
OKUIZUMO, Japan -- The Adachi Museum of Art in Japan's western prefecture of Shimane is little-known, but its garden is something of a superstar -- at least among aficionados of traditional landscaping.
For 16 years running, it has been named the most beautiful Japanese garden by Sukiya Living, a U.S. publication also known as The Journal of Japanese Gardening. Thanks in part to this distinction, the 165,300-sq.-meter grounds attract a steady stream of visitors.