house {fsjtki-tri) , so named because from bere^ at certain periods; 
the moon and its reflection in the iake may be seen to advantage, 
in the late afternoon or early evening. 
To the left is a small island with miniature cave, connected 
with the mainland by a picturesque drum bridge. One may also 
pass to the mainland by stepping stones artistically placed. 
South of the islana are rwo bronze storks, imported from Japan, 
while the most conspicuous object is the stone lantern named 
Yuki-mi , or snow-view, smce it is specially admired by the Jap- 
anese when covered with snow. 
The taller stone lantern, further back on tic hill, is called 
Okuno in , or remote temple. The twelve figures, .a, -exi on ’■fie 
six facets of this lantern, represent the Ja^a^ese signs of : he 
zodiac. Both lanterns were imported ~nd the 
Okuno-in was the gift of the Yarnav k 
The water is supposed to have worn its way <n 
ledge over which it falls in picturesque cascades, d,a 
and color effect, and “mystery” are enhanced by the reso 
eaves back of the falls. 
Near the top of the hill, at the left, is the Shinto snrire, con- 
structed of California red-wood, and put together without nails, 
except for the shingles on the roof. In Japan these shrines con- 
tain deified figures known as “ /nari Sama" — hence the special 
name Inari shrine. The two stone foxes on either side of the cn 
trance gate are the messengers of the gods. 
The unusual wooden structure standing in the lake is a torii 
(pronounced “to-ree”). These structures are always placed be- 
fore shrines, and indicate the gate to a temple. The name torii is 
of uncertain derivation, but is generally interpreted to mean 
“bird-perching gate.” The torii in our garden is modelled after 
the famous one at Miyajima, which stands in the water of the sea, 
and is the only torii in Japan so placed. 
Small wooden piles, like those near the water’s edg*, are 
commonly seen along shore lines in Japan, where they have 
served to hold bamboo supports to prevent the washing away of 
the land. They are placed in our garden arbitrarily, since they 
would quite probably be found there were the scene actually in 
J apan. 
The pine trees, trimmed and bent according to Japanese 
ideals, were, two years ago, growing as upright, symmetiical trees 
on the eastern side of the lake opposite the tea-house. Our 
garden is specially fortunate in having such large specimens 
illustrating the Japanese method of handling trees for scenic 
effect. It may be noted that these trees are trimmed and bent so 
that, as viewed from the tea-house, the trunks and branches 
converge to the “vanishing-point” of the picture, thus aceen- 
