Jiro Takei, professor emeritus of the Kyoto College of
Art, taught a course on the Sakuteiki for many years. Throughout
his long and distinguished career, he has been deeply involved in
the study of Japanese gardens, as the Chairman of the Japanese
Garden Academic Society (Nihon Teien Gakkai), regional chief of the
Gardening Academic Society (Zoen Gakkai), and chief researcher of
the Research Center for Japanese Garden Art (Nihon Teien Kenkyu
Senta).
Marc P. Keane, a licensed landscape architect, and garden
designer, came to Japan in 1985, and since then has been creating
and building gardens for companies, temples, and private
individuals. He teaches a design workshop as an adjunct professor
at the Kyoto University of Art and Design and is a staff member of
the Research Center for Japanese Garden Art there. He is also the
Chairman of ISSK, International Society to Save Kyoto, a
multi-national society working to preserve Kyoto's natural
environment. He has traveled and lectured widely on traditional and
classical approaches to Japanese garden design and landscaping. He
lives in Kyoto where he owns a landscape architectural firm.
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