pleasing garden to the

make up a pleasing garden to the eye

eye

eye so if you're sitting here and

so if you're sitting here and

so if you're sitting here and you're looking at the garden

you're looking at the garden

you're looking at the garden this way you can really see what

this way you can really see what

this way you can really see what it looks like where you've got

it looks like where you've got

it looks like where you've got kind of like a balance point

kind of like a balance point

kind of like a balance point here

here

here this half of the garden in this

this half of the garden in this

this half of the garden in this half of the garden and then you

half of the garden and then you

half of the garden and then you can see if we were to move these

can see if we were to move these

can see if we were to move these things around how it becomes

things around how it becomes

things around how it becomes less balanced or more balanced

less balanced or more balanced

less balanced or more balanced or you know trying to find the

or you know trying to find the

or you know trying to find the ideal placement for all of these

ideal placement for all of these

ideal placement for all of these things

things

things so when you look at gardens

so when you look at gardens

so when you look at gardens especially something like go on

especially something like go on

especially something like go on g which is a really popular

g which is a really popular

g which is a really popular garden and killed oh this is

garden and killed oh this is

garden and killed oh this is like one of the big rock gardens

like one of the big rock gardens

like one of the big rock gardens and i believe it's it's a world

and i believe it's it's a world

and i believe it's it's a world heritage site actually where

heritage site actually where

heritage site actually where you've just got basically a big

you've just got basically a big

you've just got basically a big open area with the regular

open area with the regular

open area with the regular gravel kind of like this and

gravel kind of like this and

gravel kind of like this and then a few rocks

then a few rocks

then a few rocks it's basically just this kind of

it's basically just this kind of

it's basically just this kind of mathematics so we'll go out into

mathematics so we'll go out into

mathematics so we'll go out into the actual garden over here and

the actual garden over here and

the actual garden over here and we'll take a look and see what's

we'll take a look and see what's

we'll take a look and see what's up

up

up that looks like ok now we're

that looks like ok now we're

that looks like ok now we're going to actually walk out into

going to actually walk out into

going to actually walk out into the garden so i showed you kind

the garden so i showed you kind

the garden so i showed you kind of that design before remember

of that design before remember

of that design before remember we're seeing again that seemed

we're seeing again that seemed

we're seeing again that seemed style here we've got the rocks

style here we've got the rocks

style here we've got the rocks that are coming together you see

that are coming together you see

that are coming together you see there's nice clean parallel

there's nice clean parallel

there's nice clean parallel lines there and we're going to

lines there and we're going to

lines there and we're going to walk out and see all of the

walk out and see all of the

walk out and see all of the beautiful kinds of trees that we

beautiful kinds of trees that we

beautiful kinds of trees that we can find out here lots of lovely

can find out here lots of lovely

can find out here lots of lovely again like it's ornamental but

again like it's ornamental but

again like it's ornamental but really the the garden is

really the the garden is

really the the garden is designed from a skeleton and

designed from a skeleton and

designed from a skeleton and then you put all of the plants

then you put all of the plants

then you put all of the plants and after that

and after that

and after that so that's when you're actually

so that's when you're actually

so that's when you're actually building a garden you would

building a garden you would

building a garden you would build it that way you would

build it that way you would

build it that way you would begin with the design figure out

begin with the design figure out

begin with the design figure out where all the rocks go and then

where all the rocks go and then

where all the rocks go and then you move in to put the plants in

you move in to put the plants in

you move in to put the plants in after that

after that

after that so let's take a look you can

so let's take a look you can

so let's take a look you can actually take a look from over

actually take a look from over

actually take a look from over here and see that same path that

here and see that same path that

here and see that same path that goes into where we were just

goes into where we were just

goes into where we were just having the tea ceremony over

having the tea ceremony over

having the tea ceremony over there so it's a really lovely

there so it's a really lovely

there so it's a really lovely view whether you're sitting

view whether you're sitting

view whether you're sitting inside the room where you're

inside the room where you're

inside the room where you're standing outside and you're

standing outside and you're

standing outside and you're taking a look at how everything

taking a look at how everything

taking a look at how everything kind of flows together

kind of flows together

kind of flows together so this is a really nice garden

so this is a really nice garden

so this is a really nice garden because it's also got a koi pond

because it's also got a koi pond

because it's also got a koi pond and coy the large ornamental

and coy the large ornamental

