Waza to Kokoro: Hands and Heart is the Japanese Garden Training Center’s flagship program. This program helps Japanese gardens outside of Japan find authentic, locally-appropriate solutions in design, construction, maintenance, and preservation. It is designed for professionals working in Japanese gardens, but is also open to landscape design and construction professionals as well as students of landscape-related disciplines.

The application deadline is March 31, 2026.

https://japanesegarden.org/events/waza-to-kokoro-seminar-2026/