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11 October 2023

Culture

A dry Zen garden in the Zagreb Botanical Garden

A dry Zen garden was laid out in the Zagreb Botanical Garden to mark 30 years of Croatian-Japanese diplomatic relations.

To mark thirty years of diplomatic relations between Croatia and Japan, a dry Zen garden — karesansui — was opened in the Zagreb Botanical Garden on 11 October 2023.

A dry garden builds a landscape without water: gravel and stone stand in for river and islands, and the carefully raked patterns invite quiet contemplation.