Japanese Garden Design : There may be combination of path that create a journey through a winding path were there are seating area for quite contemplation, meditation or entertainment. Artistic focal point of rock may be use to enlighten and excite the spirit of the observer. Path, bridge, and walkway create diverse experience. As an overall design intention, remember you are miniaturizing the cosmo in a naturalistic way.
Stone use to represent water such as a dry creek bed, pond or a beach entry. variou round river rock could be use from plain brown rock special to Mexican beach pebble black or white specialty rocks. Boulder can be use in upright position to represent mountain or be submerge to create more natural stone ledge or flat plateau. Be careful with being to literal-stone and boulder still need to be position in a natural way so when viewed the composition looks natural.
This could be a deck or platform made of wood, metal or stone. Ordinary outdoor furniture for entertainment meditative experience could be achieve using low benche or stone benche and simple outdoor sculpture or stones for viewing. Although borrow from the tea ceremony experience this could be a place to enjoy wine and food while creat a contemplative or renew experience for the eye.
