Yoshiaki Takami, a specialist officer from the Imperial Household Agency’s Kyoto Office, works in the Katsura Imperial Villa’s garden in Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto.
Hiroshige Yazawa
Visitors to the Katsura Imperial Villa in Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto, can find themselves guided along pebble-paved paths, stepping stones and nobedan stone pavement, while being enveloped by the charm of a well-maintained garden with diverse plants, including pine, maple and azalea trees.
The garden's pond reflects the lovely surrounding scenery, and the harmonious beauty is enjoyable with every step and across the changing seasons.
This renowned garden has been carefully maintained by successive generations of specialist officers from the Kyoto Office of the Imperial Household Agency.