and coy the large ornamental gold fish for carp

gold fish for carp

gold fish for carp so we're going to take a look at

so we're going to take a look at

so we're going to take a look at those as well now you don't

those as well now you don't

those as well now you don't necessarily have to have one of

necessarily have to have one of

necessarily have to have one of those in the pond but really the

those in the pond but really the

those in the pond but really the point of having japanese koi aur

point of having japanese koi aur

point of having japanese koi aur these gold fish in the pond is

these gold fish in the pond is

these gold fish in the pond is just to add a little bit of

just to add a little bit of

just to add a little bit of color

color

color if you look around you got kind

if you look around you got kind

if you look around you got kind of the contrast between lots of

of the contrast between lots of

of the contrast between lots of the greenery and you'll see some

the greenery and you'll see some

the greenery and you'll see some flowers in Japanese gardening

flowers in Japanese gardening

flowers in Japanese gardening but really like the the japanese

but really like the the japanese

but really like the the japanese garden is designed to be

garden is designed to be

garden is designed to be beautiful all year long

beautiful all year long

beautiful all year long so even if there are some trees

so even if there are some trees

so even if there are some trees that lose their leaves you'll

that lose their leaves you'll

that lose their leaves you'll have others like the pine tree

have others like the pine tree

have others like the pine tree that have needles all year

that have needles all year

that have needles all year so most of the things again

so most of the things again

so most of the things again you'll see a few flowers here

you'll see a few flowers here

you'll see a few flowers here and there

and there

and there these are just for accents

these are just for accents

these are just for accents really you want to have a nice

really you want to have a nice

really you want to have a nice lush garden if that's the style

lush garden if that's the style

lush garden if that's the style you're going for

you're going for

you're going for and then you've got the rocks

and then you've got the rocks

and then you've got the rocks and the dirt to contrast with

and the dirt to contrast with

and the dirt to contrast with that but then we take a look at

that but then we take a look at

that but then we take a look at some of the coy over here you'll

some of the coy over here you'll

some of the coy over here you'll get to see these right now and

get to see these right now and

get to see these right now and these are really just to add a

these are really just to add a

these are really just to add a lot of kind of bright color and

lot of kind of bright color and

lot of kind of bright color and an actual movement to the garden

an actual movement to the garden

an actual movement to the garden because we don't have something

because we don't have something

because we don't have something you know obviously the trees

you know obviously the trees

you know obviously the trees aren't moving around they're not

aren't moving around they're not

aren't moving around they're not walking and jumping and saying

walking and jumping and saying

walking and jumping and saying hello or anything so we've got

hello or anything so we've got

hello or anything so we've got some lovely fish and we can come

some lovely fish and we can come

some lovely fish and we can come in and right here

in and right here

in and right here the official actually talk to

the official actually talk to

the official actually talk to you if you can see them right

you if you can see them right

you if you can see them right there he says hello

there he says hello

there he says hello hello how are you welcome to my

hello how are you welcome to my

hello how are you welcome to my guard and give me some food

guard and give me some food

guard and give me some food so they're all coming over we

so they're all coming over we

so they're all coming over we can actually walk on this little

can actually walk on this little

can actually walk on this little bridge over here and get a nice

bridge over here and get a nice

bridge over here and get a nice view of them

view of them

view of them and you can get a really good

and you can get a really good

and you can get a really good view of these fish

view of these fish

view of these fish now some of these can get

now some of these can get

now some of these can get actually quite large and really

actually quite large and really

actually quite large and really expensive and there are lots of

expensive and there are lots of

expensive and there are lots of different varieties but again

different varieties but again

different varieties but again you can see how they're just in

you can see how they're just in

you can see how they're just in there to add a little bit of

there to add a little bit of

there to add a little bit of movement to the garden and

movement to the garden and

movement to the garden and really just to add some nice

really just to add some nice

really just to add some nice color

color

color so everything else in the garden

so everything else in the garden

so everything else in the garden it's really green and you've got

it's really green and you've got

it's really green and you've got these lovely orange or gold

these lovely orange or gold

these lovely orange or gold colors in the gardens that are

colors in the gardens that are

colors in the gardens that are coming out from here

coming out from here

coming out from here now if you look at the rocks

now if you look at the rocks

now if you look at the rocks again let's see if we can find a

again let's see if we can find a

again let's see if we can find a nice and we're going to turn

