The most typical such gardens are called Chisen Kaiyu style gardens, in which a big pond is placed at the center, walking paths are provided around the pond, and the landscape, for example, of a scenic spot was reproduced with tsukiyama (artificial miniature hills), small islands in the pond, bridges and beautiful stones.
最も一般的な形式は池泉回遊式庭園（ちせんかいゆうしきていえん）と呼ばれるもので、大きな池を中心に配し、その周囲に園路を巡らして、築山、池中に設けた小島、橋、名石などで各地の景勝などを再現した。