Fostering Report
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Date of issue：2024/1/15
The 18th International Landscape Architectural Symposium of Japan, China, and Korea visited Murin-an for an observational tour.
On the afternoon of November 10, 2023, the 18th International Landscape Architectural Symposium of Japan, China, and Korea visited Murin-an for an observational tour. The International Landscape Architectural Symposium of Japan, China and Korea is a biannually held conference of the Japane... Read More
Date of issue：2023/11/30
Pruning a Fir Tree
When people think of Japanese garden care, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Probably tree pruning, right? Most people think of pruning as the task of cutting long branches and ordering the tree’s look, kind of like giving the tree a haircut. But there is an important reason ... Read More
Date of issue：2023/11/27
Morning Cleaning at Murin-an: The Care and Attention Invested in a Naturalist Landscape
September 11, 2023 First thing in the morning, cleaning the garden: Kenta Deguchi, Murin-an’s head gardener Murin-an’s rustic beauty looks as though it were all a piece with nature, completely unworked on by human hands. In fact, just the opposite is the case. Day in and day out, its garden’s nat... Read More
Date of issue：2020/4/3
Seasonal Garden Care Diary: March
Japanese Quince This is Miyako Hamasaka, Planning Officer at Murin-an. In this seasonal “Garden Care Diary,” I share how we foster a garden that is a registered Place of Scenic Beauty by focusing on the monthly garden care that we perform. ＊＊＊ ☆A world that unfolds before yo... Read More
Date of issue：2020/3/3
Seasonal Garden Care Diary: February
Toothed ixederium Hello. This is Miyako Hamasaka, Murin-an’s planning officer since autumn 2019. As planning officer for “Gather in the Garden, Nurture the Garden,” I host events and workshops held at Murin-an, take photographs of the garden, and listen to the views of our visitors. On Feb... Read More
Date of issue：2020/1/28
Plucking Pine Needles in Early Winter as a Shared Ritual: Murin-an’s Case
Incidentally, while needle plucking is often performed to prepare for the New Year, it is also sometimes done for the purposes of studying garden management. At Murin-an, needle plucking is also performed for its Fostering Studies seminar program, where participants experience alongside garde... Read More
Date of issue：2019/11/6
Improvement Cutting at Murin-an in Late Summer: The Gardeners Who Protect the Boundary Between Cultural Property and the Public
First, take a look at this photograph below. The two trunks of this Japanese blue oak are nested on top of Murin-an’s outer wall. Left in this condition, these trunks will damage the wall and, in the worst-case scenario, perhaps fall into the street. There is thus a risk of causing great damage b... Read More
Date of issue：2019/10/13
Tending to the Stream in Autumn: The Secrets of the Sounds of Water from Murin-an’s Cascades
With autumn’s arrival, the mountains and fields have now entered a season of ripe maturity. There having been no significant damage from the recent Typhoon Hagibis, tranquility has been restored inside Murin-an, and the usual rhythmic sounds of its cascades are ringing out. (The garden la... Read More
Date of issue：2019/7/15
Caring for Murin-an’s Moss in Summer: The Stilly Quiet Moss and its Soothing Nature
(Scenery seen looking from the three-stage waterfall in the direction of the main house) Moss is planted to suit the conditions in each area. Different varieties of moss may respectively prefer ground, rock tops, tree roots, or areas close to water. Tongue-leaf copper moss (honmonjigoke) g... Read More
Date of issue：2019/5/13