It’s not often that I take my soul on the journey from oblivion to enlightenment but the Japanese garden at the National Stud made this an easy and eye pleasing prospect. Located in County Kildare the gardens were devised by Colonel William Hall Walker and were set out by Japanese master horticulturist Tassa Eida and his son Minoru. The walk through the trees, plants, rock gardens and water features symbolises the Life of Man.

The Vapors – Turning Japanese 😀