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SHIRO NAKANE

 


Sept. 1982

“Garden and Culture in Japan”, Asian Study Program, School of Arts, Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Education, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia

April 1984 to present “Study  of  Landscape  Architecture”, School of  Arts,  Kyoto City University of Arts
July 1985

“Japanese Garden Design”, Professional Development Summer 1985, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

Oct. 1985

“The Relations between Culture, Perception and Garden Design in Japan”, Guest Speaker, 58th National Conference, Royal Australian Institute of Parks and Recreation, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia

Oct. 1985 “The Principles and Techniques of Japanese Garden Construction”, at the same above
Oct. 1985

“Nakane Workshop on Japanese Garden : the Techniques of Design and Construction of Japanese Garden”, same above, after the Conference

March 1988 “Construction of Tenju-en”, for the member of the Japanese Garden Society, Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture
Sept. 1988

“Tea Garden”, Public Educational Development Course, Bukkyo University, Kyoto

Oct. 1988

“The Construction of Tenshin-en Japanese Garden”, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

Nov. 1988

“Creation and Restoration : Advancing the classical Tradition”, Japanese Garden Symposium, the New York Botanical Garden, New York, the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, Boston, the National Wildlife Federation, Washington, D.C., and the Chicago Botanic Garden, Chicago, U.S.A.

June 1989 to 1993 “Japanese Garden” , for  the  students  of  the  Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Management and International Studies, University ofPennsylvania, in Kyoto ( once every year )
Oct. 1989 “Construction of Mirokunosato Museum Garden and the Tea Gardens” for the members of the Japan Garden Society, Numakuma Town, Hiroshima Prefecture
Jan. 1990

“Japanese Garden : It’s Beauty and History”, for the students abroad, the Osaka University, Osaka

Aug. 1990

“Contemporary Japanese Gardens”, Landesgartenschau/1990, Wu”rzburg, Germany

July 1991

“Japanese Garden and Today”, Kyoto Design Program, Kyoto Minor Enterprises Synthetic Center, Kyoto

Nov. 1991

“Elements of Japanese Gardens”, for the Friends of Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne Inc., in Kyoto

April 1992 to 1998 “Residence and Garden”,  Ikenobo  School of Flower  Arrangement Cultural School
Nov. 1992 “Planting Plan and Design of Public Space and  Private  Land”, Training Program for Urban Greenery and Park Administration, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Osaka International Training Center, Osaka
Feb. 1993

“The Principle of Japanese Garden and it’s Future”, Rocky Mountain Southwest Japan Seminar, Arizona University, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.

Feb. 1993 “The Elements of Japanese Gardens”, same above
May 1993

“Tea Garden”, Omote Senke School of Tea Kyoto Chapter Annual General Meeting, Kyoto

Oct. 1993

“History and Technique of Japanese Garden”, Training and Study Program for the garden staffs from the City of Wu”rzburg, Otsu city, Shiga Prefecture

Oct. 1993

“Planting  Plan  and  Design of  Public Space and  Private Land”, Training Program for Urban Greenery and Park Administration, Japan International Corporation Agency, Osaka International Training Center, Osaka

Oct. 1993

“Present  Situation and Techniques of  Japanese Planting Methods”,same above ( once every year )

Oct. 1993 “The Tea Gardens at the End of Edo Period”, Nomura Museum, Kyoto
Jan. 1994

“Zen Gardens”, Shorashim Institute Zen Buddhism Seminar, Tel Aviv, Israel

Jan. 1994

“Contemporary Japanese Gardens”, the Israel Yafa Study Center, Tel Aviv, Israel

Jan. 1994

“Japanese Garden”, the Israel Japan Friendship Society and Chamber of Commerce Jerusalem Branch, Jerusalem, Israel

Feb. 1994 “History of Tea House”, Tea Ceremony and Traditional Culture Intensive Series of Lectures, Ikenobo Junior College, Kyoto
May 1994

“Garden History in Kyoto – Part One”, Yurindo Public Culture Club, in Kyoto

Oct. 1994

“Planting Plan and Design of Public Space and Private Land”, Training Program for Urban Greenery and Park Administration, Japan International Corporation Agency, Osaka International Training Center, Osaka

