Gardens of Vision for
Lives of Insight

About Kurisu

From the day we began building gardens in 1972, Kurisu has addressed a unique social purpose.

We believe encounters with nature to be essential to mental, physical, and spiritual equilibrium. Our gardens reinforce the quality of humanity which our speed and information obsessed society often elides. Our vision: to create restorative experiences which demonstrate the necessity of natural places to individual and collective wellbeing.

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park

Over 4 years in the making, this 8.5-acre landscape uniquely brings together the art of the garden and the art of sculpture at this world-class institution.

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Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital

From underused courtyard to award-winning Healing Garden, this is a story of transformation of landscape, health care delivery and of a community itself.

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Ma

Ma may be defined as active emptiness, or void. Physical, social, or related to time, ma is an interval that, rather than separating elements, connects them, and emerges as a focal point itself.

Ki-Sei

Ki in Japanese, is literally air or breath. It is often described as spiritual energy. Sei is force or tendency. In the garden, ki-sei refers to an object's inherent qualities, and signifies the flow of energy.

Kurisu's commitment to gardens that can heal the world makes him a leader in the movement to change Japanese-style gardens into places of individual and social transformation.

Visionary Landscapes by Kendall Brown, 2017
The impact of the Healing Garden on our patients, and on our physicians and staff, has been nothing short of extraordinary. From morale and pride, to patient care, to a spirit of healing and recovery, it profoundly affects us every day.

Becky Pape, CEO, Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital
Mr. Kurisu has a unique way about bringing nature and healing to the projects and the public spaces that he creates and we're hoping that the space will not only be significant in terms of waste water treatment, but it will be significant for the community ... as a place where water is reconnected back to the essence of who we are.

Diane Taniguchi-Dennis, CEO, Clean Water Services

Healing Gardens

Our Japanese-style healing gardens are designed with an intention for restoration on the deepest levels. We incorporate the ancient philosophies and techniques of Japanese garden design to reawaken the connection between people and nature – between ourselves and the larger, timeless cycles of change and regeneration.

Gardens of Vision for Lives of Insight