Lawn & Garden - Japanese Garden Ornaments
About Japanese Garden Ornaments
Summary
Japanese gardens look outstanding when accessorized with Japanese garden ornaments. The oriental theme that you can create in your own landscape theme and design will provide a touch of Japanese culture which presents serenity, harmony, grace and a beautiful place to meditate or just unwind and relax. The popularity of Japanese gardens have increased during the last two decades as home owners want some thing a little different and a more meaningful way to embrace centuries of Japanese culture.
Each Japanese garden ornament has a meaningful purpose for its usage in the garden. It could be for spiritual purposes to bring good luck, good health and on other hand it could be to keep away evil spirits.
If you are considering a Japanese theme as part of your landscape design, you have certainly made the right choice, they look absolutely amazing.
Typical Japanese Garden Ornaments
There is a large variety of various designs and styles that you can incorporate into your Japanese garden theme decor. The following are the typical garden ornaments that you can choose from:
- Rain Chains
- Garden Bells
- Temple Bells
- Majestic Wind Chimes
- Paper and Stone Lanterns
- Hanging Gong
- Emperor Gong
- Wooden Bridges
- Cranes
- Copper and Stone Basin
- Bamboo Fountains
- Bamboo Wing Fence
- Japanese Statues, Pagodas and Buddha’s
- Animal Statues
- Japanese Garden Furniture
- Stone Water Features
- Folding Screens
Rain chains or in Japanese terms;” kusari doi” are a beautiful and functional garden ornament that provides a water course guidance for rain water to fill a pot, or they can be utilized for decorative aspects. The inspirations of Japanese traditional architecture are crafted from copper materials. They are available in many designs and patterns but the most common patterns in rain chains are tulips designs.
Majestic wind chimes are also used in Japanese gardens. The majestic sound of the Far East is a wonderful and a soothing sound. Chimes are also recognized in Japan for bringing good luck and prosperity to your home. The chimes cords are usually tuned to DFGA sound notes. They are available in various sizes for your selection.
Temple Bells ; The Japanese also believe that temple bells can bring prosperity and good luck to your home. They are a popular ornament to have in a Japanese garden as they represent the “Zen “tones of forgotten lands. The variety of different bell sizes and bell width are available for your required selection. Bamboo fountains or better known as the shishi- odoshi {deer chaser} originates from Japanese farmers. They developed this particular bamboo fountain to scare off any deer’s or boars for their crops. In modern times, bamboo fountains are used as a Japanese garden ornament which can be placed on the edge of a pond or dry style. The elements of knocking water and spills create a rhythmic sound when the water hits the basin or rock.
Japanese Buddha statues are also a popular garden ornament to feature in a Japanese garden. The most common statues are a Buddha representation. The Buddha statues are believed to keep evil spirits away and bring good spirits. They can be featured in central positions in ponds, water fountains, gardens or on either end of a wooden walking bridge. To get further ideas of what type of Japanese garden ornaments you can implement into your Japanese garden theme, you can browse in garden centers, Japanese Garden Magazines or simply surf the net.