Oct. 1994 “Present Situation and Techniques of Japanese Planting Methods”, Same above
April 1995 “Scene of Tea Garden”, Japanese Institute of Japanese Garden, Tokyo
May 1995

“Garden History in Kyoto – Part Two”, Yurindo Public Culture Club, in Kyoto

June 1995

“Japanese Garden”, NEC Multimedia Distant Education System, Telecom ’95, Switzerland

Sept. 1995 “Tea Garden and its Walking System”, Technical Know-how Training Course for the members of Eastern Hiroshima Prefectural Landscape Construction Guild, Numakuma Town, Hiroshima Prefecture
Sept. 1995

“Importance of Japanese Garden”, for the members of Architectour Japan ’95, Kyoto

Oct. 1995

“Planting Plan and Design of Public Space and Private Land”, Training Program for Urban Greenery and Park Administration, Japan International Corporation Agency, Osaka International Training Center, Osaka

Oct. 1995

“Present Situation and Techniques of Japanese Planting Methods”, Same above

Oct. 1996

“Design of New Gardens in the Japanese Tradition”, Guest Speaker, the International Association of Japanese Gardens, Inc., First International Symposium, World Forestry Center, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.

Oct. 1996

“Planting Plan and Design of Public Space and Private Land”, Training Program for Urban Greenery and Park Administration, Japan International Corporation Agency, Osaka International Training Center, Osaka

Oct. 1996

“Present Situation and Techniques of Japanese Planting Methods”, Same above

Feb. 1997

“Japanese Garden”, Japan Federation of Licensed Guides Kansai Chapter Study Course, Kyoto

April 1997

“My Contemporary Garden Design in Japanese Tradition”, for the Members of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Educational Study Group, Kyoto

June 1997

“Scenery of Tea Garden : It’s Changes and Meanings”, Sohen-ryu School of Tea Kyoto Chapter Annual General Lecture Meeting, Kyoto

Sept. 1997  to 1998 “Residence and Garden”,  series of lectures,  Ikenobo Junior College, Kyoto ( once every week )
Sept. 1997

“The Seven Autumn Flowers”, ‘Nazotoki Saiji-ki  ( Solving a riddle of
glossary of seasonal terms for haiku composers )’, NHK ( Japan National Broadcasting Station ) TV Program

Oct.  1997

“Planting Plan and Design of Public Space and Private Land”, Training Program for Urban Greenery and Park Administration, Japan International Corporation Agency, Osaka International Training Center, Osaka

Oct.  1997

“Present Situation and Techniques of Japanese Planting Methods”, Sama above

Nov. 1997

“Various Subjects on Tea Gardens”, Kyoto Prefectural Second Girls’ High School Alumni Association Cultural Lecture Meeting, Kyoto

Nov. 1997

“Gardens and Tea Houses in Kennin-ji Temple and it’s Sub-temples”, Japan Landscape Association Study Course in Traditional Garden Techniques, Kyoto

Aug. 1998

“Conservation and Restoration of Hekiun-so Garden”, ‘Japanese Garden and it’s Water’, Course of Lectures on Garden Study in 1998 by Kyoto Junior College of Arts, Kyoto University of Form Art and Japanese Garden Research Center, Kyoto

Oct. 1998

“The Other Kind of Japanese Garden”, 1998 American Society of Landscape Architects Annual Meeting & Expo, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.

Oct. 1998

“Planting Plan and Design of Public Space and Private Land”, Training Program for Urban Greenery and Park Administration, Japan International Corporation Agency, Osaka International Training Center, Osaka

Oct. 1998

“Present Situation and Techniques of Japanese Planting Methods”, Same above

Nov. 1998

“Japanese Garden: It’s History and Contemporary Design”, for the member of Architectour Japan ’98, Kyoto

Nov. 1998 “My father, Kinsaku Nakane and his Landscape Gardening”, the Hamamatsu City Museum, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Sept. 1999

“The Restoration of Classic Japanese Gardens as a Source of Original Garden Design”, for the Program Series entitled Origins of the Japanese Garden, the Japan Society in New York and the Japan Society of Boston, Inc., New York and Boston, U.S.A.

