The small gardens in the interior courtyards are named tsuco-niwa, meaning garden with a surface of one tsubo (a Japanese unit of area equal to 2 tatami mats) which is 3.3 square meters.
Designed to be admired only from outside, they are usually decorated with a few plants, moss and a collection of rocks, like this one from Matsuo-no-Maru in Obi, Miyazaki Prefecture.
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Yesterday’s Japan Photo:Yoshokan garden |
