ABSTRACT
Chapter 2 looks at a garden style that emerged in Japan in the late 19th century when the new elites of the Meiji state began to show renewed interest in Japanese gardens. Kyoto, the former capital, had gradually modernized on the eastern side of the Kamo River, with the recently completed Lake Biwa Canal providing electric power and water to the Okazaki area. Landscape architect Ogawa Jihei used the canal’s water to create a new garden style for his affluent clients. He focused on building economically while designing natural landscapes that met his clients’ social and cultural preferences. While Ogawa is now widely recognized as a key landscape architect of the time, other contributors—though less known—also played a part in the revival of horticulture in Japan.
