A Comprehensive View of Japanese Gardens A sheeting waterfall is seen upstream from the pathway (Minnesota Landscape Arboretum). A gentle trickle of water pours into a rustic water basin. A Chrysanthemum flower inspired a stylized water basin (Minnesota Landscape Arboretum). A pine island connected by two stone bridges (Como Park). An artfully composed stone arrangement of a pond shoreline (Como Park, Saint Paul, Minnesota | Photo by Evan Gelles). This view encompasses all the essence of a Japanese-style garden (Como Park). Photo by Magdalena Wells A very refined, small residential garden with water basin. A Japanese Maple grows on the far side of the garden (Anderson Japanese Gardens). The distant waterfall is seen from the pathway and bridge. A waterfall cascades into a calm pool, as viewed from a stone bridge. (Anderson Japanese Gardens, Rockford, Illinois.) [Show slideshow]