Anyone who has visited Japan knows how fine-tuned Japanese gardens may be. Look at this tree. Its two branches stretch incredibly far along the concrete fence. It must be a result of years of tedious care and control.
Metaphorically, it seems that a Japanese garden resembles Japanese people and vice versa.
In a Japanese garden tree and its branches are not allowed to grow wildly. Ever since the early times of planting they are tied, bound and constrained in a meticulous manner according to gardener's desires. Ultimately, after years of bending and twisting the plant fits to its surroundings and grows in a controlled manner.
In a Japanese society, a person and his or her characteristic are not allowed to develop freely. From the early childhood one's identity forms precisely according to the surrounding society where irregularity is not permitted and hardy any space for individualism is spared. Ultimately the person is ought to be in harmony with society.
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