The stones used in the original garden were not discarded, but were rearranged and placed in different ways to create a completely different garden. The azure cloudy stones are beautiful, and their size and shape were recorded one by one and rearranged so that the beautiful surface becomes the floor.

Considering Obi's habit of digging holes, the stones were placed around the hut where he spends most of his time and where they form a boundary surface with the neighbours.

The stones, which used to be higher than Obi's eye level, are now laid underfoot and gradually covered with sheaves, allowing him to enjoy the shiny appearance of the rock surface on rainy days.

The use of creeping thyme and Japanese honeysuckle, which have a tendency to creep, has also been used to create a variety of ground expressions through planting that is not limited to shrubs alone.

Planting included fruit trees because they are safe and non-toxic for dogs to eat and children can enjoy harvesting, as well as herbs and fruit trees that can be used for cooking.

 

In addition, many dogs with good noses may enjoy the scent of plants and trees during walks.

Shrubs whose scents can be detected even from the position of Obi's face, as well as mountain laurel, snow willow, Japanese knotweed and Japanese snowbell with blue and yellow flowers and foliage that dogs can see, were planted.

The taller trees include the Tokai hillside elemental plants, such as the Japanese knotweed (endemic to the Tokai region) and the starling butterfly, in the hope that butterflies and birds from the rich nature of the surrounding satoyama will visit the area.

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The planned area is a newly developed residential area, with neatly divided houses.

In this town, where the car is the main means of transport and there are many slopes, simple block walls create the look of the town.

The gardens also face the road and are the face of the townscape.

The hedge was made of white-flowered crested witch hazel, whose petals are very similar to those of the Japanese knotweed.

 

In addition to a dog kennel for Obi to sleep in, a new concrete bench has been placed in the garden. This bench, which is made of pieced together seepage masses for civil engineering, provides shelter from the strong summer sun. It is hoped that it will become a summer retreat for Obi.

It will also provide a place for people to take a break from barbecues and garden games, and to face and chat with the continuous benches that accompany the architecture.

The benches can be used by one or many people, or by Obi and his family together.