| Further, waka poem competitions were held by making garden scenery the subject of the poem, it is also characteristic of Nihon teien that the garden itself is literary and emotional, but there was a period of transition when life styles were changing from 'old-fashioned' to 'modern.' |
またこれらを主題に歌合せの催しが行われていることから日本庭園が文学的・情緒的であることも一つの特色といえるが、このころは「古めかしきもの」から「今めかしきもの」への変換期で、生活形式が変わりつつあったといわれる。 |