Sept. 1999

“Garden and Water:  A Japanese Garden Workshop”, the New York Botanical Garden, New York, U.S.A.

Oct. 1999

“Planting Plan and Design of Public Space and Private Land”, Training Program for Urban Greenery and Park Administration, Japan International Corporation Agency, Osaka International Training Center, Osaka

Oct. 1999

“Present Situation and Techniques of Japanese Planting Methods”, Same above

Nov. 1999

“Gardens of Myoshin-ji Temple and its Sub-temples”, Japan Landscape Association Study Course in Traditional Garden Techniques, Kyoto

Feb. 2000

“A Japanese Interpretation of the Natural Landscape – Application of the Japanese Tradition to the Contemporary Garden Design”, Guest Speaker, Garden & Landscape Designers Association Fourth International Seminar, Dublin, Ireland

Feb. 2000

“Water and the Japanese Garden”,  the  Japanese Garden Society , The Royal Horticultural Society Lecture Theatre, London, United Kingdom

June 2000

“The  Traditional  Japanese  Garden  as a Device of Contemporary   Garden Design”, the Fifth Annual North Hill Symposium, All But English – Alternative Inspiration for Modern Gardens, the Mount Snow Conference Center, Vermont, U.S.A.

Sept. 2000 “Outline and Characteristics of the Japanese Garden”, for the Group Members of the Chicago Botanic Garden, Jonan-gu Shrine, Kyoto
Sept. 2000 “The Restoration of Classic Japanese Gardens as a Source of my Original Garden Design”, for the Group Members of the Graduate Program at Radcliff College of Harvard University, Hotel Fujita, Kyoto
Oct. 2000

“Planting Plan and Design of Public Space and Private Land”, Training Program for Urban Greenery and Park Administration, Japan International Corporation Agency, Osaka International Training Center, Osaka

Oct. 2000

 “Present Situation and Techniques of Japanese Planting Methods”, Same above

Nov. 2000

“The Traditional Japanese Garden as a Device of Contemporary Garden Design”, Visiting Professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, U.S.A.

Nov. 2000

“Elements of Japanese Garden in Contemporary Practical Applications”, same above

Nov. 2000

“Restoration of Classic Japanese Gardens as a Source for Garden Design”, same above

Nov. 2000

“Japanese High Technology in Landscape Architecture”, same above

Nov. 2000

“Gardens of Daitoku-ji Temple and its Sub-temples”, Japan Landscape Association Study Course in Traditional Japanese Garden Techniques, Kyoto

Feb. 2001

“History, Style, Material, Design and Maintenance of Japanese Garden”, Training and Study Program for the Governmental Stuffs from the City of Choshun, China, Otsu Municipal Office, Shiga Prefecture

May 2001

“Japanese  Temperament  perceived  through the Japanese  Garden History”, Guest  Speaker, East  Asian  Forum  Kyoto  Japan 2001,  the  International  Forum,  the  Wharton  School, University  of Pennsylvania

Dec. 2001

“Outline Guide of Japanese Gardens”, China - Japan Study Program, ‘Tracing Traditions: From China to Japan’, Konchi-in Temple, Kyoto

March 2002

“Traditional Japanese Garden Technique and Planting”, International Landscape & Gardening Square Messe International Symposium, Awaji Yumebutai International Conference Hall, Hyogo Prefecture

Sept. 2002 “Tea Garden and its Design and Construction”, Nomura Cultural Foundation Autumn Lecture Meeting, Nomura Museum, Kyoto
Sept. 2002 “Stone and Water in Japanese Gardens”, the Third International Symposium of International Association of Japanese Gardens, Kyoto
Oct. 2002

“Outline Guide of Japanese Gardens”, Lafarge International Advisory Board Joint Program Kyoto, at Konchi-in Temple and Hekiun-so Garden, Kyoto

Oct. 2002

“Present Situation and Techniques of Landscape Architecture and Planting in Japan”, Training Program for Urban Greenery and Park Administration, Japan International Corporation Agency, Osaka International Training Center, Osaka

