Maybe the oldest type of water crossing, the stepping stones bridge is often used in Japanese gardens to create a landscape as close to the nature as possible.

The stepping stones are always carefully selected, sometimes brought from hundreds of kilometers away and assembled in such a way that the visitor is forced to step carefully, to slow down and to observe the water flow, the shape of the stones, the vegetation…

Koko-en, Tsukiyama-chisen-no-niwa, Himeji

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Yesterday’s Japan Photo: Japanese traditional architecture, Kamebara