Garden Materials

Kyoto has been a rich source of garden materials: Rare Shirakawa-suna (granite sand), Mikage-ishi (granite), rocks from Kifune or Kurama hills, and stones from Kamo River, to name a few. Other quality garden materials from all over Japan historically found their way to Kyoto, responding to the demand of leaders and the influential in this old capital since 794 B.C.

Quality of garden materials we can offer today has this historical background and it is timelessly assured to be the best and authentic. We handle a variety of natural stones such as granite, schist, chert, and sandstone, which are essential for Japanese gardens, as well as stone garden materials such as lanterns, wash basins, stone heads, and wells. These are not just the integral part of high-quality Japanese gardens, but they themselves are crown masterpieces of Japanese culture that have to be preserved for the coming generations.

We will advise and suggest usage methods that suit your needs.

Materials handled

Stoneware:
Tourou  stone lantern,
Chozu-bachi  stone hand-washing pot,
Sekitou  stone tower,
Tobi-ishi  stepping stones,
variety of rocks, etc.

Plants:
Garden trees, cover plants for greening, flowering plants, etc.

Garden plants:
foliage plant, flowering plant, etc.

Gardening material:
Trellis, fences, bricks, flower pots, etc.