All the way from France, Claude Monet`s only garden outside his home country has now been replicated in Kitagawa Village, Kochi, Japan. Impressionist artist Claude Monet devoted his heart and soul into planting attractive and exquisite plants and flowers. And he created many impressionistic style paintings, using his garden as a living canvas.
It is well-known that Claude Monet loved and treasured Japan’s ukiyo-e wood-block prints produced in the Edo period. Monet’ Garden in Kitagawa Village consists of three gardens of Flower Garden, Water Garden and Light Garden. Strolling Flower Garden and Water Garden makes you understand Monet’s deep interest in Japanese artworks and culture. Light Garden is what was realized thanks to a privileged permission from the Monet’s Garden in Giverny, France.
The studio- styled gallery features an attractive gift shop with a large selection of Monet souvenirs and local goods from the Kitagawa region. In the gallery, you can also view replicas of Monet`s masterpieces, as well as books of Monet and his art works. Inside the garden, there is a French restaurant and a home-style French bakery.
The period from July to October is a very special time,when you can view the lush blue water lilies, which cannot be viewed at the Monet`s Garden in France.
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