nice and we're going to turn

nice and we're going to turn around and look over here that

around and look over here that

around and look over here that same design i was talking about

same design i was talking about

same design i was talking about before the garden design might

before the garden design might

before the garden design might look complicated but really

look complicated but really

look complicated but really we're building a garden from

we're building a garden from

we're building a garden from triangles and triangles and

triangles and triangles and

triangles and triangles and other geometric shapes that just

other geometric shapes that just

other geometric shapes that just look pleasing to the eye because

look pleasing to the eye because

look pleasing to the eye because that's the Fibonacci oh the

that's the Fibonacci oh the

that's the Fibonacci oh the Fibonacci ratio the the lines

Fibonacci ratio the the lines

Fibonacci ratio the the lines and the idea is that really just

and the idea is that really just

and the idea is that really just are . this very visually

are . this very visually

are . this very visually pleasing

pleasing

pleasing so we've got a large stone here

so we've got a large stone here

so we've got a large stone here and another one here and then we

and another one here and then we

and another one here and then we anchor the garden like that and

anchor the garden like that and

anchor the garden like that and then once we get that design we

then once we get that design we

then once we get that design we can start putting in other

can start putting in other

can start putting in other things like that so we'll move

things like that so we'll move

things like that so we'll move back over here now we're over at

back over here now we're over at

back over here now we're over at a waterfall hopefully you can

a waterfall hopefully you can

a waterfall hopefully you can hear me pretty well it's a

hear me pretty well it's a

hear me pretty well it's a little bit loud

little bit loud

little bit loud now there will be lots of

now there will be lots of

now there will be lots of different designs and waterfalls

different designs and waterfalls

different designs and waterfalls but really the japanese-style

but really the japanese-style

but really the japanese-style waterfall is is trying to

waterfall is is trying to

waterfall is is trying to actually design not kind of

actually design not kind of

actually design not kind of designed to mimic a real

designed to mimic a real

designed to mimic a real waterfall

waterfall

waterfall now what's tricky about this is

now what's tricky about this is

now what's tricky about this is that unless you're living at a

that unless you're living at a

that unless you're living at a place where you've got an actual

place where you've got an actual

place where you've got an actual mountain where you can have

mountain where you can have

mountain where you can have something coming down

something coming down

something coming down it's really hard to make

it's really hard to make

it's really hard to make something that looks like a

something that looks like a

something that looks like a waterfall

waterfall

waterfall now this is designed the way it

now this is designed the way it

now this is designed the way it is because it it really feels

is because it it really feels

is because it it really feels like you've got it he'll hear an

like you've got it he'll hear an

like you've got it he'll hear an actual waterfall coming down

actual waterfall coming down

actual waterfall coming down from it

from it

from it so this is again when even

so this is again when even

so this is again when even though the mind is you know

though the mind is you know

though the mind is you know understanding that this is not a

understanding that this is not a

understanding that this is not a real waterfall this is not a

real waterfall this is not a

real waterfall this is not a natural waterfall

natural waterfall

natural waterfall the design is like this to mimic

the design is like this to mimic

the design is like this to mimic the natural waterfall style and

the natural waterfall style and

the natural waterfall style and that's what it's really really

that's what it's really really

that's what it's really really pleasing and relaxing the people

pleasing and relaxing the people

pleasing and relaxing the people what you often see in gardens is

what you often see in gardens is

what you often see in gardens is you'll have kind of a mound it's

you'll have kind of a mound it's

you'll have kind of a mound it's almost like a water volcano

almost like a water volcano

almost like a water volcano where people will design

where people will design

where people will design something you can see that

something you can see that

something you can see that there's nothing that it's like

there's nothing that it's like

there's nothing that it's like actually coming down from a lot

actually coming down from a lot

actually coming down from a lot of Japanese designs they will

of Japanese designs they will

of Japanese designs they will have it so they even if it's if

have it so they even if it's if

have it so they even if it's if it's amount like this you can't

it's amount like this you can't

it's amount like this you can't really tell that this is the top

really tell that this is the top

really tell that this is the top the water could be coming from

the water could be coming from

the water could be coming from another location and the water

another location and the water

another location and the water is usually looking like it's

is usually looking like it's

is usually looking like it's turning from another location so

turning from another location so

turning from another location so again it's kind of tricking the

again it's kind of tricking the

again it's kind of tricking the mind that the waterfall is

