VISIT KANAZAWA, JAPAN - Official Travel Guide

Many find Japanese gardens breathtakingly beautiful, yet their deeper meanings often remain a mystery. How do you truly "read" a garden?

Join Kurando Fujimoto, a world-renowned master landscape architect, for an exclusive 60-minute masterclass. Fujimoto’s expertise spans from maintaining Japan’s iconic Japanese gardens to preserving the historic, century-old cherry blossoms in Washington, D.C. Through the eyes of a master, you will discover the hidden dialogues between stone, water, and flora. This is not just a tour—it is an intellectual awakening. You will acquire a refined lens to appreciate Japanese gardens, transforming the way you experience them for the rest of your life.

Experience　

• How to Appreciate Garden Trees

• Explanation of tree characteristics, unique identifiers by craftsmen, and their role in the space.
  
  

• Introduction to the Tools and Work of a Gardener
  Introduction to tools, history, and explanation of the "sound" of shears echoing on-site.

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• Demystifying Japanese Garden Culture

• Basic concepts to decode Japanese gardens, and hidden meanings behind stone, water, and trees.

Gardener Profile: Kurato Fujimoto 

Owner of a landscaping company in Kanazawa. For the past 14 years, he has served as a tree management advisor in the United States. Every winter for about three months, he travels to the U.S. and, following an inquiry from U.S. Capitol officials, works on the maintenance and protection of historical weeping cherry trees. His sincere activities are highly evaluated by the U.S. National Arboretum (USNA) and domestic and international media.

Details about Mr. Fujimoto's activities are also introduced on the U.S. National Arboretum's official page:

Protecting Our Venerable Weeping Japanese Cherry Trees (USNA)