Before passing on to the next point of our consideration, mention may be made of genkan-saki (front of entrance), the passage from the gate to the front door. People have come to pay a great deal of attention to the treatment of the approach as it gives the first impression to the visitor. According to our idea, the passage should have a simple curve wherever possible, planting something substantial at the curve to partially conceal the entrance and give a character to the approach. Use of too many big rocks by no means shows good taste. An excellent result is often obtained by planting trees and shrubs of different kinds on either side of the passage with a few good rocks to strengthen it. When the space permits, it is well to loop the passage for vehicles, planting some well-formed evergreen with shrubs inside the loop so as to conceal the entrance door from the approach. It is indeed a charm of a Nippon home to have the front space artistically arranged in keeping with the architecture.
