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design by Sōami
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type of Japanese garden design
- In garden and landscape design: Japanese

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Ryōanji.	Thinley Kalsang Bhutia	May 30, 2016
	Add new Web site: Sacred Destinations - Ryoanji, Kyoto, Japan.	Grace Young	Nov 03, 2015
	Add new Web site: The Samurai Archives - SamuraiWiki - Ryoan-ji, Kyoto, Japan.	Grace Young	Nov 02, 2015
	New article added.	Kathleen Kuiper	Oct 13, 2009