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I.  Shinto — Land, Landscape, and Architecture
 

   Sacred Spaces and Places [Niwa and Himorogi]

Picken, "Shrines and Kami"
Hayakawa, "Gardens of the Gods"

   Stones and Rocks [Ishi and Seki]:

Schaarschmidt-Richter, "Introduction"
Schaarschmidt-Richter, "Landscape Elements..."
Saito and Wada, "Shibusa in Stone Arrangements"
Covello, "Characteristics and Aesthetic Qualities"

   Water [Mizu]:

Picken, "Shrine Life and Worship"
Hayakawa, "Ancient Gardens"
Saito and Wada, "Waterfalls and Rapids"

   Trees and Shrubs [Ki and Karikomi]:

Schaarschmidt-Richter, "Plants and Tress"
Picken, (re-read) "Shrine Life and Worship"

Shrine Architecture: Ise:

Watanabe, "Ise"
Picken, (reread) "Shrines and Kami"

II.  Buddhism and Buddhist Landscapes - Temples and Gardens

Zen Buddhist Architecture and Gardens

Hayakawa, "Integration of Interior and Exterior Space"
Hayakawa, "Spatial Balance"

   ZUISEN-JI: [Kamakura Period]

Johnson, "Song of Secret Places"
Johnson, "Zuisen Temple and Garden"

   SAIHO-JI: [Kamakura Period]

Bring and Wayembergh, "Saiho-ji"
Kuck, "The Western Paradise: Saiho-ji"
Johnson, "Mountains, Temple, and the Design of Movement"

   TENRYU-JI [Kamakura Period]

Kuck, "The Sung Dynasty Influence: Tenryu-ji and Kitayama-dono"
Johnson, "Garden as Sacred Space"

   RYOAN-JI [Muromachi Period]

Schaarschmidt-Richter, "Ryoan-ji"
Johnson, "Gardens of the Heart"

III.  Contemporary Religious Landscapes

Tea Garden [Roji]

1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9,  10

Courtyard Garden [tsubonouchi; nakatsubo]

1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9,  10

Contemporary Design, and Interpretation

      1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9,  10

Mitchell, "Splendor in the Gravel"