Lit. flying geese. The poetic name given to a type of zig-zag arrangement of stepping stones *…

Lit. dismounting stone. A type of keystone *yakui-shi 役石, stepped on when…

Genji 源氏 fence is a board fence with posts set at intervals and a base runner set between the foundation stones of the posts…

Lit. Genkai bridge. A type of bridge used to span deep garden streams or ravines. It is constructed with a triangular timber…

Lit. Gentan lineage garden. A style of late Edo period garden in the Izumo 出雲 district, Shimane Prefecture, associated with…

Lit. Ginkakuji type. One kind of water basin *chōzubachi 手水鉢, based on the…

Lit. five elements of stones. A name for the five types of functional and decorative stones *…

Lit. theory of five elements. A basic principle of Chinese geomancy and cosmology adapted in Japanese garden design. The…

Lit. row of five stones. One arrangement of stepping stones *tobi-ishi 飛石. It…

Lit. rolling stones. Small round stones about 10 cm in diameter used for the drainage areas around the stooping basin *…

Lit. "bush warbler fence." A common type of rustic sleeve fence *sodegaki…

Also *chūdai 中台. Middle base.

Lit. "sea stone." A generic name for stones found in the ocean or along the seashore. Because sea stones contain salt, and…

Lit. "scale pavement."
One style of *shiki-ishi 敷石 made of…

The placement of primary and secondary rocks in a group, so that the secondary ones are diagonally right and left and to the…