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Japan Information Center
Consulate General of Japan
One Alliance Center
3500 Lenox Road, Suite 1600
Atlanta, GA 30326

Phone: (404) 365-9239
Email: info@aa.mofa.go.jp

Lecture and Workshop on Japanese Gardens
at the Atlanta Botanical Garden and Georgia Perimeter College
(November 3 and 4, 2010)





Lecture
Mr. Oshita began with a slide presentation and lecture.
Mr. Masashi Oshita, a Japanese gardening expert, gave a lecture and brief demonstration at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. In his presentation he used not only examples of his own work, but he showed the audience photos from gardens all over Japan and explained the defining points within each photograph.
 
Students at Georgia Perimeter College in Dunwoody also got a chance to participate in a special gardening workshop by Mr. Oshita. Students were given miniature dry landscape gardens in which they could make their own landscape designs, and Mr. Oshita explained rock placement using their work.
Students at Workshop
Students arrange rocks in frames for dry landscape gardens, or karesansui.

Related Links


  • Atlanta Botanical Garden
  • Georgia Perimeter College
  • Japan Fact Sheet - Gardens (PDF)
  • Calendar of Japan-related Cultural Events

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