Find out why this garden has been named ‘the most beautiful in Japan’ for 20+ years
CNNEditor’s Note: This CNN Travel series is, or was, Shimane, Japan CNN — In Japan, gardening isn’t just a hobby – it’s an art form with spiritual significance. But while gardens across the country get lots of love on social media, many Japanese will swear their fealty to one that’s off the beaten track – the garden at the Adachi Museum of Art in bucolic Shimane prefecture, a three-hour train trip from Osaka. What you bring to it matters the mind with which you come.” A sense of place On the walls of the Adachi Museum of Art are paintings by some of Japan’s best modern artists. The art museum was designed so it would be easier to look at.” Signs in Japanese and English apologize that gardeners or other maintenance workers may be toiling in the garden during the day – a way of acknowledging that there are human beings behind the gardens’ seemingly effortless elegance. “These kinds of Japanese gardens were created precisely by virtue of this location, so the charm of the Adachi Museum of Art cannot be conveyed anywhere else.” Another way to experience the scenery is by stopping by one of the museum’s tea rooms.
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