Tsukubai in Ashland’s Japanese Gardens

I mentioned before about how Ashland’s Japanese Garden in Lithia Park reminds me of Ryoanji in Kyoto, Japan. I didn’t notice this tsukubai (stone washbasin) in my earlier visits, but I did this past November as I thought I saw a similar one in Ryoanji. After searching through some old photos, I found my picture of the Ryoanji tsukubai and sure enough, this one in Ashland is an exact replica of the 17th century stone in Kyoto.

The characters combine with the square in the middle to spell out 吾唯足知 Ware tada taru wo shiru (I only know contentment).

Posted on February 6th, 2025 under lithia park. Tags: lithia park, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50, signs, アシュランド(オレゴン州)日本庭園. Comments Off on つくばい

Ashland Japanese Garden (November 3, 2024)

Posted on November 7th, 2024 under lithia park, nature, only in ashland, photography, places. Tags: autumn, landscape, lithia park, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50, アシュランド(オレゴン州)日本庭園. Comments Off on Autumn in Ashland’s Japanese Garden

Ashland Japanese Garden stone (artist unknown)

Posted on April 5th, 2024 under lithia park, only in ashland. Tags: lithia park, Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR Lens, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera z6ii, アシュランド(オレゴン州)日本庭園. Comments Off on Art in Ashland Japanese Garden

Ashland Japanese Garden (November 6, 2022)

More than a bit of a resemblence to Kyoto’s Ryoanji…

Posted on September 28th, 2023 under lithia park, only in ashland. Tags: autumn, landscape, lithia park, Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR Lens, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera z6ii, panorama, photoshop photomerge, アシュランド(オレゴン州)日本庭園. Comments Off on Ryoanji junior