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Japanese garden in Tashkent
The Japanese garden in Tashkent built on base of mutual initiative of Embassy of Japan to Uzbekistan and Ministry for foreign economic relations of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the territory of the Republican trade-exhibition center "Uzexpocentre" welcomed its first visitors in August, 25, 2001. "Mitsui & Co" and "Shimidzu" companies and Japanese International Cooperation Agency - JICA took part in construction of the garden from Japanese side. The skill of enjoying by good of life presented, rejoicing at sun, delighting in taste of water and breath of wind, birds'' song, admiring the grasses and flowers instead of burning in fire of empty wishes - this is a wisdom of simplicity penetrating the philosophy of the Japanese garden. Along with melodious peal of bronze bell frightening off evil spirits, we enter tea-house with a clear heart - "refuge of emptiness" where Japans getting rid of things became free from vanity. All the people are becoming equal before face of Nature and beauty during rite of tea ceremony. A few well chosen items of tea set where each cup is related to different season of year and unique in form and paintings and also a wooden cup and a bronze pot are used for admiration by beauty that is the inner essence of existence. In the quiet you can have a cup of special variety''s strong brewed green tea frothed by bamboo brush enjoying solitude and calm. Buden is open for fresh wind and sunny rays and blends with natural garden surrounding it. Veranda of tea house - Tsukimidai is situated quite over waters of pond Ike. It is served as a place for meeting the evenings of moon light and opens picturesque view of park Chisenkaiyuo that is a model of immense Nature in miniature. There are two summer-houses Azumaya among flowering glades and near by pond. They are served for meditation about harmony of the Universe inspiring it into person''s soul. The Japanese garden is always different in Uzbekistan: at dawn, in moonlight, in the sun and after the rain, in fine spring and in mature fall. But at any time it is uniquely beautiful! We present three Japanese prayings "norito" with thanks for visiting for guests of the Japanese garden which are close and clear to everybody: "Let the diseases be past ! Let peace be in the family and good luck in the things !" That is all person needs to be happy. When you are sad or glad: "Irasshyaimase" - "Welcome to the Japanese garden in Tashkent !" |
