Sakuteiki: Visions of the Japanese Garden

“The Sakuteiki”, or “Records of Garden Making,” was written nearly one thousand years ago. It is the oldest existing text on Japanese gardening – or any kind of gardening – in the world. In this edition of the “Sakuteiki”, the authors provide both an English-language translation of this classic work and an introduction to the cultural and historical context that led to the development of Japanese gardening.