Ryūmonbaku · “the dragon gate waterfall”
The dry waterfall of the carp and the dragon
A waterfall without water, laid in three days under the guidance of the Japanese master Hiromi Hoshi.
What it is
Ryūmonbaku means “the dragon gate waterfall”. The legend says that a carp which makes it upstream through the rapids turns into a dragon: the stone at the foot of the composition is that carp.
There is no water in such a waterfall at all — the stones play its part, set so that the eye completes the stream by itself. It does not freeze, needs no pump and works all year round.
How ours is made
Built at the workshop of 20–22 June 2025 on the grounds of the future park. The organiser is the Green Arrow international centre of landscape art.
“Under careful guidance a complex dry waterfall of the carp and the dragon has been created! Every stone was chosen by Hiromi and carries its own purpose and meaning. This waterfall is a work of art among Japanese gardens. Not every master in Japan could do work like this.”
A year later a lizard moved into the waterfall. In the park she counts as a mascot: “Looks like she ran over from the waterfall — a real little dragon.”
- When
- 20–22 June 2025
- Master
- Hiromi Hoshi
- Organiser
- Green Arrow
- Resident
- a lizard — the park's mascot
How it was built
The dry waterfall of the carp and the dragon
The first feature built in the park by the hands of a Japanese master: three days, not a drop of water.
