KIZUGAWA, Kyoto Prefecture--It may not be as well-known ... the nine wooden seated statues of Amida Nyorai created during the Heian Period (794-1185) and designated as national treasures, and ...

Hopefully humans will do so as well. The past two columns in this space have focused on the formal gardens of Kyoto, and some ideas that can be borrowed from them for use in our own home gardens. But ...