Japanese Gardens

“Capturing the essence of nature in twenty-three gardens in Japan, authors Geeta Mehta and Kimie Tada classify and tell the history of garden making in that country, as well as explain the elements and techniques in their design. The selection of landscapes is well chosen, ranging from classic temple gardens to public and private gardens in great variety and size. Noboru Murata’s glorious photographs celebrate their beauty.” —The National Gardener

Noboru Murata has had a career of more than thirty years as an advertising photographer. With Tokyo as his base, Murata has photographed for clients in a wide range of genres, including interiors, cuisine, automobiles, jewelry and sporting products. His pictures have been published in Elle Deco Japon, Casa Mica Italy and other leading lifestyle magazines as well as food magazines like Ell a Table Japon. His recent publications include Japan Style, The Sushi Lover’s Cookbook and Japanese Ikebana for Every Season, all published by Tuttle Publishing.

Kimie Tada graduated from Rikkyo University (Tokyo) with a degree in English Literature, after which she worked as the editor-in-chief of Confort, a Japanese magazine that features traditional Japanese houses and interiors, as well as materials such as tatami, washi and tsuchi-kabe. She now runs I See All Inc., an editorial company which she founded.

Geeta K. Mehta teaches architecture and urban design at Columbia University in New York. A resident of Japan for 23 years, she is a partner in the firm of Braden and Mehta, and has designed projects in the USA, Japan, India, Vietnam and Indonesia. Educated at the University of Tokyo, Columbia University, and SPA in Delhi, she is the co-author of several books, including Japan Living, Japan Style and New Japan Architecture.