A Study on the Recognition and Images of Japanese Gardens in the Minds of Westerners Familiar with Japanese Culture

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  • 知日家欧米人の日本庭園に対する認識とイメージに関する調査研究
  • チニチカ オウベイジン ノ ニホン テイエン ニ タイスル ニンシキ ト イメ

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This study tried to make clear the recognition and images of Japanese gardens in the minds of Westerners living in Japan who could be told familiar with Japanese culture, through a questionaire survey.<BR>The degree of Westerners' experience and understanding of Japanese gardens does not differ greatly from that of Japanese, nor is there much difference in their overall subjective impressions. On the contrary, these Westerners take pride in their understanding of the language of Japanese gardens, and are proof both to themselves and to Japanese that foreigners are capable of understanding Japanese gardens. Images of Japanese gardens in the minds of Westerners differ from those of Japanese in that Japanese associate the words “Japanese garden” with such constructive elements as stones and ponds, while foreigners tend to accept and enjoy the atmosphere on an emotional level and think of such adjectives as quiet, green, peaceful, calm and natural.

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