Nov. 2002

“Succession of Traditional Japanese Art of Landscape Architecture and its Development”, Guest Speaker, Green Nanjing Forum, Nanjing, China

Nov. 2002

“Solution of the Contemporary Problem of Landscape Architecture by the Tradition and Technique of Japanese Gardens”, Nanjing Gardens Bureau, Nanjing, China

May  2003

“Trees of Tea Gardens in Kyoto”, Kaze (Wind) Culture Club Seminar, Kyoto

May 2003

“Japanese and Chinese Styles in the Japanese Garden”, The 22nd General Meeting of the Conserving Tale of Genji Plants Society, Jyonan-gu Shrine, Kyoto

Oct. 2003

“Present Situation and Techniques of Landscape Architecture and Planting in Japan”, Training Program for Urban Greenery and Park Administration, Japan International Corporation Agency, Osaka International Training Center, Osaka

Oct. 2003 “Planting plan and design of public and private space”, Training Program for Urban Greenery and Park Administration, Japan International Corporation Agency, Osaka International Training Center, Osaka
Nov. 2003

“Gardens of Myoshin-ji Temple and its Sub-temples”, Japan Landscape Association Study Course in Traditional Japanese Garden Techniques, Kyoto

Oct. 2004

“Present Situation and Techniques of Landscape Architecture and Planting in Japan”, Training Program for Urban Greenery and Park Administration, Japan International Corporation Agency, Osaka International Training Center, Osaka

Oct. 2004

“Planting plan and design of public and private space”, Training Program for Urban Greenery and Park Administration, Japan International Corporation Agency, Osaka International Training Center, Osaka

Oct. 2005

“Present Situation and Techniques of Landscape Architecture and Planting in Japan”, Training Program for Urban Greenery and Park Administration, Japan International Corporation Agency, Osaka International Training Center, Osaka

Oct. 2005

“Planting plan and design of public and private space”, Training Program for Urban Greenery and Park Administration, Japan International Corporation Agency, Osaka International Training Center, Osaka

Oct. 2005

“Gardens in Asuka, Nara and Heian Period, ‘Visit and inquire gardens with Shiro Nakane – No. 1”, School for tradition and future, at Daikaku-ji Temple, Kyoto

Nov. 2005

“Jodo style gardens, ‘Visit and inquire gardens with Shiro Nakane – No. 2”, School for tradition and future, at Byodo-in Temple, Kyoto

Dec. 2005

“Gardens in Muromachi Period, ‘Visit and inquire gardens with Shiro Nakane – No. 3”, School for tradition and future, at Kinkaku-ji Temple, Kyoto

Dec. 2005 “The Japanese Garden – What we should learn from”, The thirdannual convention of the Israeli building community, The Meridian Hotel on the Dead Sea, Israel
Dec. 2005

“My works – Contemporary answer based on the traditional Japanese garden”, The third annual convention of the Israeli building community, The Meridian Hotel on the Dead Sea, Israel

Jan. 2006

“The early days Zen Temple Gardens, ‘Visit and inquire gardens with Shiro Nakane – No. 4”, School for tradition and future, at Tenryu-ji Temple, Kyoto

Feb. 2006

“Daisen-in Temple garden: Chinese style dry landscape garden, ‘Visit and inquire gardens with Shiro Nakane – No. 5”, School for tradition and future, at Daisen-in Temple, Kyoto

March 2006

“Ryoan-ji Temple garden: Japanese style dry landscape garden, ‘Visit and inquire gardens with Shiro Nakane – No. 6”, School for tradition and future, at Ryoan-ji Temple, Kyoto

Oct. 2006

“Planting Plan and Design of Public Space and Private Land”, Training Program for Urban Greenery and Park Administration, Japan International Corporation Agency, Osaka International Training Center, Osaka

Aug. 2007

“Natural Landscape Garden – having an eye to coexist with nature”, Symposium Internationale Landschaftsarchitektur, Bad Zwischenahn, Germany

Sept. 2007

“Japanese Garden in Ukraine – Creation and Maintenance”, The 5th International Symposium of Japanese Gardens, Waseda University International Congress Hall, Tokyo

   


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