Dr Jill Raggett, Co-Manager CADE is currently on a research visit to Japan. She will be travelling widely on the islands of Hokkaidõ, Honshu, and Kyushu. She is expected to deliver a lecture at the Tokyo University of Agriculture, Department of Landscape Science. Jill is continuing her research on Japanese gardens after completing her doctorate on ‘The Japanese-style Garden in the British Isles, 1850-1950, introduction, application and significance’.