To balance and enhance the grandeur of a magnificent cedar tree, we chose Kifune stone, renowned in Japan as a prestigious type of stone. This Kifune stone, with its unique expression, weighs 15 tons, and its installation was extremely challenging due to the limitations of the construction site, yet it has become a symbolic presence in the garden alongside the cedar tree.
Kifune stone is considered the finest among Japanese garden stones, with a variety of colors ranging from purple to green, although the purple Kifune stone is the most valuable and rare. Kifune stone is quarried in Kyoto, the heartland of Japanese gardens, and is particularly found only in the Kifune area, making its supply very limited and highly esteemed. It is one of the stones used in the seven-stone garden of Nijo Castle and is also utilized in other famous Japanese gardens.