| The Tea Garden also was introduced to Japan from | | | | area in a very simplistic setting all designed to prepare |
| the Chinese culture around the sixth century A.D. | | | | for the tea ceremony inside. |
| Because the Buddhism religion incorporated the use of | | | | The inner tea garden is designed very simplistic and in |
| tea in their ceremonies, did it not become popular until | | | | a rustic, hut style structure. The atmosphere will be |
| the thirteenth century. It is still unclear, but the generally | | | | friendly and intimate. Here is where the tea ceremony |
| accepted theory is that the tea ceremony celebrated | | | | is held. All is symbolic of the Buddhism belief of |
| the Zen beliefs of purity, inner peace, and simplicity | | | | meditation and appreciation of the simplistic life cycle. |
| through meditation. | | | | The Japanese tea garden represents the virtues of |
| A Japanese tea garden consists of two gardens, one | | | | Restraint, Politeness, Sensibility, and Modesty. |
| that includes a waiting area where the guests will be | | | | To summarize, a Japanese tea garden is much more |
| called into the more formal, intimate, yet rustic | | | | that a garden of Japanese elements. It is much more |
| structured inner garden. The outer design of the tea | | | | than an accumulation of trees, rocks, water, and plants. |
| garden usually includes stepping stones leading to a | | | | It is a Garden of Respect for a people’s culture |
| cleansing area. Here the guests will perform a symbolic | | | | and religious beliefs that extend not only through |
| cleansing ritual, freeing themselves of all wrong doings, | | | | centuries of the Japanese people, but through |
| evil thoughts, and misfortunes of life. The outer garden | | | | centuries of the Chinese people from which so much |
| will provide an atmosphere of preparation, which | | | | influence was introduced. |
| includes the stepping stones, a lantern, and cleansing | | | | |