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The Japanese gardens in the west: Landscape, spatial shifts and interculturality

Vagionaki Effrosyni-Aikaterini

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The present study explores the influence of Japanese gardens in the West, focusing on sixteen gardens located in European and American cities. Its purpose is to analyze both the performance of Japanese culture through them, as well as the concept of "dépaysement", i.e. the sense of space-time displacement experienced by the visitor, as he navigates through them. Through an extensive bibliographic review and study of specific examples, the evolution of Japanese gardens from early Japonisme at the dawn of the 19th century, the Victorian era, Modernism to nowadays is analyzed. Examples of gardens such as Albert Kahn's Japanese Garden in France and the Brooklyn Japanese Garden are shown, capturing the harmony between nature and the human element, as well as the cultural exchange between Japan and the West. The assignment highlights the importance of cross-cultural exchange through Japanese gardens, while highlighting the central role of "dépaysement", which offers the visitor a sense of estrangement from familiar surroundings and transport to a different cultural context.

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