The U.S.-based publication, better known in Japan as Sukiya ... the White Gravel and Pine Garden and other areas, encompassing roughly 165,000 square meters. A mountain range in the background ...
According to Alpinist, this is the first winter ascent of the grandiose face of the fourth highest mountain in the world. The Japanese team, led by 45 year old Osamu Tanabe, had attempted the S Face ...
The basic garden arrangement was laid out by museum founder and local businessman Zenko Adachi, who had sought to create an ideal Japanese garden ... including a mountain range that stands ...