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Japanese garden

The most popular and famous type of Japanese garden is the Zen garden. Most Japanese gardens contain several of the following elements: water, an island, a bridge to the island, a lantern (usually of stone), and a teahouse or pavilion. The Japanese garden can contain
these items in reality, or symbolically.

There are, of course, Japanese gardens without any water. But although these particular Japanese gardens do not have water, they evoke a feeling of water by using pebbles and neatly raked sand. This sort of garden is what many think of when they picture a typical Japanese garden. In fact, it is possible to find miniature sets with sand, pebbles, and a rake small enough to put on your desk at work.

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