The snow-blanketed Dry Landscape Garden of the Adachi Museum of Art in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture (Provided by the Adachi Museum of Art)
YASUGI, Shimane Prefecture Even for a year as tumultuous as 2020, Japan’s top garden remained as serene and breathtaking as ever.
The Adachi Museum of Art marked the 18th year straight in which its well-groomed, vibrant garden was rated as Japan s best by the Journal of Japanese Gardening, a U.S. publication. We are in hard times, but that is all the more reason for us to approach things in a positive manner and do our best to satisfy visitors, museum director Takanori Adachi said in a statement, referring to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. We are in a difficult time where we can t go to places as we please. But we hope that the situation is contained as early as possible so the beauty of Japan s top garden can be enjoyed by as many people as possible.