mind that the waterfall is

mind that the waterfall is actually a real waterfall

actually a real waterfall

actually a real waterfall and have you come over here and

and have you come over here and

and have you come over here and look a bit more closely

look a bit more closely

look a bit more closely you can see there are elements

you can see there are elements

you can see there are elements in here you really want to have

in here you really want to have

in here you really want to have not only like the sound of the

not only like the sound of the

not only like the sound of the waterfall is important but how

waterfall is important but how

waterfall is important but how the water is actually moving and

the water is actually moving and

the water is actually moving and you really want to think

you really want to think

you really want to think especially when you're designing

especially when you're designing

especially when you're designing waterfalls and rivers that you

waterfalls and rivers that you

waterfalls and rivers that you really want to make sure that

really want to make sure that

really want to make sure that the flow of the water is the way

the flow of the water is the way

the flow of the water is the way it would flow in the real world

it would flow in the real world

it would flow in the real world so if you have something like

so if you have something like

so if you have something like this and you've got like a long

this and you've got like a long

this and you've got like a long piece of rock that would be

piece of rock that would be

piece of rock that would be coming out that way it would not

coming out that way it would not

coming out that way it would not be pleasing to the eye because

be pleasing to the eye because

be pleasing to the eye because everybody would kind of know

everybody would kind of know

everybody would kind of know intuitively that the water would

intuitively that the water would

intuitively that the water would come through and the water would

come through and the water would

come through and the water would break that down

break that down

break that down so always you're looking at

so always you're looking at

so always you're looking at something where you see the

something where you see the

something where you see the water coming down

water coming down

water coming down and the water goes this way and

and the water goes this way and

and the water goes this way and then that way and it goes around

then that way and it goes around

then that way and it goes around rocks and then goes out into the

rocks and then goes out into the

rocks and then goes out into the actual garden here

actual garden here

actual garden here and it looks like the fish are

and it looks like the fish are

and it looks like the fish are back looking for some more food

back looking for some more food

back looking for some more food over here this isn't very smart

over here this isn't very smart

over here this isn't very smart fish I think

fish I think

fish I think yes i'm sorry i'm sorry i don't

yes i'm sorry i'm sorry i don't

yes i'm sorry i'm sorry i don't know

know

know and you can see we've got some

and you can see we've got some

and you can see we've got some lovely japanese pine trees over

lovely japanese pine trees over

lovely japanese pine trees over here these are some of the

here these are some of the

here these are some of the things that I came to study you

things that I came to study you

things that I came to study you can zoom in on those and you can

can zoom in on those and you can

can zoom in on those and you can see a little bit depending on

see a little bit depending on

see a little bit depending on the type of a year usually these

the type of a year usually these

the type of a year usually these will be pruned you will trim the

will be pruned you will trim the

will be pruned you will trim the leaves of those maybe twice a

leaves of those maybe twice a

leaves of those maybe twice a year and then really you

year and then really you

year and then really you you're wanting to create that

you're wanting to create that

you're wanting to create that lovely kind of cascading look of

lovely kind of cascading look of

lovely kind of cascading look of the pine tree in the same way

the pine tree in the same way

the pine tree in the same way that you get that from you know

that you get that from you know

that you get that from you know the the Japanese maple which is

the the Japanese maple which is

the the Japanese maple which is the other tree over here on the

the other tree over here on the

the other tree over here on the left

left

left so these are kind of the typical

so these are kind of the typical

so these are kind of the typical things when you think of a

things when you think of a

things when you think of a Japanese garden you thinking of

Japanese garden you thinking of

Japanese garden you thinking of a Momiji so that's the japanese

a Momiji so that's the japanese

a Momiji so that's the japanese garden typical Japanese maple

garden typical Japanese maple

garden typical Japanese maple tree and then you've got the

tree and then you've got the

tree and then you've got the pine tree and there are

pine tree and there are

pine tree and there are different varieties of that as

different varieties of that as

different varieties of that as well and then you've got a few

well and then you've got a few

well and then you've got a few other things that are kind of

other things that are kind of

other things that are kind of anchoring it and little things

anchoring it and little things

anchoring it and little things like this little little poco de

like this little little poco de

like this little little poco de looking lantern thing like this

looking lantern thing like this

looking lantern thing like this isn't necessarily typical you

isn't necessarily typical you

isn't necessarily typical you don't have to have that it

