a Japanese-style garden within the rose garden, which was an official gift from the city of Kyoto, Florence's sister city. In addition to the plants, the garden is also home to 10 bronze ...

"While there are other similar gardens of great beauty," says James Ulak, curator of Japanese ... "Rock Garden." Courtesy of Flickr user Too Tall Paul. "Rock Garden, Ryoanji Temple, Kyoto, Japan." ...

Christian Dior began collaborating with a Kyoto-based silk workshop: he subsequently designed a series of looks for his haute couture collection which he cut in the precious Japanese textile.” ...