Chapter 03 / Footfall and care
Koke Archive Field Notes / 08

Stillness grows where footfall is guided.

A quieter route does more than direct visitors; it lets the living surface regain its depth.

Compression fell as the walk narrowed.

Weekly border checks compared unguided wandering with a single damp-stone route.

Before / After
Before and after moss compression chart A before after comparison showing path-edge compression dropping from 42 percent to 11 percent. 50% 35% 20% 0% 42% Unguided walk narrowed route 11% Guided stones
This is the Kyoto Moss Garden design system, applied by Curio Design — a design-style library for AI agents. Full Kyoto Moss Garden guide → designbycurio.com/learn/kyoto-moss-garden-saiho