don't have to have that it

don't have to have that it doesn't necessarily make

doesn't necessarily make

doesn't necessarily make something a Japanese garden

something a Japanese garden

something a Japanese garden again you begin with the math

again you begin with the math

again you begin with the math and then you work up to things

and then you work up to things

and then you work up to things like plants and other little

like plants and other little

like plants and other little ornamental things like that so

ornamental things like that so

ornamental things like that so there's probably a light in that

there's probably a light in that

there's probably a light in that and in the evening

and in the evening

and in the evening it's probably very nice over

it's probably very nice over

it's probably very nice over here so this is the whole reason

here so this is the whole reason

here so this is the whole reason i came to japan and even though

i came to japan and even though

i came to japan and even though i haven't yet started learning

i haven't yet started learning

i haven't yet started learning how to build water gardens

how to build water gardens

how to build water gardens I know how to build the kind of

I know how to build the kind of

I know how to build the kind of dr things and I can actually

dr things and I can actually

dr things and I can actually build and design something like

build and design something like

build and design something like this so i look forward

this so i look forward

this so i look forward you know while I continue to

you know while I continue to

you know while I continue to make more videos for for you and

make more videos for for you and

make more videos for for you and everyone else out there on

everyone else out there on

everyone else out there on YouTube really learning to come

YouTube really learning to come

YouTube really learning to come back and enjoy all of the koi

back and enjoy all of the koi

back and enjoy all of the koi and the other things we've got a

and the other things we've got a

and the other things we've got a whole bunch of them right here

whole bunch of them right here

whole bunch of them right here let's look at all these guys

let's look at all these guys

let's look at all these guys they all look pretty hungry i

they all look pretty hungry i

they all look pretty hungry i guess i'm sorry i didn't save

guess i'm sorry i didn't save

guess i'm sorry i didn't save any of my tea snack for you guys

any of my tea snack for you guys

any of my tea snack for you guys yeah

yeah

yeah but i really hope you have

but i really hope you have

but i really hope you have enjoyed this video and I look

enjoyed this video and I look

enjoyed this video and I look forward to showing you many more

forward to showing you many more

forward to showing you many more things about Japan

things about Japan

things about Japan if there are more things

if there are more things

if there are more things specifically you'd like to know

specifically you'd like to know

specifically you'd like to know about again even in a Japanese

about again even in a Japanese

about again even in a Japanese garden or even pruning

garden or even pruning

garden or even pruning particular trees there's lots of

particular trees there's lots of

particular trees there's lots of very refined things you can go

very refined things you can go

very refined things you can go into even about like the

into even about like the

into even about like the carpentry that goes into the

carpentry that goes into the

carpentry that goes into the wood lots of different things

wood lots of different things

wood lots of different things how you select the rocks all of

how you select the rocks all of

how you select the rocks all of these different things even

these different things even

these different things even about a garden it's actually

about a garden it's actually

about a garden it's actually quite technical and there's a

quite technical and there's a

quite technical and there's a lifetime that's really required

lifetime that's really required

lifetime that's really required to learn all of these things but

to learn all of these things but

to learn all of these things but i hope this video has been

i hope this video has been

i hope this video has been helpful especially if you're

helpful especially if you're

helpful especially if you're interested in japanese gardens

interested in japanese gardens

interested in japanese gardens to really just begin even try if

to really just begin even try if

to really just begin even try if you have a garden in your own

you have a garden in your own

you have a garden in your own home and you want to try

home and you want to try

home and you want to try building something begin with

building something begin with

building something begin with the mathematics play with some

the mathematics play with some

the mathematics play with some stones and see if you can find a

stones and see if you can find a

stones and see if you can find a kind of nice golden ratio where

kind of nice golden ratio where

kind of nice golden ratio where you've got a lovely triangle and

you've got a lovely triangle and

you've got a lovely triangle and then try putting a few flowers

then try putting a few flowers

then try putting a few flowers around that and take a look at

around that and take a look at

around that and take a look at some videos and other images

some videos and other images

some videos and other images online that might help you find

online that might help you find

online that might help you find some interesting designs for

some interesting designs for

some interesting designs for your own home

your own home

your own home well again this is Ben Drew

well again this is Ben Drew

well again this is Ben Drew badger for english anyone . com

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