Water

Water has a place of choice among the components of a Japanese garden.

It contributes to the expression of nature and symbolizes renewal, calm, wonder and continuity in the hereafter.

In a Sansui Japanese garden, that is, one containing elevations, various degrees are provided so that water can circulate.

Water is found in many forms. it accumulates in the ponds, runs in the streams or tumbles in the cascades.

The clear, circulating water contributes to keep the air fresh throughout the summer.

The ponds and the cascades are given a precise orientation with respect to the sun to determine how it will be reflected by the water.

Some Japanese legends have compared the hill to an emperor, water to courtiers and the stones to valiant officers preventing the courtiers (the water) from intervening in the life of the emperor.