Renowned traditional Japanese landscape designer Shiro Nakane will speak in New York City on April 21 at 6:30 pm at the Japan Society, 333 East 47th Street. Tickets are $13 for non-members. www.japansociety.org
Nakane, president of Nakane Garden Research and Landscape Consultant Co. in Kyoto, is keeping the art of the traditional Japanese garden alive from prominent temple gardens in Kyoto to the tranquil stone oasis at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.