![]() ![]() Exposure to the tea garden had a soothing effect on viewer’s mood and after a delay, a lowered pulse rate. The tea garden evoked greater responses in all outcome measures. The findings support further research into Japanese garden design. Heart rate was assessed using a portable fingertip pulse monitor before and during the viewing. Mood was assessed using an established protocol before and after viewing the spaces. In the last decade, researcher Goto and colleagues have asked “How does such a garden affect contemplation differently from other types of landscapes?” Their 2013 study measured the mood, aesthetic preference, and heart rate of observers who viewed three different landscape spaces – a tea garden, a French garden, and a few acres of a campus forest. Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, FL. Japanese garden and tea house design are similar in their design and ideas. The Japanese tea ceremony has been practiced by all people, representing a way of thinking, being and perceiving. Not until the 16th century did ‘tea garden’ design develop for use in everyday life. For hundreds of years, gardens were built for aristocrats, and more recently for Zen Buddhist meditation practice. Garden design arose in Japan in the 7th century, borrowing ideas from Chinese design. The history of Japanese garden design extends well beyond Western garden design and contemporary discussion of designing nature spaces for health. In recent years, researchers and landscape designers in Japan, North America and Europe are collaborating to understand human perception and health response within Japanese gardens. Japanese garden design patterns exhibit inherent knowledge and techniques to evoke a sense of wonderment, exploration and tranquility within the human experience. A desire to explore every distinct section and a call to pause and reflect are hallmarks of Japanese garden design. A stroll in the Portland Japanese Garden. A bamboo water fountain clanks as the weight of the water rolls through it. ![]() Intimate, smooth paths wind around a bend into a hidden nook. Consider an experience in a Japanese garden: The mind wonders when the eyes perceive a landscape filtered through the lacy leaves of a Japanese Maple. For example, the pattern ‘ Wondering in Small Spaces’ describes how even small green spaces can be designed in such a way to evoke the imagination (mental wondering) or provide viewpoints where visitors survey the garden’s extent, feeling secure and inspired. Some patterns suggest ways in which a green space can provide healing benefit to visitors. Patterns are not rules, but general guidelines suggesting how people and a setting can be ‘in sync’. Within the theory and practice of garden design exists the concept of ‘patterns’. ![]()
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