Japanese garden ornaments
are a beautiful accent
to your garden
Japanese garden ornaments include things such as Koi ponds, ornamental bridges, bamboo fencing, granite sculptures, and traditional Japanese lanterns.
Bamboo has many uses as Japanses garden ornaments from a simple screen (flexible or rigid), bamboo pole, water spout, ladle and even string through to a trickling water feature.
Bamboo is a natural product. Like wood, bamboo is very strong and durable. However, like any other natural product, bamboo must be maintained when it is used in an outdoor environment.
Bell, Gong and Windchime:
A graceful design majestic windchime that can capture the wonderful sounds of romance from the Far East - best it is tuned to the cords D, F, G and A - resonates a lovely japanese windchime sound that will bring you the good fortune.
Get a bell that can make an impressive "Zen" statement while evoking tones of faraway exotic forgotten lands will be better as your Japanese garden ornament.
Gong with a graceful design that captures the romance and splendor of the Far East with its wonderful sound will be good for you.
Nothing has the ability to transport us to another time and place quite like the brilliant resonance of a gong that creates a peaceful mood and encouraging relaxation. To be touched by a gong is said to bring happiness and strength.
"Ring a bell Japanese - Japanese Bells and Wind Chimes"
Bench - Bamboo:
It is always a wonderful idea to add a natural ambiance like bamboo bench (folding garden bench) to your garden, lawn, patio or deck.
Curved Bamboo Craft Bench
Bridge:
To be a good Japanese garden ornament, the bridge has to be designed with an oriental flair.
In walking gardens bridges are placed over the water, most Japanese gardens use either water such as a Koi pond, or sand to simulate water. These bridges are either wood or stone, and in both cases are of simple design.
The design of the bridge is usually a low and continuous arch. There may be hand rails but often there are not. Carvings often decorate the bridge to aid in the sense of movement that the bridge is supposed to represent.
Fence and Gate:
In Japanese gardens are well known and eye-catching bamboo fences and gates are very popular to create mood, enclose, hide unsightly elements, partition or divide and help unify space. There are three basic types of fences and gates: open gates and fences, screening fences and sleeve fences.
Bamboo fencing is particularly ornate, often incorporating elaborate designs in the latticework.
Otsugaki Woven bamboo fence is Commonly used in Japanese gardens. A typical "Otsu-gaki" uses some old time bamboo woven technique. This is a very simple fence formed only with vertical and horizontal arrangement of long-jointed bamboo mounting. The beauty is in its simplicity and refine textures.
Japanese Garden Fence Styles:
How to build a fence - Fences in a Japanese style garden
Japanese bamboo fence in a garden
Kenninjigake Bamboo Privacy Fence Design
Fountain - Bamboo:
Kakei Bamboo Spouts have been used in Japanese gardens for centuries. Place them at the edge of a pond, basin or water garden to create an instant beautiful natural fountain. They are handcrafted of natural bamboo with a traditional Japanese horizontal t-bar style spout and an inner liner of tubing for easy pump hookup.
Shishi Odoshi Bamboo Deer Chaser or Scarer was originally developed by japanese farmers to scare off deer and boar from crops.
The Deer Chaser will create an eye catching fountain in your garden and provide a serene rhythmic sound, it is a superb Japanese garden ornament. Place it at the edge of a pond, water garden, carved granite basin or set it up "dry style".
Fountain - Crane (Brass):
A pair of cranes made of good quality brass handcrafted is a wonderful Japanese garden ornament feature to beautify your garden - streams of flowing water elegantly spout from a pair of cranes as it flows into your pond, water garden or pool of water.
Japanese Garden Ornaments -
Crane Pair Fountain made by The Brass Baron
Koi Pond
Koi ponds are an attractive addition to any yard or garden and give you a peaceful place where you can sit quietly listening to the trickling water while watching the graceful Koi slide past.
A Koi pond is an enclosed freshwater system for keeping Koi, which are a breed of fancy carp from Japan. If you are looking for a beautiful respite from the pressures of the outside world, call your landscape architect to develop your Koi pond today.
Japanese Garden Ornaments - Japanese Koi Fish Ponds
Japanese Garden Ornament Plans - Japanese Koi Fish Pictures
Ladle - Japanese Tea Garden Bamboo Ladle:
Bamboo ladles are often placed in Japanese tea gardens for cleansing of the hands and mouth with water is used as an act of purifying the mind and body. They are made with natural bamboo that has been polished to bring forth its luster and beauty.
Granite Lanterns:
That is true! Whenever we think of a Japanese garden landscaping, the first thing always spring to our mind is a stone lantern.
These lanterns are usually carved from granite, and there are four basic styles with many variations:
Kasuga (Tachi-gata: pedestal style lanterns)
Misaki (Oki-gata: small, set lanterns)
Oribe (Ikekomi-gata: buried style lanterns)
Yumiki (Yumiki-gata: snow-viewing lanterns)
Each style of Japanese lantern is unique by itself, a single lantern can serve as a focal point in your Japanese garden to create a point of interest with great effect. It is truly a beautiful feature that will grace your garden : )
Rain Chain
Long ago, Japanese rain chains were used to guide rainwater into large pots for household and garden purposes. Japanese rain chains are a decorative alternative to the downspout or rain gutter pipe.
Simply insert the rain chains into your existing rain gutter drain hole or place it on a corner eave of your home or patio, they are absolutely stunning while providing an unforgettable experience as the water cascades down and over each copper hammered bowl or flower petal.
As water collects at the top of the chain, it gracefully cascades down the segments, offering a soothing, peaceful sight and sound experience. A basin or barrel may be added at the base of the chain to collect the water for use in your home or garden. A mounting attachment slips securely into your gutter outlet to make replacing your downspout a simple procedure.
Copper Rain Chains - Arts & Crafts Style
Water Basin - Chozubachi or Tsukubai:
The water basin originated as a chozubachi, which were usually 16" or taller in height. Japanese tea masters later redesigned the bowls for japanese tea gardens to the height of 12" or shorter to create the tsukubai. The tsukubai or crouching bowl was designed to humble guest and create the right state of mind in the japanese tea garden before entering the tea house.
Japanese water basin - Double Zenigata (Fusen no Tsukubai)
Today, the granite water basin has became an unique Japanese garden ornament, it can be used as a simple water feature or birdbath and makes an elegant addition to your beautiful garden.
Japanese hand wash basin - The tsukubai and its water basin called chozubachi.
The Tsukubai is actually an arrangement of stones that includes the chozubachi (hand-wash water basin, the flow of water pass through the bamboo pipe located in the picture above, falling into the very center of the basin. The water of the chozubachi is scooped with a ladle (shaku) and used for the purification purposes by the attendants of the tea ceremony.
Other common Japanese garden ornaments like carved stepping stones, many of them are traditionally hand made using the same tools that have been in use for centuries.
Japanese Garden Design:
In Japanese landscaping garden design, plants are used for recreating nature, echoing larger themes and most importantly they serve as focal points too. Depending on your country climate, the focal point plants that work well within your Japanese garden may include ...
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