History of Murakumo Dojo
shinto torii (gateway), symbolic entrance into sacred ground.
here we have a bonsai kuromatsu, black pine.  actually bonsai means "potted plant", not neccesarily small.
kurotake, black bamboo
momiji, Japanese maple
tsubaki, japanese camillia
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no Japanese garden is complete without an ishi-butsuzo (stone buddha).
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